SWAZILAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,898	2	921	+ 978
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,343	6	517	+ 826
Measles	3	1,012	64	1	+ 1,011
Tuberculosis	4	897	13	256	+ 641
Birth Trauma	5	837	18	166	+ 671
Stroke	6	751	4	800	- 49
Coronary Heart Disease	7	632	5	755	- 123
Low Birth Weight	8	546	14	233	+ 313
Meningitis	9	470	23	97	+ 373
Malnutrition	10	422	22	106	+ 316
Road Traffic Accidents	11	370	7	384	- 14
Maternal Conditions	12	361	21	116	+ 245
Liver Disease	13	342	11	274	+ 69
Other Injuries	14	315	17	190	+ 125
Congenital Anomalies	15	298	19	160	+ 138
Diabetes Mellitus	16	252	3	892	- 639
Tetanus	17	232	62	4	+ 228
Hypertension	18	231	10	292	- 61
Lung Disease	19	214	12	264	- 51
Pertussis	20	180	33	39	+ 141
Kidney Disease	21	179	8	381	- 202
Malaria	22	170	67	0	+ 170
Asthma	23	164	20	150	+ 15
War	24	115	71	0	+ 115
Drownings	25	111	25	87	+ 24
Breast Cancer	26	108	35	37	+ 71
Suicide	27	107	9	338	- 231
Cervical Cancer	28	77	15	215	- 138
Violence	29	72	16	212	- 140
Fires	30	71	26	84	- 13
Poisonings	31	66	34	37	+ 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	57	27	77	- 20
HIV/AIDS	33	53	1	2,314	- 2,260
Lymphomas	34	53	36	31	+ 22
Leukemia	35	49	47	16	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	49	29	51	- 2
Falls	37	48	32	41	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	48	43	19	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	39	46	24	94	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	40	45	44	18	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	39	39	26	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	42	38	49	13	+ 25
Epilepsy	43	37	30	46	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	44	36	28	74	- 39
Syphilis	45	33	45	17	+ 16
Oral Cancer	46	29	51	10	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	47	28	60	4	+ 24
Hepatitis B	48	28	57	6	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	49	27	53	7	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	50	26	52	10	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	51	25	77	0	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	52	25	31	45	- 20
Liver Cancer	53	22	37	29	- 7
Lung Cancers	54	20	46	17	+ 4
Appendicitis	55	16	54	7	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	56	16	41	24	- 8
Skin Cancers	57	14	42	20	- 6
Skin Disease	58	13	40	25	- 12
Alcohol	59	13	48	16	- 3
Diphtheria	60	13	70	0	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	61	13	55	6	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	62	9	56	6	+ 3
Encephalitis	63	8	59	5	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	64	7	50	11	- 5
Drug Use	65	5	38	27	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	58	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	3	66	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	1	61	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Somalia

Swaziland

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.