SOMALIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,207	7	7,233	+ 3,975
Violence	2	7,553	29	828	+ 6,725
Stroke	3	5,054	6	8,595	- 3,541
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,656	16	2,888	+ 1,768
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,635	11	4,231	+ 404
HIV/AIDS	6	3,120	33	610	+ 2,510
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,994	1	21,712	- 18,717
Kidney Disease	8	2,471	21	2,051	+ 420
Hypertension	9	2,164	18	2,643	- 479
Lung Disease	10	2,145	19	2,442	- 297
Lung Cancers	11	1,624	54	233	+ 1,392
Low Birth Weight	12	1,286	8	6,250	- 4,964
Prostate Cancer	13	1,187	52	285	+ 901
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,185	15	3,410	- 2,225
Breast Cancer	15	1,068	26	1,232	- 164
Liver Disease	16	975	13	3,917	- 2,942
Stomach Cancer	17	906	49	310	+ 596
Other Neoplasms	18	903	70	12	+ 890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	849	38	546	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	20	827	28	883	- 55
Other Injuries	21	705	14	3,602	- 2,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	566	2	15,363	- 14,797
Lymphomas	23	520	34	605	- 85
Birth Trauma	24	453	5	9,573	- 9,121
Pancreas Cancer	25	451	62	108	+ 343
Liver Cancer	26	429	53	256	+ 173
Leukemia	27	420	35	562	- 142
Falls	28	360	37	548	- 187
Chagas disease	29	344	79	0	+ 344
Endocrine Disorders	30	317	44	406	- 90
Tuberculosis	31	311	4	10,261	- 9,950
Malnutrition	32	262	10	4,825	- 4,563
Inflammatory/Heart	33	249	39	521	- 272
Suicide	34	244	27	1,219	- 975
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	238	32	647	- 409
Ovary Cancer	36	234	50	295	- 61
Skin Cancers	37	230	57	164	+ 67
Oral Cancer	38	227	46	328	- 101
Maternal Conditions	39	176	12	4,127	- 3,951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	174	36	559	- 385
Epilepsy	41	171	43	419	- 248
Malaria	42	167	22	1,942	- 1,775
Drownings	43	162	25	1,272	- 1,110
Oesophagus Cancer	44	154	40	516	- 362
Bladder Cancer	45	152	61	149	+ 3
Asthma	46	130	23	1,878	- 1,749
Uterin Cancer	47	129	64	78	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	48	105	56	184	- 79
Meningitis	49	104	9	5,381	- 5,277
Drug Use	50	94	65	54	+ 39
War	51	77	24	1,318	- 1,241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	75	66	35	+ 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	63	84	0	+ 63
Fires	54	60	30	810	- 750
Anemia	55	52	83	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	56	41	55	188	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	33	41	446	- 413
Poisonings	58	28	31	758	- 730
Dengue	59	27	73	1	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	60	21	71	8	+ 13
Encephalitis	61	15	63	91	- 75
Alcohol	62	14	59	151	- 137
Hepatitis B	63	12	48	315	- 302
Pertussis	64	11	20	2,054	- 2,043
Hepatitis C	65	9	67	34	- 25
Skin Disease	66	7	58	151	- 144
Syphilis	67	6	45	378	- 371
Tetanus	68	3	17	2,648	- 2,645
Schizophrenia	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	69	30	- 28
Leprosy	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	51	290	- 289
Upper Respiratory	74	1	47	326	- 325
Otitis Media	75	1	68	32	- 31
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	435	- 435
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	79	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	72	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.