SWITZERLAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,779	8	1,949	+ 12,829
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,457	35	186	+ 10,271
Measles	3	7,879	75	0	+ 7,879
Tuberculosis	4	6,985	56	21	+ 6,963
Birth Trauma	5	6,516	52	32	+ 6,484
Stroke	6	5,851	3	3,918	+ 1,933
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,923	1	10,713	- 5,790
Low Birth Weight	8	4,254	43	105	+ 4,149
Meningitis	9	3,663	57	20	+ 3,643
Malnutrition	10	3,284	47	84	+ 3,200
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,880	34	193	+ 2,687
Maternal Conditions	12	2,809	64	4	+ 2,805
Liver Disease	13	2,666	21	677	+ 1,989
Other Injuries	14	2,452	30	410	+ 2,042
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,321	31	305	+ 2,016
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,966	17	1,022	+ 944
Tetanus	17	1,803	70	0	+ 1,802
Hypertension	18	1,799	6	2,471	- 672
Lung Disease	19	1,662	5	2,902	- 1,240
Pertussis	20	1,398	73	0	+ 1,398
Kidney Disease	21	1,396	13	1,261	+ 135
Malaria	22	1,322	77	0	+ 1,322
Asthma	23	1,278	46	95	+ 1,184
War	24	897	67	1	+ 896
Drownings	25	866	50	49	+ 816
Breast Cancer	26	838	11	1,577	- 739
Suicide	27	830	14	1,249	- 419
Cervical Cancer	28	601	42	105	+ 496
Violence	29	564	51	42	+ 521
Fires	30	552	55	21	+ 530
Poisonings	31	516	60	13	+ 503
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	441	2	7,192	- 6,752
HIV/AIDS	33	415	54	29	+ 386
Lymphomas	34	412	15	1,131	- 720
Leukemia	35	382	22	671	- 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	381	41	122	+ 258
Falls	37	373	9	1,919	- 1,546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	372	7	1,995	- 1,623
Inflammatory/Heart	39	355	16	1,027	- 672
Oesophagus Cancer	40	351	28	491	- 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	304	48	78	+ 226
Schistosomiasis	42	296	72	0	+ 296
Epilepsy	43	285	39	159	+ 126
Endocrine Disorders	44	276	25	593	- 316
Syphilis	45	257	65	2	+ 255
Oral Cancer	46	223	26	500	- 277
Upper Respiratory	47	222	61	11	+ 211
Hepatitis B	48	214	63	5	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	49	211	24	614	- 403
Ovary Cancer	50	201	29	457	- 256
Leishmaniasis	51	197	71	0	+ 197
Prostate Cancer	52	194	10	1,579	- 1,385
Liver Cancer	53	174	19	805	- 631
Lung Cancers	54	159	4	3,520	- 3,361
Appendicitis	55	128	59	15	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	56	125	18	857	- 732
Skin Cancers	57	111	27	493	- 382
Skin Disease	58	103	40	129	- 26
Alcohol	59	103	32	229	- 126
Diphtheria	60	102	74	0	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	61	102	23	669	- 568
Pancreas Cancer	62	73	12	1,486	- 1,413
Encephalitis	63	62	68	1	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	64	53	33	224	- 171
Drug Use	65	37	36	176	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	49	68	- 44
Hepatitis C	67	23	58	15	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	21	69	0	+ 21
Ascariasis	69	20	82	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	70	8	20	681	- 673
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	38	160	- 155
Chlamydia	72	3	79	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Somalia

Switzerland

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.