USA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	570,365	11	60,317	+ 510,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	403,577	37	9,955	+ 393,622
Measles	3	304,089	80	0	+ 304,089
Tuberculosis	4	269,563	62	546	+ 269,016
Birth Trauma	5	251,492	54	1,233	+ 250,259
Stroke	6	225,802	4	158,520	+ 67,282
Coronary Heart Disease	7	190,005	1	504,904	- 314,899
Low Birth Weight	8	164,193	39	6,924	+ 157,269
Meningitis	9	141,362	60	606	+ 140,756
Malnutrition	10	126,744	40	6,762	+ 119,982
Road Traffic Accidents	11	111,150	17	41,694	+ 69,456
Maternal Conditions	12	108,404	56	779	+ 107,625
Liver Disease	13	102,893	16	43,402	+ 59,490
Other Injuries	14	94,615	25	25,997	+ 68,618
Congenital Anomalies	15	89,583	34	11,762	+ 77,822
Diabetes Mellitus	16	75,865	10	61,418	+ 14,447
Tetanus	17	69,567	71	2	+ 69,565
Hypertension	18	69,442	8	65,960	+ 3,482
Lung Disease	19	64,161	3	195,387	- 131,226
Pertussis	20	53,960	69	16	+ 53,944
Kidney Disease	21	53,879	6	85,861	- 31,982
Malaria	22	51,016	77	0	+ 51,016
Asthma	23	49,340	46	3,818	+ 45,522
War	24	34,629	55	1,198	+ 33,431
Drownings	25	33,404	45	4,070	+ 29,334
Breast Cancer	26	32,353	13	48,671	- 16,318
Suicide	27	32,025	12	53,099	- 21,074
Cervical Cancer	28	23,193	38	6,984	+ 16,209
Violence	29	21,759	27	18,976	+ 2,782
Fires	30	21,289	49	3,183	+ 18,106
Poisonings	31	19,914	53	1,674	+ 18,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	17,004	2	287,198	- 270,195
HIV/AIDS	33	16,020	42	5,660	+ 10,360
Lymphomas	34	15,882	19	40,281	- 24,399
Leukemia	35	14,751	24	26,966	- 12,215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	14,686	48	3,461	+ 11,225
Falls	37	14,390	18	40,418	- 26,028
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	14,352	9	61,827	- 47,475
Inflammatory/Heart	39	13,688	22	32,529	- 18,841
Oesophagus Cancer	40	13,563	28	17,829	- 4,267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	11,715	47	3,646	+ 8,069
Schistosomiasis	42	11,438	72	1	+ 11,436
Epilepsy	43	10,998	50	3,162	+ 7,835
Endocrine Disorders	44	10,670	14	46,985	- 36,315
Syphilis	45	9,919	66	49	+ 9,870
Oral Cancer	46	8,614	35	11,555	- 2,941
Upper Respiratory	47	8,557	65	229	+ 8,327
Hepatitis B	48	8,268	59	608	+ 7,660
Stomach Cancer	49	8,138	33	13,077	- 4,939
Ovary Cancer	50	7,748	31	14,591	- 6,844
Leishmaniasis	51	7,612	79	0	+ 7,612
Prostate Cancer	52	7,489	20	35,612	- 28,123
Liver Cancer	53	6,716	23	27,064	- 20,348
Lung Cancers	54	6,119	5	155,533	- 149,413
Appendicitis	55	4,933	63	424	+ 4,508
Parkinson's Disease	56	4,829	21	34,491	- 29,662
Skin Cancers	57	4,301	32	14,311	- 10,010
Skin Disease	58	3,971	43	5,409	- 1,438
Alcohol	59	3,968	30	14,659	- 10,692
Diphtheria	60	3,930	75	0	+ 3,929
Bladder Cancer	61	3,922	26	19,622	- 15,700
Pancreas Cancer	62	2,825	15	44,293	- 41,467
Encephalitis	63	2,384	68	25	+ 2,359
Uterin Cancer	64	2,044	36	10,063	- 8,019
Drug Use	65	1,430	7	74,435	- 73,005
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	924	52	2,461	- 1,536
Hepatitis C	67	901	41	5,684	- 4,783
Otitis Media	68	828	67	34	+ 794
Ascariasis	69	777	82	0	+ 777
Other Neoplasms	70	324	29	17,743	- 17,419
Multiple Sclerosis	71	207	44	5,059	- 4,852
Chlamydia	72	128	84	0	+ 128
Dengue	73	17	76	0	+ 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Somalia

United States

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.