VENEZUELA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	52,123	7	7,188	+ 44,935
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	36,881	22	1,359	+ 35,522
Measles	3	27,789	79	0	+ 27,789
Tuberculosis	4	24,634	31	748	+ 23,886
Birth Trauma	5	22,983	24	1,087	+ 21,896
Stroke	6	20,635	3	12,133	+ 8,502
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,364	1	26,905	- 9,542
Low Birth Weight	8	15,005	12	3,088	+ 11,917
Meningitis	9	12,918	49	251	+ 12,668
Malnutrition	10	11,583	32	629	+ 10,953
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,157	5	11,127	- 970
Maternal Conditions	12	9,906	39	422	+ 9,484
Liver Disease	13	9,403	16	2,340	+ 7,063
Other Injuries	14	8,646	21	1,693	+ 6,953
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,187	14	2,846	+ 5,341
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,933	4	11,176	- 4,244
Tetanus	17	6,357	68	8	+ 6,350
Hypertension	18	6,346	9	5,195	+ 1,151
Lung Disease	19	5,863	10	5,150	+ 714
Pertussis	20	4,931	64	26	+ 4,906
Kidney Disease	21	4,924	8	5,932	- 1,008
Malaria	22	4,662	42	402	+ 4,260
Asthma	23	4,509	46	311	+ 4,198
War	24	3,165	51	185	+ 2,980
Drownings	25	3,053	43	388	+ 2,664
Breast Cancer	26	2,957	15	2,563	+ 393
Suicide	27	2,927	34	585	+ 2,341
Cervical Cancer	28	2,119	20	1,986	+ 133
Violence	29	1,988	2	18,132	- 16,144
Fires	30	1,946	54	144	+ 1,801
Poisonings	31	1,820	58	68	+ 1,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,554	35	572	+ 982
HIV/AIDS	33	1,464	6	7,490	- 6,026
Lymphomas	34	1,451	23	1,248	+ 204
Leukemia	35	1,348	27	1,007	+ 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,342	40	418	+ 924
Falls	37	1,315	28	865	+ 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,312	19	2,037	- 726
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,251	33	599	+ 652
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,239	44	370	+ 870
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,071	57	80	+ 991
Schistosomiasis	42	1,045	76	1	+ 1,044
Epilepsy	43	1,005	41	411	+ 595
Endocrine Disorders	44	975	30	760	+ 215
Syphilis	45	906	67	15	+ 891
Oral Cancer	46	787	38	544	+ 243
Upper Respiratory	47	782	74	1	+ 781
Hepatitis B	48	756	63	30	+ 726
Stomach Cancer	49	744	17	2,175	- 1,431
Ovary Cancer	50	708	36	563	+ 145
Leishmaniasis	51	696	73	3	+ 693
Prostate Cancer	52	684	13	2,848	- 2,164
Liver Cancer	53	614	26	1,029	- 416
Lung Cancers	54	559	11	3,900	- 3,341
Appendicitis	55	451	56	98	+ 353
Parkinson's Disease	56	441	48	252	+ 190
Skin Cancers	57	393	37	553	- 160
Skin Disease	58	363	66	18	+ 345
Alcohol	59	363	62	34	+ 328
Diphtheria	60	359	78	0	+ 359
Bladder Cancer	61	358	45	365	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	62	258	25	1,082	- 824
Encephalitis	63	218	61	37	+ 181
Uterin Cancer	64	187	47	309	- 123
Drug Use	65	131	50	225	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	84	52	180	- 95
Hepatitis C	67	82	65	21	+ 61
Otitis Media	68	76	75	1	+ 74
Ascariasis	69	71	70	5	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	70	30	18	2,167	- 2,138
Multiple Sclerosis	71	19	60	51	- 32
Chlamydia	72	12	82	0	+ 12
Dengue	73	2	59	65	- 63
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Somalia

Venezuela

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.