TURKEY VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	140,304	9	12,845	+ 127,459
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	99,276	40	741	+ 98,535
Measles	3	74,803	65	6	+ 74,797
Tuberculosis	4	66,310	50	303	+ 66,006
Birth Trauma	5	61,864	41	720	+ 61,144
Stroke	6	55,545	2	44,006	+ 11,539
Coronary Heart Disease	7	46,739	1	85,905	- 39,166
Low Birth Weight	8	40,390	24	3,478	+ 36,911
Meningitis	9	34,774	51	274	+ 34,499
Malnutrition	10	31,178	43	588	+ 30,590
Road Traffic Accidents	11	27,342	16	5,573	+ 21,769
Maternal Conditions	12	26,666	57	109	+ 26,557
Liver Disease	13	25,311	13	6,340	+ 18,970
Other Injuries	14	23,274	30	1,678	+ 21,596
Congenital Anomalies	15	22,037	17	4,966	+ 17,070
Diabetes Mellitus	16	18,662	5	17,900	+ 762
Tetanus	17	17,113	64	12	+ 17,101
Hypertension	18	17,082	8	14,763	+ 2,319
Lung Disease	19	15,783	4	25,088	- 9,305
Pertussis	20	13,274	58	103	+ 13,171
Kidney Disease	21	13,254	7	17,021	- 3,767
Malaria	22	12,549	75	0	+ 12,549
Asthma	23	12,137	27	2,434	+ 9,703
War	24	8,518	49	318	+ 8,200
Drownings	25	8,217	44	549	+ 7,668
Breast Cancer	26	7,958	14	5,643	+ 2,316
Suicide	27	7,878	29	2,003	+ 5,874
Cervical Cancer	28	5,705	34	1,311	+ 4,394
Violence	29	5,352	23	4,010	+ 1,342
Fires	30	5,237	47	343	+ 4,894
Poisonings	31	4,899	46	369	+ 4,530
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	4,183	6	17,308	- 13,125
HIV/AIDS	33	3,941	53	204	+ 3,737
Lymphomas	34	3,907	19	4,849	- 942
Leukemia	35	3,629	18	4,870	- 1,242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,613	39	789	+ 2,823
Falls	37	3,540	22	4,373	- 833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	3,530	10	10,606	- 7,076
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3,367	31	1,632	+ 1,735
Oesophagus Cancer	40	3,336	33	1,321	+ 2,015
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,882	45	452	+ 2,430
Schistosomiasis	42	2,814	62	33	+ 2,780
Epilepsy	43	2,705	36	1,147	+ 1,558
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,625	26	2,612	+ 13
Syphilis	45	2,440	61	50	+ 2,389
Oral Cancer	46	2,119	35	1,305	+ 814
Upper Respiratory	47	2,105	66	5	+ 2,100
Hepatitis B	48	2,034	60	72	+ 1,961
Stomach Cancer	49	2,002	11	10,333	- 8,331
Ovary Cancer	50	1,906	28	2,287	- 381
Leishmaniasis	51	1,873	68	2	+ 1,870
Prostate Cancer	52	1,842	15	5,608	- 3,766
Liver Cancer	53	1,652	20	4,542	- 2,890
Lung Cancers	54	1,505	3	35,070	- 33,565
Appendicitis	55	1,213	59	93	+ 1,120
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,188	25	3,439	- 2,252
Skin Cancers	57	1,058	32	1,548	- 490
Skin Disease	58	977	48	324	+ 653
Alcohol	59	976	55	182	+ 794
Diphtheria	60	967	71	1	+ 966
Bladder Cancer	61	965	21	4,485	- 3,520
Pancreas Cancer	62	695	12	6,882	- 6,187
Encephalitis	63	586	54	184	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	64	503	37	1,090	- 587
Drug Use	65	352	38	972	- 621
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	227	52	237	- 10
Hepatitis C	67	222	63	19	+ 203
Otitis Media	68	204	67	3	+ 201
Ascariasis	69	191	70	1	+ 190
Other Neoplasms	70	80	42	646	- 567
Multiple Sclerosis	71	51	56	169	- 118
Chlamydia	72	32	69	2	+ 30
Dengue	73	4	73	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 TURKEY

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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.