SOMALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,505	33	610	+ 14,896
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,473	1	21,712	- 13,239
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,051	7	7,233	- 182
Stroke	4	6,610	6	8,595	- 1,985
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,501	16	2,888	+ 3,613
Tuberculosis	6	4,731	4	10,261	- 5,531
Violence	7	4,523	29	828	+ 3,694
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,412	2	15,363	- 11,951
Kidney Disease	9	3,295	21	2,051	+ 1,245
Suicide	10	2,966	27	1,219	+ 1,747
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,803	11	4,231	- 1,428
Hypertension	12	2,754	18	2,643	+ 111
Lung Disease	13	2,562	19	2,442	+ 119
Liver Disease	14	1,941	13	3,917	- 1,976
Lung Cancers	15	1,659	54	233	+ 1,427
Low Birth Weight	16	1,346	8	6,250	- 4,904
Other Injuries	17	1,295	14	3,602	- 2,306
Asthma	18	1,285	23	1,878	- 593
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,269	44	406	+ 862
Cervical Cancer	20	1,196	28	883	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,165	39	521	+ 644
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,007	32	647	+ 360
Breast Cancer	23	976	26	1,232	- 255
Prostate Cancer	24	942	52	285	+ 657
Congenital Anomalies	25	937	15	3,410	- 2,473
Meningitis	26	788	9	5,381	- 4,593
Fires	27	779	30	810	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	772	38	546	+ 226
Oesophagus Cancer	29	751	40	516	+ 234
Birth Trauma	30	647	5	9,573	- 8,926
Lymphomas	31	607	34	605	+ 2
Drownings	32	518	25	1,272	- 754
Liver Cancer	33	513	53	256	+ 258
Malnutrition	34	513	10	4,825	- 4,312
Pancreas Cancer	35	432	62	108	+ 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	408	36	559	- 151
Epilepsy	37	403	43	419	- 16
Maternal Conditions	38	366	12	4,127	- 3,761
Stomach Cancer	39	331	49	310	+ 21
Leukemia	40	315	35	562	- 246
Oral Cancer	41	303	46	328	- 25
Falls	42	301	37	548	- 246
Pertussis	43	246	20	2,054	- 1,808
Syphilis	44	243	45	378	- 134
Skin Disease	45	237	58	151	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	46	232	56	184	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	219	41	446	- 227
Skin Cancers	48	214	57	164	+ 50
Alcohol	49	213	59	151	+ 62
Poisonings	50	210	31	758	- 548
Ovary Cancer	51	205	50	295	- 90
Bladder Cancer	52	179	61	149	+ 29
Drug Use	53	166	65	54	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	54	110	64	78	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	81	66	35	+ 46
Appendicitis	56	59	55	188	- 129
Measles	57	58	3	11,576	- 11,517
Other Neoplasms	58	57	70	12	+ 45
Encephalitis	59	50	63	91	- 40
Upper Respiratory	60	48	47	326	- 278
Hepatitis B	61	30	48	315	- 285
Multiple Sclerosis	62	24	71	8	+ 16
Malaria	63	18	22	1,942	- 1,924
War	64	14	24	1,318	- 1,304
Tetanus	65	8	17	2,648	- 2,640
Schistosomiasis	66	8	42	435	- 428
Otitis Media	67	4	68	32	- 27
Chlamydia	68	4	72	5	- 1
Diphtheria	69	3	60	150	- 146
Hepatitis C	70	2	67	34	- 33
Ascariasis	71	1	69	30	- 29
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

South Africa

Somalia

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.