SOMALIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,287	33	610	+ 4,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,022	1	21,712	- 16,689
Malaria	3	4,198	22	1,942	+ 2,256
Tuberculosis	4	3,911	4	10,261	- 6,350
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,484	11	4,231	- 748
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,393	2	15,363	- 11,969
Stroke	7	3,260	6	8,595	- 5,336
Birth Trauma	8	2,911	5	9,573	- 6,662
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,550	7	7,233	- 4,683
Low Birth Weight	10	2,349	8	6,250	- 3,901
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,889	15	3,410	- 1,521
Maternal Conditions	12	1,319	12	4,127	- 2,808
Liver Disease	13	1,271	13	3,917	- 2,646
Cervical Cancer	14	1,239	28	883	+ 357
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,205	16	2,888	- 1,683
Malnutrition	16	1,076	10	4,825	- 3,749
Hypertension	17	1,005	18	2,643	- 1,638
Violence	18	909	29	828	+ 81
Kidney Disease	19	877	21	2,051	- 1,174
Other Injuries	20	824	14	3,602	- 2,778
Meningitis	21	615	9	5,381	- 4,766
Lung Disease	22	589	19	2,442	- 1,854
Pertussis	23	535	20	2,054	- 1,519
Suicide	24	477	27	1,219	- 742
Oesophagus Cancer	25	434	40	516	- 83
Syphilis	26	408	45	378	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	395	32	647	- 252
Prostate Cancer	28	351	52	285	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	29	343	44	406	- 63
Asthma	30	328	23	1,878	- 1,550
Oral Cancer	31	318	46	328	- 10
Drownings	32	317	25	1,272	- 955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	302	38	546	- 244
Falls	34	296	37	548	- 252
Fires	35	275	30	810	- 536
Liver Cancer	36	273	53	256	+ 17
Breast Cancer	37	248	26	1,232	- 984
Inflammatory/Heart	38	237	39	521	- 284
Stomach Cancer	39	230	49	310	- 80
Poisonings	40	226	31	758	- 532
Lymphomas	41	155	34	605	- 449
Skin Cancers	42	144	57	164	- 20
Epilepsy	43	136	43	419	- 282
Bladder Cancer	44	129	61	149	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	45	99	56	184	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	89	36	559	- 470
Leukemia	47	80	35	562	- 481
Drug Use	48	78	65	54	+ 24
Tetanus	49	78	17	2,648	- 2,571
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	77	41	446	- 369
Schistosomiasis	51	72	42	435	- 364
Skin Disease	52	69	58	151	- 82
Ovary Cancer	53	65	50	295	- 230
Upper Respiratory	54	58	47	326	- 268
Measles	55	57	3	11,576	- 11,519
Alcohol	56	52	59	151	- 99
Uterin Cancer	57	42	64	78	- 36
Appendicitis	58	42	55	188	- 146
Encephalitis	59	38	63	91	- 52
Hepatitis B	60	32	48	315	- 282
Lung Cancers	61	31	54	233	- 202
Pancreas Cancer	62	30	62	108	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	66	35	- 20
Other Neoplasms	64	11	70	12	- 1
Ascariasis	65	11	69	30	- 19
Hepatitis C	66	8	67	34	- 27
War	67	6	24	1,318	- 1,312
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	71	8	- 3
Otitis Media	69	3	68	32	- 28
Diphtheria	70	2	60	150	- 148
Chlamydia	71	2	72	5	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	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
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Tanzania

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.