VANUATU VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	530	4	124	+ 406
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	375	6	80	+ 295
Measles	3	283	62	0	+ 283
Tuberculosis	4	251	22	16	+ 234
Birth Trauma	5	234	19	20	+ 214
Stroke	6	210	2	288	- 78
Coronary Heart Disease	7	177	1	454	- 278
Low Birth Weight	8	153	14	43	+ 109
Meningitis	9	131	36	8	+ 123
Malnutrition	10	118	31	10	+ 108
Road Traffic Accidents	11	103	12	45	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	12	101	24	14	+ 87
Liver Disease	13	96	9	51	+ 44
Other Injuries	14	88	17	30	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	15	83	10	48	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	16	71	3	127	- 56
Tetanus	17	65	46	3	+ 62
Hypertension	18	65	11	47	+ 18
Lung Disease	19	60	5	108	- 49
Pertussis	20	50	30	10	+ 40
Kidney Disease	21	50	7	70	- 20
Malaria	22	47	75	0	+ 47
Asthma	23	46	13	45	+ 1
War	24	32	64	0	+ 32
Drownings	25	31	16	35	- 4
Breast Cancer	26	30	26	13	+ 17
Suicide	27	30	8	54	- 24
Cervical Cancer	28	22	27	13	+ 9
Violence	29	20	38	7	+ 13
Fires	30	20	42	4	+ 16
Poisonings	31	19	47	2	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	16	21	18	- 2
HIV/AIDS	33	15	72	0	+ 15
Lymphomas	34	15	45	3	+ 12
Leukemia	35	14	32	9	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	14	20	18	- 5
Falls	37	13	25	13	+ 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	13	35	8	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	39	13	29	11	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	40	13	82	0	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	11	15	35	- 24
Schistosomiasis	42	11	76	0	+ 11
Epilepsy	43	10	41	5	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	44	10	33	9	+ 1
Syphilis	45	9	37	8	+ 2
Oral Cancer	46	8	54	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	47	8	65	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	48	8	51	1	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	49	8	40	6	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	50	7	44	4	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	51	7	74	0	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	52	7	34	9	- 2
Liver Cancer	53	6	18	27	- 21
Lung Cancers	54	6	23	15	- 9
Appendicitis	55	5	50	1	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	56	4	28	12	- 7
Skin Cancers	57	4	86	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	58	4	39	7	- 3
Alcohol	59	4	43	4	- 0
Diphtheria	60	4	60	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	61	4	49	2	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	53	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	2	52	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	2	48	2	- 0
Drug Use	65	1	56	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	61	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	55	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	57	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.