TANZANIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	112,521	2	26,028	+ 86,493
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	79,617	6	17,587	+ 62,030
Measles	3	59,990	55	295	+ 59,696
Tuberculosis	4	53,179	4	20,269	+ 32,910
Birth Trauma	5	49,614	8	15,086	+ 34,528
Stroke	6	44,546	7	16,894	+ 27,652
Coronary Heart Disease	7	37,484	9	13,215	+ 24,269
Low Birth Weight	8	32,392	10	12,173	+ 20,219
Meningitis	9	27,888	21	3,188	+ 24,699
Malnutrition	10	25,004	16	5,574	+ 19,429
Road Traffic Accidents	11	21,928	5	18,054	+ 3,874
Maternal Conditions	12	21,386	12	6,835	+ 14,551
Liver Disease	13	20,299	13	6,586	+ 13,713
Other Injuries	14	18,666	20	4,270	+ 14,396
Congenital Anomalies	15	17,673	11	9,791	+ 7,882
Diabetes Mellitus	16	14,967	15	6,247	+ 8,720
Tetanus	17	13,724	49	402	+ 13,323
Hypertension	18	13,699	17	5,209	+ 8,491
Lung Disease	19	12,658	22	3,051	+ 9,606
Pertussis	20	10,645	23	2,774	+ 7,871
Kidney Disease	21	10,629	19	4,547	+ 6,082
Malaria	22	10,064	3	21,758	- 11,694
Asthma	23	9,734	30	1,700	+ 8,034
War	24	6,831	67	30	+ 6,802
Drownings	25	6,590	32	1,642	+ 4,948
Breast Cancer	26	6,382	37	1,285	+ 5,098
Suicide	27	6,318	24	2,474	+ 3,843
Cervical Cancer	28	4,575	14	6,424	- 1,848
Violence	29	4,293	18	4,713	- 420
Fires	30	4,200	35	1,424	+ 2,776
Poisonings	31	3,929	40	1,170	+ 2,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,354	27	2,048	+ 1,306
HIV/AIDS	33	3,160	1	27,402	- 24,241
Lymphomas	34	3,133	41	805	+ 2,328
Leukemia	35	2,910	47	416	+ 2,494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,897	46	462	+ 2,435
Falls	37	2,839	34	1,533	+ 1,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,831	33	1,567	+ 1,264
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,700	38	1,227	+ 1,473
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,676	25	2,247	+ 429
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,311	50	401	+ 1,911
Schistosomiasis	42	2,256	51	371	+ 1,886
Epilepsy	43	2,170	43	707	+ 1,463
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,105	29	1,778	+ 327
Syphilis	45	1,957	26	2,115	- 158
Oral Cancer	46	1,699	31	1,646	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	47	1,688	54	299	+ 1,389
Hepatitis B	48	1,631	60	168	+ 1,463
Stomach Cancer	49	1,605	39	1,190	+ 415
Ovary Cancer	50	1,528	53	337	+ 1,191
Leishmaniasis	51	1,502	77	0	+ 1,502
Prostate Cancer	52	1,478	28	1,819	- 342
Liver Cancer	53	1,325	36	1,413	- 89
Lung Cancers	54	1,207	61	159	+ 1,049
Appendicitis	55	973	58	218	+ 756
Parkinson's Disease	56	953	45	513	+ 439
Skin Cancers	57	848	42	744	+ 104
Skin Disease	58	783	52	359	+ 424
Alcohol	59	783	56	270	+ 512
Diphtheria	60	775	70	11	+ 765
Bladder Cancer	61	774	44	667	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	62	557	62	158	+ 400
Encephalitis	63	470	59	199	+ 272
Uterin Cancer	64	403	57	218	+ 185
Drug Use	65	282	48	404	- 122
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	182	63	81	+ 101
Hepatitis C	67	178	66	40	+ 138
Otitis Media	68	163	69	17	+ 147
Ascariasis	69	153	65	56	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	70	64	64	58	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	71	41	68	27	+ 14
Chlamydia	72	25	71	9	+ 16
Dengue	73	3	73	2	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.