ZAMBIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,691	2	9,517	+ 25,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	24,547	5	6,275	+ 18,271
Measles	3	18,496	61	48	+ 18,447
Tuberculosis	4	16,396	6	5,941	+ 10,454
Birth Trauma	5	15,296	7	5,062	+ 10,235
Stroke	6	13,734	3	7,948	+ 5,786
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,557	10	4,432	+ 7,125
Low Birth Weight	8	9,987	8	4,857	+ 5,130
Meningitis	9	8,598	16	1,976	+ 6,622
Malnutrition	10	7,709	15	2,303	+ 5,406
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,760	11	3,654	+ 3,107
Maternal Conditions	12	6,593	22	1,188	+ 5,405
Liver Disease	13	6,258	9	4,501	+ 1,757
Other Injuries	14	5,755	19	1,729	+ 4,026
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,449	12	3,146	+ 2,303
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,614	14	2,395	+ 2,219
Tetanus	17	4,231	44	190	+ 4,041
Hypertension	18	4,224	13	2,616	+ 1,607
Lung Disease	19	3,902	21	1,273	+ 2,630
Pertussis	20	3,282	25	743	+ 2,539
Kidney Disease	21	3,277	18	1,760	+ 1,517
Malaria	22	3,103	4	7,882	- 4,779
Asthma	23	3,001	26	741	+ 2,260
War	24	2,106	69	6	+ 2,100
Drownings	25	2,032	27	689	+ 1,343
Breast Cancer	26	1,968	35	366	+ 1,602
Suicide	27	1,948	20	1,303	+ 645
Cervical Cancer	28	1,411	17	1,799	- 388
Violence	29	1,323	23	1,153	+ 170
Fires	30	1,295	32	546	+ 749
Poisonings	31	1,211	34	456	+ 755
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,034	29	590	+ 445
HIV/AIDS	33	974	1	17,234	- 16,260
Lymphomas	34	966	31	548	+ 418
Leukemia	35	897	39	261	+ 636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	893	40	246	+ 648
Falls	37	875	28	596	+ 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	873	43	203	+ 670
Inflammatory/Heart	39	833	33	501	+ 331
Oesophagus Cancer	40	825	36	359	+ 466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	713	45	190	+ 523
Schistosomiasis	42	696	51	128	+ 567
Epilepsy	43	669	38	332	+ 337
Endocrine Disorders	44	649	37	354	+ 295
Syphilis	45	603	24	885	- 281
Oral Cancer	46	524	48	155	+ 369
Upper Respiratory	47	520	60	68	+ 453
Hepatitis B	48	503	55	104	+ 399
Stomach Cancer	49	495	42	206	+ 289
Ovary Cancer	50	471	57	82	+ 389
Leishmaniasis	51	463	58	72	+ 391
Prostate Cancer	52	456	30	561	- 106
Liver Cancer	53	408	46	177	+ 232
Lung Cancers	54	372	41	226	+ 146
Appendicitis	55	300	56	84	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	56	294	47	164	+ 130
Skin Cancers	57	262	54	108	+ 154
Skin Disease	58	242	52	126	+ 116
Alcohol	59	241	49	140	+ 101
Diphtheria	60	239	73	3	+ 236
Bladder Cancer	61	239	50	132	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	62	172	62	42	+ 130
Encephalitis	63	145	59	70	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	64	124	64	30	+ 95
Drug Use	65	87	53	122	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	56	63	30	+ 26
Hepatitis C	67	55	66	18	+ 37
Otitis Media	68	50	70	5	+ 45
Ascariasis	69	47	68	9	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	70	20	65	20	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	13	67	13	- 1
Chlamydia	72	8	71	3	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.