SOMALIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,230	7	7,233	+ 6,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,657	32	647	+ 11,009
Stroke	3	7,985	6	8,595	- 610
Lung Cancers	4	6,093	54	233	+ 5,860
Lung Disease	5	5,211	19	2,442	+ 2,768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,669	38	546	+ 4,122
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,777	1	21,712	- 17,935
Kidney Disease	8	2,677	21	2,051	+ 626
Hypertension	9	2,509	18	2,643	- 134
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,140	16	2,888	- 748
Breast Cancer	11	1,946	26	1,232	+ 714
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,859	62	108	+ 1,751
Prostate Cancer	13	1,767	52	285	+ 1,482
Stomach Cancer	14	1,596	49	310	+ 1,286
Other Injuries	15	1,524	14	3,602	- 2,077
Lymphomas	16	1,469	34	605	+ 864
Bladder Cancer	17	1,438	61	149	+ 1,288
Liver Cancer	18	1,404	53	256	+ 1,148
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,372	39	521	+ 851
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,361	56	184	+ 1,177
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,339	44	406	+ 933
Other Neoplasms	22	1,307	70	12	+ 1,295
Liver Disease	23	1,165	13	3,917	- 2,752
Leukemia	24	1,039	35	562	+ 477
Suicide	25	994	27	1,219	- 225
Falls	26	894	37	548	+ 346
Oral Cancer	27	711	46	328	+ 383
Ovary Cancer	28	558	50	295	+ 263
Oesophagus Cancer	29	554	40	516	+ 37
Skin Disease	30	507	58	151	+ 356
Road Traffic Accidents	31	504	11	4,231	- 3,727
Skin Cancers	32	496	57	164	+ 333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	444	41	446	- 2
Uterin Cancer	34	444	64	78	+ 366
Asthma	35	312	23	1,878	- 1,566
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	293	2	15,363	- 15,070
Anemia	37	252	83	0	+ 252
Congenital Anomalies	38	238	15	3,410	- 3,172
Cervical Cancer	39	235	28	883	- 647
Epilepsy	40	227	43	419	- 192
Drug Use	41	214	65	54	+ 159
Hepatitis C	42	180	67	34	+ 145
HIV/AIDS	43	148	33	610	- 462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	131	36	559	- 428
Drownings	45	123	25	1,272	- 1,149
Alcohol	46	92	59	151	- 59
Malnutrition	47	83	10	4,825	- 4,741
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	81	66	35	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	49	79	71	8	+ 71
Tuberculosis	50	74	4	10,261	- 10,187
Violence	51	72	29	828	- 756
Low Birth Weight	52	70	8	6,250	- 6,181
Osteoarthritis	53	58	85	0	+ 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	56	84	0	+ 56
Fires	55	51	30	810	- 760
Schizophrenia	56	50	81	0	+ 50
Poisonings	57	47	31	758	- 711
Hepatitis B	58	45	48	315	- 270
Meningitis	59	35	9	5,381	- 5,346
Birth Trauma	60	31	5	9,573	- 9,542
Appendicitis	61	22	55	188	- 166
Upper Respiratory	62	13	47	326	- 313
Oral conditions	63	12	86	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	4	12	4,127	- 4,123
Leishmaniasis	65	3	51	290	- 287
Otitis Media	66	2	68	32	- 29
Syphilis	67	2	45	378	- 375
War	68	2	24	1,318	- 1,317
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	63	91	- 90
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Pertussis	73	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	60	150	- 150
Dengue	77	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Chlamydia	82	0	72	5	- 5
Malaria	83	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.