SOMALIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,786	33	610	+ 10,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,956	1	21,712	- 15,755
Stroke	3	4,974	6	8,595	- 3,621
Malaria	4	4,933	22	1,942	+ 2,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,927	2	15,363	- 11,435
Tuberculosis	6	3,718	4	10,261	- 6,543
Birth Trauma	7	3,168	5	9,573	- 6,406
Low Birth Weight	8	3,040	8	6,250	- 3,210
Liver Disease	9	2,817	13	3,917	- 1,100
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,774	7	7,233	- 4,459
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,287	11	4,231	- 1,944
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,969	15	3,410	- 1,441
Hypertension	13	1,637	18	2,643	- 1,006
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,499	16	2,888	- 1,389
Malnutrition	15	1,441	10	4,825	- 3,384
Meningitis	16	1,237	9	5,381	- 4,144
Cervical Cancer	17	1,126	28	883	+ 243
Kidney Disease	18	1,102	21	2,051	- 949
Other Injuries	19	1,082	14	3,602	- 2,520
Suicide	20	815	27	1,219	- 404
Lung Disease	21	796	19	2,442	- 1,646
Maternal Conditions	22	743	12	4,127	- 3,383
Violence	23	722	29	828	- 107
Syphilis	24	554	45	378	+ 176
Pertussis	25	465	20	2,054	- 1,589
Asthma	26	464	23	1,878	- 1,415
Drownings	27	431	25	1,272	- 840
Falls	28	373	37	548	- 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	369	32	647	- 278
Prostate Cancer	30	351	52	285	+ 66
Lymphomas	31	343	34	605	- 262
Fires	32	342	30	810	- 469
Inflammatory/Heart	33	314	39	521	- 207
Poisonings	34	285	31	758	- 473
Breast Cancer	35	229	26	1,232	- 1,003
Oesophagus Cancer	36	224	40	516	- 292
Endocrine Disorders	37	221	44	406	- 185
Epilepsy	38	208	43	419	- 211
Leukemia	39	163	35	562	- 398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	154	36	559	- 405
Lung Cancers	41	141	54	233	- 92
Stomach Cancer	42	129	49	310	- 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	127	38	546	- 419
Tetanus	44	119	17	2,648	- 2,529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	119	41	446	- 327
Liver Cancer	46	111	53	256	- 145
Parkinson's Disease	47	103	56	184	- 81
Oral Cancer	48	97	46	328	- 231
Alcohol	49	88	59	151	- 63
Bladder Cancer	50	82	61	149	- 67
Schistosomiasis	51	80	42	435	- 355
Skin Disease	52	79	58	151	- 72
Drug Use	53	77	65	54	+ 22
Skin Cancers	54	68	57	164	- 96
Hepatitis B	55	65	48	315	- 250
Appendicitis	56	52	55	188	- 135
Ovary Cancer	57	52	50	295	- 243
Leishmaniasis	58	45	51	290	- 244
Encephalitis	59	44	63	91	- 47
Upper Respiratory	60	42	47	326	- 283
Measles	61	30	3	11,576	- 11,545
Pancreas Cancer	62	26	62	108	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	19	66	35	- 16
Uterin Cancer	64	19	64	78	- 59
Other Neoplasms	65	12	70	12	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	11	67	34	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	71	8	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	5	69	30	- 24
War	69	4	24	1,318	- 1,314
Otitis Media	70	3	68	32	- 28
Chlamydia	71	2	72	5	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	60	150	- 148
Dengue	74	1	73	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Zambia

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.