SOMALIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,171	33	610	+ 14,561
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,182	1	21,712	- 13,530
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,446	7	7,233	- 787
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,582	11	4,231	+ 351
Stroke	5	3,891	6	8,595	- 4,705
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,487	2	15,363	- 11,875
Low Birth Weight	7	3,065	8	6,250	- 3,186
Birth Trauma	8	2,585	5	9,573	- 6,989
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,538	16	2,888	- 350
Malnutrition	10	1,819	10	4,825	- 3,006
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,683	15	3,410	- 1,727
Kidney Disease	12	1,680	21	2,051	- 371
Suicide	13	1,570	27	1,219	+ 351
Cervical Cancer	14	1,535	28	883	+ 653
Malaria	15	1,520	22	1,942	- 422
Tuberculosis	16	1,517	4	10,261	- 8,744
Liver Disease	17	1,473	13	3,917	- 2,443
Violence	18	1,454	29	828	+ 626
Maternal Conditions	19	1,328	12	4,127	- 2,799
Other Injuries	20	1,257	14	3,602	- 2,345
Asthma	21	1,162	23	1,878	- 716
Meningitis	22	1,006	9	5,381	- 4,375
Lung Disease	23	883	19	2,442	- 1,559
Hypertension	24	870	18	2,643	- 1,774
Inflammatory/Heart	25	795	39	521	+ 274
Lymphomas	26	728	34	605	+ 124
Drownings	27	725	25	1,272	- 546
Breast Cancer	28	637	26	1,232	- 595
Oesophagus Cancer	29	608	40	516	+ 92
Fires	30	602	30	810	- 209
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	583	32	647	- 65
Prostate Cancer	32	477	52	285	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	33	424	49	310	+ 114
Endocrine Disorders	34	420	44	406	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	416	36	559	- 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	411	41	446	- 35
Poisonings	37	391	31	758	- 367
Liver Cancer	38	387	53	256	+ 131
Epilepsy	39	385	43	419	- 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	383	38	546	- 163
Falls	41	353	37	548	- 195
Pertussis	42	318	20	2,054	- 1,736
Lung Cancers	43	217	54	233	- 16
Skin Cancers	44	200	57	164	+ 37
Leukemia	45	185	35	562	- 377
Parkinson's Disease	46	171	56	184	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	47	164	62	108	+ 57
Drug Use	48	161	65	54	+ 107
Oral Cancer	49	158	46	328	- 170
Uterin Cancer	50	138	64	78	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	51	132	50	295	- 163
Skin Disease	52	131	58	151	- 20
Schistosomiasis	53	131	42	435	- 305
Bladder Cancer	54	95	61	149	- 55
Syphilis	55	94	45	378	- 283
Encephalitis	56	89	63	91	- 2
Tetanus	57	77	17	2,648	- 2,571
Appendicitis	58	50	55	188	- 138
Upper Respiratory	59	49	47	326	- 276
Hepatitis B	60	43	48	315	- 272
Alcohol	61	37	59	151	- 114
Other Neoplasms	62	28	70	12	+ 16
Measles	63	23	3	11,576	- 11,552
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	66	35	- 15
War	65	20	24	1,318	- 1,298
Hepatitis C	66	11	67	34	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	71	8	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	68	32	- 29
Chlamydia	69	2	72	5	- 3
Ascariasis	70	2	69	30	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	1	60	150	- 148
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.