SOMALIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,633	7	7,233	+ 6,400
Diabetes Mellitus	2	11,783	16	2,888	+ 8,895
Stroke	3	7,598	6	8,595	- 998
Violence	4	5,075	29	828	+ 4,247
Kidney Disease	5	4,059	21	2,051	+ 2,008
Prostate Cancer	6	3,047	52	285	+ 2,762
Breast Cancer	7	2,386	26	1,232	+ 1,155
Lung Cancers	8	2,007	54	233	+ 1,774
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,985	32	647	+ 1,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,898	1	21,712	- 19,814
Hypertension	11	1,860	18	2,643	- 784
HIV/AIDS	12	1,811	33	610	+ 1,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,808	38	546	+ 1,261
Liver Disease	14	1,256	13	3,917	- 2,661
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,203	11	4,231	- 3,028
Lung Disease	16	1,194	19	2,442	- 1,248
Suicide	17	1,118	27	1,219	- 101
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,103	44	406	+ 697
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,052	62	108	+ 944
Lymphomas	20	1,030	34	605	+ 425
Cervical Cancer	21	895	28	883	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	22	862	15	3,410	- 2,548
Low Birth Weight	23	766	8	6,250	- 5,484
Ovary Cancer	24	741	50	295	+ 446
Inflammatory/Heart	25	666	39	521	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	26	638	49	310	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	27	626	64	78	+ 548
Liver Cancer	28	609	53	256	+ 353
Leukemia	29	576	35	562	+ 15
Other Injuries	30	563	14	3,602	- 3,038
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	480	36	559	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	32	474	56	184	+ 290
Falls	33	397	37	548	- 150
Bladder Cancer	34	375	61	149	+ 225
Asthma	35	373	23	1,878	- 1,506
Skin Disease	36	359	58	151	+ 208
Epilepsy	37	296	43	419	- 122
Oral Cancer	38	285	46	328	- 42
Drownings	39	285	25	1,272	- 987
Birth Trauma	40	233	5	9,573	- 9,340
Oesophagus Cancer	41	225	40	516	- 291
Alcohol	42	214	59	151	+ 63
Tuberculosis	43	199	4	10,261	- 10,062
Drug Use	44	173	65	54	+ 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	166	2	15,363	- 15,197
War	46	156	24	1,318	- 1,162
Malnutrition	47	153	10	4,825	- 4,672
Fires	48	151	30	810	- 660
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	103	41	446	- 343
Maternal Conditions	50	96	12	4,127	- 4,031
Other Neoplasms	51	94	70	12	+ 81
Meningitis	52	88	9	5,381	- 5,293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	75	66	35	+ 40
Encephalitis	54	56	63	91	- 34
Dengue	55	48	73	1	+ 48
Appendicitis	56	41	55	188	- 147
Skin Cancers	57	40	57	164	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	58	21	71	8	+ 13
Poisonings	59	14	31	758	- 744
Hepatitis B	60	4	48	315	- 310
Syphilis	61	1	45	378	- 376
Hepatitis C	62	1	67	34	- 33
Chlamydia	63	1	72	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	64	1	47	326	- 325
Tetanus	65	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Ascariasis	66	0	69	30	- 29
Pertussis	67	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	68	0	60	150	- 150
Otitis Media	69	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	72	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.