SOMALIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,660	32	647	+ 18,013
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,639	7	7,233	+ 6,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,709	1	21,712	- 14,003
Stroke	4	7,155	6	8,595	- 1,441
Lung Cancers	5	6,791	54	233	+ 6,558
Lung Disease	6	6,255	19	2,442	+ 3,813
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,507	38	546	+ 2,961
Prostate Cancer	8	2,527	52	285	+ 2,242
Breast Cancer	9	2,418	26	1,232	+ 1,187
Lymphomas	10	1,778	34	605	+ 1,173
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,710	62	108	+ 1,603
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,659	40	516	+ 1,143
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,630	56	184	+ 1,446
Liver Disease	14	1,458	13	3,917	- 2,459
Falls	15	1,449	37	548	+ 901
Bladder Cancer	16	1,166	61	149	+ 1,017
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,111	16	2,888	- 1,777
Kidney Disease	18	1,040	21	2,051	- 1,011
Other Injuries	19	1,039	14	3,602	- 2,563
Suicide	20	1,013	27	1,219	- 207
Liver Cancer	21	996	53	256	+ 740
Leukemia	22	991	35	562	+ 429
Hypertension	23	990	18	2,643	- 1,653
Stomach Cancer	24	951	49	310	+ 641
Ovary Cancer	25	764	50	295	+ 469
Other Neoplasms	26	758	70	12	+ 746
Skin Cancers	27	709	57	164	+ 545
Endocrine Disorders	28	627	44	406	+ 221
Inflammatory/Heart	29	594	39	521	+ 73
Oral Cancer	30	591	46	328	+ 263
Drug Use	31	537	65	54	+ 483
Uterin Cancer	32	446	64	78	+ 368
Road Traffic Accidents	33	412	11	4,231	- 3,819
Skin Disease	34	406	58	151	+ 255
Congenital Anomalies	35	404	15	3,410	- 3,006
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	397	36	559	- 162
Multiple Sclerosis	37	353	71	8	+ 345
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	304	2	15,363	- 15,059
Alcohol	39	296	59	151	+ 145
Low Birth Weight	40	250	8	6,250	- 6,000
Asthma	41	248	23	1,878	- 1,631
Epilepsy	42	227	43	419	- 192
Cervical Cancer	43	209	28	883	- 674
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	193	66	35	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	167	41	446	- 279
Violence	46	165	29	828	- 663
Tuberculosis	47	67	4	10,261	- 10,194
Fires	48	64	30	810	- 747
Drownings	49	57	25	1,272	- 1,214
Anemia	50	53	83	0	+ 53
Hepatitis C	51	51	67	34	+ 17
Meningitis	52	44	9	5,381	- 5,337
Poisonings	53	42	31	758	- 716
Birth Trauma	54	36	5	9,573	- 9,537
HIV/AIDS	55	36	33	610	- 574
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	35	84	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	57	32	85	0	+ 32
Malnutrition	58	22	10	4,825	- 4,803
Appendicitis	59	20	55	188	- 168
Schizophrenia	60	19	81	0	+ 19
Oral conditions	61	10	86	0	+ 10
Syphilis	62	9	45	378	- 368
Upper Respiratory	63	9	47	326	- 317
Maternal Conditions	64	9	12	4,127	- 4,118
Hepatitis B	65	8	48	315	- 307
Otitis Media	66	3	68	32	- 29
War	67	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Encephalitis	68	1	63	91	- 90
Pertussis	69	1	20	2,054	- 2,053
Leishmaniasis	70	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	75	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Malaria	76	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	435	- 435
Chlamydia	79	0	72	5	- 5
Ascariasis	80	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

United Kingdom

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.