SPAIN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,860	7	13,717	+ 65,143
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	55,799	36	1,064	+ 54,736
Measles	3	42,044	81	0	+ 42,044
Tuberculosis	4	37,270	50	270	+ 37,000
Birth Trauma	5	34,772	60	113	+ 34,659
Stroke	6	31,220	3	29,004	+ 2,216
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,270	1	51,684	- 25,414
Low Birth Weight	8	22,702	52	253	+ 22,449
Meningitis	9	19,545	59	129	+ 19,416
Malnutrition	10	17,524	47	302	+ 17,221
Road Traffic Accidents	11	15,368	31	1,829	+ 13,539
Maternal Conditions	12	14,988	64	14	+ 14,975
Liver Disease	13	14,226	23	4,231	+ 9,995
Other Injuries	14	13,082	15	5,536	+ 7,546
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,386	38	863	+ 11,523
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,489	10	7,773	+ 2,716
Tetanus	17	9,618	72	2	+ 9,617
Hypertension	18	9,601	9	9,115	+ 487
Lung Disease	19	8,871	5	18,926	- 10,055
Pertussis	20	7,461	73	2	+ 7,459
Kidney Disease	21	7,449	8	9,725	- 2,275
Malaria	22	7,054	83	0	+ 7,054
Asthma	23	6,822	35	1,133	+ 5,689
War	24	4,788	68	6	+ 4,782
Drownings	25	4,618	45	446	+ 4,173
Breast Cancer	26	4,473	11	7,067	- 2,594
Suicide	27	4,428	25	3,609	+ 818
Cervical Cancer	28	3,207	39	855	+ 2,352
Violence	29	3,008	51	262	+ 2,747
Fires	30	2,944	55	185	+ 2,759
Poisonings	31	2,753	57	170	+ 2,583
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,351	2	42,339	- 39,988
HIV/AIDS	33	2,215	43	538	+ 1,677
Lymphomas	34	2,196	16	5,335	- 3,139
Leukemia	35	2,039	24	3,772	- 1,733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,031	44	475	+ 1,555
Falls	37	1,990	26	3,246	- 1,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,984	6	16,957	- 14,973
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,893	19	4,984	- 3,091
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,875	29	2,011	- 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,620	33	1,612	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	42	1,581	74	0	+ 1,581
Epilepsy	43	1,521	40	824	+ 697
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,475	21	4,863	- 3,388
Syphilis	45	1,371	67	9	+ 1,362
Oral Cancer	46	1,191	27	2,583	- 1,392
Upper Respiratory	47	1,183	62	47	+ 1,137
Hepatitis B	48	1,143	58	162	+ 981
Stomach Cancer	49	1,125	14	5,796	- 4,671
Ovary Cancer	50	1,071	28	2,026	- 955
Leishmaniasis	51	1,052	65	11	+ 1,042
Prostate Cancer	52	1,036	13	6,420	- 5,384
Liver Cancer	53	929	18	5,098	- 4,170
Lung Cancers	54	846	4	22,131	- 21,284
Appendicitis	55	682	61	79	+ 603
Parkinson's Disease	56	668	20	4,943	- 4,275
Skin Cancers	57	595	32	1,803	- 1,208
Skin Disease	58	549	30	1,840	- 1,291
Alcohol	59	549	46	333	+ 215
Diphtheria	60	543	76	0	+ 543
Bladder Cancer	61	542	17	5,222	- 4,680
Pancreas Cancer	62	391	12	6,752	- 6,362
Encephalitis	63	330	70	4	+ 326
Uterin Cancer	64	283	34	1,612	- 1,329
Drug Use	65	198	41	776	- 579
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	128	48	294	- 166
Hepatitis C	67	125	42	652	- 528
Otitis Media	68	114	66	9	+ 106
Ascariasis	69	107	78	0	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	70	45	22	4,748	- 4,703
Multiple Sclerosis	71	29	49	287	- 258
Chlamydia	72	18	82	0	+ 18
Dengue	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.