SOMALIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,605	7	7,233	+ 11,372
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,419	32	647	+ 12,772
Stroke	3	7,418	6	8,595	- 1,177
Lung Disease	4	5,340	19	2,442	+ 2,898
Lung Cancers	5	4,575	54	233	+ 4,342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,748	38	546	+ 3,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,268	1	21,712	- 18,443
Prostate Cancer	8	3,223	52	285	+ 2,938
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,272	62	108	+ 2,165
Hypertension	10	2,260	18	2,643	- 384
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,255	16	2,888	- 633
Kidney Disease	12	2,002	21	2,051	- 49
Breast Cancer	13	1,945	26	1,232	+ 714
Suicide	14	1,819	27	1,219	+ 600
Other Injuries	15	1,688	14	3,602	- 1,913
Lymphomas	16	1,668	34	605	+ 1,063
Falls	17	1,363	37	548	+ 815
Other Neoplasms	18	1,274	70	12	+ 1,261
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,159	56	184	+ 975
Leukemia	20	1,015	35	562	+ 453
Bladder Cancer	21	934	61	149	+ 785
Liver Cancer	22	924	53	256	+ 668
Liver Disease	23	889	13	3,917	- 3,027
Endocrine Disorders	24	863	44	406	+ 457
Skin Cancers	25	799	57	164	+ 636
Stomach Cancer	26	753	49	310	+ 443
Ovary Cancer	27	679	50	295	+ 384
Inflammatory/Heart	28	672	39	521	+ 151
Oesophagus Cancer	29	661	40	516	+ 145
Drug Use	30	520	65	54	+ 466
Oral Cancer	31	466	46	328	+ 138
Alcohol	32	441	59	151	+ 290
Uterin Cancer	33	424	64	78	+ 346
Road Traffic Accidents	34	387	11	4,231	- 3,844
Congenital Anomalies	35	378	15	3,410	- 3,032
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	356	2	15,363	- 15,007
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	341	36	559	- 218
Cervical Cancer	38	280	28	883	- 603
Skin Disease	39	270	58	151	+ 119
Anemia	40	215	83	0	+ 215
Multiple Sclerosis	41	209	71	8	+ 201
Asthma	42	195	23	1,878	- 1,684
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	158	66	35	+ 123
Epilepsy	44	148	43	419	- 270
Malnutrition	45	144	10	4,825	- 4,681
Drownings	46	141	25	1,272	- 1,131
Violence	47	139	29	828	- 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	136	41	446	- 310
Fires	49	79	30	810	- 731
Schizophrenia	50	78	81	0	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	51	62	8	6,250	- 6,188
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	56	84	0	+ 56
Hepatitis C	53	54	67	34	+ 20
Meningitis	54	43	9	5,381	- 5,338
Birth Trauma	55	41	5	9,573	- 9,532
Tuberculosis	56	29	4	10,261	- 10,232
Osteoarthritis	57	29	85	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	58	24	47	326	- 302
Appendicitis	59	22	55	188	- 166
Poisonings	60	22	31	758	- 736
HIV/AIDS	61	16	33	610	- 594
Hepatitis B	62	12	48	315	- 303
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	12	4,127	- 4,120
War	65	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Otitis Media	66	1	68	32	- 31
Pertussis	67	1	20	2,054	- 2,053
Tetanus	68	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Schistosomiasis	69	0	42	435	- 435
Diphtheria	70	0	60	150	- 149
Encephalitis	71	0	63	91	- 90
Syphilis	72	0	45	378	- 378
Chlamydia	73	0	72	5	- 5
Malaria	74	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	81	0	69	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Leprosy	84	0	77	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.