ZIMBABWE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,605	2	10,779	+ 17,826
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	20,240	6	4,595	+ 15,646
Measles	3	15,251	63	30	+ 15,220
Tuberculosis	4	13,519	16	1,999	+ 11,520
Birth Trauma	5	12,613	8	3,405	+ 9,208
Stroke	6	11,325	5	5,126	+ 6,199
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,529	3	8,493	+ 1,036
Low Birth Weight	8	8,235	7	4,038	+ 4,197
Meningitis	9	7,090	22	1,325	+ 5,765
Malnutrition	10	6,357	10	2,396	+ 3,960
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,574	4	6,037	- 463
Maternal Conditions	12	5,437	19	1,749	+ 3,688
Liver Disease	13	5,160	17	1,941	+ 3,219
Other Injuries	14	4,745	20	1,656	+ 3,090
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,493	11	2,217	+ 2,276
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,805	9	3,344	+ 461
Tetanus	17	3,489	57	102	+ 3,387
Hypertension	18	3,483	24	1,146	+ 2,337
Lung Disease	19	3,218	23	1,163	+ 2,055
Pertussis	20	2,706	42	419	+ 2,287
Kidney Disease	21	2,702	12	2,214	+ 489
Malaria	22	2,559	15	2,003	+ 556
Asthma	23	2,475	21	1,531	+ 944
War	24	1,737	65	26	+ 1,711
Drownings	25	1,675	27	956	+ 720
Breast Cancer	26	1,623	28	839	+ 783
Suicide	27	1,606	13	2,069	- 462
Cervical Cancer	28	1,163	14	2,023	- 860
Violence	29	1,091	18	1,916	- 825
Fires	30	1,068	30	793	+ 275
Poisonings	31	999	37	515	+ 484
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	853	31	768	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	33	803	1	19,988	- 19,185
Lymphomas	34	797	26	960	- 163
Leukemia	35	740	45	244	+ 496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	737	35	548	+ 188
Falls	37	722	41	465	+ 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	720	40	505	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	39	686	25	1,047	- 361
Oesophagus Cancer	40	680	29	801	- 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	588	36	542	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	42	574	53	172	+ 402
Epilepsy	43	552	39	508	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	44	535	34	553	- 18
Syphilis	45	497	55	124	+ 373
Oral Cancer	46	432	49	208	+ 224
Upper Respiratory	47	429	59	65	+ 364
Hepatitis B	48	415	60	57	+ 358
Stomach Cancer	49	408	33	559	- 151
Ovary Cancer	50	389	51	173	+ 215
Leishmaniasis	51	382	77	0	+ 382
Prostate Cancer	52	376	32	628	- 252
Liver Cancer	53	337	38	510	- 173
Lung Cancers	54	307	43	286	+ 21
Appendicitis	55	247	58	66	+ 181
Parkinson's Disease	56	242	46	226	+ 16
Skin Cancers	57	216	44	264	- 48
Skin Disease	58	199	52	173	+ 26
Alcohol	59	199	61	48	+ 151
Diphtheria	60	197	72	2	+ 195
Bladder Cancer	61	197	54	125	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	62	142	47	217	- 75
Encephalitis	63	120	56	117	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	103	50	182	- 79
Drug Use	65	72	48	213	- 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	46	64	26	+ 20
Hepatitis C	67	45	66	14	+ 31
Otitis Media	68	42	68	3	+ 38
Ascariasis	69	39	70	2	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	70	16	62	37	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	71	10	67	14	- 4
Chlamydia	72	6	69	3	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Somalia

Zimbabwe

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.