SYRIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,805	4	2,958	+ 36,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	28,165	7	2,156	+ 26,010
Measles	3	21,222	70	0	+ 21,222
Tuberculosis	4	18,813	56	23	+ 18,789
Birth Trauma	5	17,551	21	744	+ 16,807
Stroke	6	15,759	2	8,088	+ 7,670
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,260	1	28,203	- 14,943
Low Birth Weight	8	11,459	12	1,652	+ 9,807
Meningitis	9	9,866	35	295	+ 9,571
Malnutrition	10	8,845	51	73	+ 8,773
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,757	5	2,550	+ 5,207
Maternal Conditions	12	7,565	45	105	+ 7,461
Liver Disease	13	7,181	11	1,720	+ 5,461
Other Injuries	14	6,603	24	521	+ 6,082
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,252	8	2,077	+ 4,175
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,295	15	1,534	+ 3,761
Tetanus	17	4,855	52	57	+ 4,798
Hypertension	18	4,846	23	707	+ 4,139
Lung Disease	19	4,478	13	1,601	+ 2,877
Pertussis	20	3,766	37	289	+ 3,477
Kidney Disease	21	3,760	6	2,329	+ 1,431
Malaria	22	3,560	79	0	+ 3,560
Asthma	23	3,443	17	1,052	+ 2,391
War	24	2,417	3	7,760	- 5,344
Drownings	25	2,331	40	215	+ 2,116
Breast Cancer	26	2,258	10	1,953	+ 305
Suicide	27	2,235	33	333	+ 1,902
Cervical Cancer	28	1,619	42	188	+ 1,430
Violence	29	1,519	25	444	+ 1,074
Fires	30	1,486	43	179	+ 1,307
Poisonings	31	1,390	46	98	+ 1,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,187	14	1,551	- 364
HIV/AIDS	33	1,118	58	15	+ 1,103
Lymphomas	34	1,108	18	827	+ 281
Leukemia	35	1,029	19	796	+ 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,025	49	79	+ 946
Falls	37	1,004	29	383	+ 621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,002	16	1,224	- 222
Inflammatory/Heart	39	955	32	337	+ 618
Oesophagus Cancer	40	947	47	97	+ 849
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	818	41	197	+ 620
Schistosomiasis	42	798	60	11	+ 787
Epilepsy	43	768	48	92	+ 675
Endocrine Disorders	44	745	26	418	+ 327
Syphilis	45	692	55	31	+ 662
Oral Cancer	46	601	36	289	+ 312
Upper Respiratory	47	597	66	3	+ 594
Hepatitis B	48	577	63	5	+ 572
Stomach Cancer	49	568	22	725	- 157
Ovary Cancer	50	541	34	328	+ 213
Leishmaniasis	51	531	65	5	+ 526
Prostate Cancer	52	523	28	404	+ 119
Liver Cancer	53	469	31	366	+ 102
Lung Cancers	54	427	9	2,048	- 1,621
Appendicitis	55	344	54	36	+ 308
Parkinson's Disease	56	337	30	367	- 30
Skin Cancers	57	300	38	276	+ 24
Skin Disease	58	277	61	8	+ 269
Alcohol	59	277	53	51	+ 226
Diphtheria	60	274	64	5	+ 269
Bladder Cancer	61	274	20	757	- 484
Pancreas Cancer	62	197	27	411	- 214
Encephalitis	63	166	50	77	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	64	143	44	146	- 3
Drug Use	65	100	39	249	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	65	62	7	+ 58
Hepatitis C	67	63	68	1	+ 62
Otitis Media	68	58	71	0	+ 58
Ascariasis	69	54	67	1	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	70	23	57	21	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	14	59	14	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	9	69	1	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.