UNITED KINGDOM VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	114,184	3	40,540	+ 73,644
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	80,794	38	1,599	+ 79,195
Measles	3	60,877	75	0	+ 60,877
Tuberculosis	4	53,965	47	351	+ 53,614
Birth Trauma	5	50,347	54	190	+ 50,158
Stroke	6	45,204	4	37,626	+ 7,578
Coronary Heart Disease	7	38,038	2	71,728	- 33,690
Low Birth Weight	8	32,870	40	1,313	+ 31,557
Meningitis	9	28,300	52	232	+ 28,067
Malnutrition	10	25,373	58	116	+ 25,258
Road Traffic Accidents	11	22,252	33	2,169	+ 20,083
Maternal Conditions	12	21,702	64	47	+ 21,655
Liver Disease	13	20,599	14	7,666	+ 12,933
Other Injuries	14	18,941	19	5,464	+ 13,477
Congenital Anomalies	15	17,934	35	2,127	+ 15,807
Diabetes Mellitus	16	15,188	17	5,842	+ 9,345
Tetanus	17	13,927	72	0	+ 13,927
Hypertension	18	13,902	23	5,208	+ 8,694
Lung Disease	19	12,845	6	32,896	- 20,051
Pertussis	20	10,802	69	3	+ 10,800
Kidney Disease	21	10,786	18	5,471	+ 5,315
Malaria	22	10,213	76	0	+ 10,213
Asthma	23	9,878	41	1,302	+ 8,575
War	24	6,932	67	10	+ 6,923
Drownings	25	6,687	49	301	+ 6,386
Breast Cancer	26	6,477	9	12,718	- 6,241
Suicide	27	6,411	20	5,325	+ 1,086
Cervical Cancer	28	4,643	43	1,099	+ 3,544
Violence	29	4,356	46	868	+ 3,488
Fires	30	4,262	48	334	+ 3,928
Poisonings	31	3,987	53	221	+ 3,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,404	1	98,135	- 94,731
HIV/AIDS	33	3,207	55	188	+ 3,019
Lymphomas	34	3,179	10	9,350	- 6,171
Leukemia	35	2,953	22	5,211	- 2,258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,940	36	2,090	+ 850
Falls	37	2,881	15	7,618	- 4,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,873	7	18,446	- 15,573
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,740	29	3,126	- 386
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,715	12	8,727	- 6,012
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,345	45	876	+ 1,469
Schistosomiasis	42	2,290	78	0	+ 2,290
Epilepsy	43	2,202	42	1,193	+ 1,008
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,136	28	3,297	- 1,161
Syphilis	45	1,986	62	49	+ 1,937
Oral Cancer	46	1,724	30	3,109	- 1,384
Upper Respiratory	47	1,713	63	48	+ 1,665
Hepatitis B	48	1,655	65	40	+ 1,615
Stomach Cancer	49	1,629	24	4,999	- 3,370
Ovary Cancer	50	1,551	25	4,019	- 2,468
Leishmaniasis	51	1,524	70	0	+ 1,524
Prostate Cancer	52	1,499	8	13,289	- 11,790
Liver Cancer	53	1,345	21	5,237	- 3,892
Lung Cancers	54	1,225	5	35,715	- 34,490
Appendicitis	55	988	59	105	+ 882
Parkinson's Disease	56	967	13	8,573	- 7,606
Skin Cancers	57	861	27	3,727	- 2,866
Skin Disease	58	795	34	2,134	- 1,339
Alcohol	59	794	39	1,555	- 760
Diphtheria	60	787	74	0	+ 787
Bladder Cancer	61	785	16	6,133	- 5,348
Pancreas Cancer	62	566	11	8,995	- 8,430
Encephalitis	63	477	68	6	+ 472
Uterin Cancer	64	409	32	2,346	- 1,937
Drug Use	65	286	31	2,824	- 2,538
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	185	44	1,014	- 829
Hepatitis C	67	180	51	267	- 87
Otitis Media	68	166	66	16	+ 150
Ascariasis	69	156	80	0	+ 156
Other Neoplasms	70	65	26	3,986	- 3,921
Multiple Sclerosis	71	41	37	1,856	- 1,814
Chlamydia	72	26	79	0	+ 26
Dengue	73	3	73	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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United Kingdom

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.