SOMALIA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,837	1	21,712	- 5,875
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,118	2	15,363	- 5,244
Malaria	3	5,884	22	1,942	+ 3,942
Birth Trauma	4	5,668	5	9,573	- 3,905
Low Birth Weight	5	4,791	8	6,250	- 1,459
Stroke	6	4,130	6	8,595	- 4,465
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,845	7	7,233	- 3,388
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,525	11	4,231	- 706
Meningitis	9	3,275	9	5,381	- 2,106
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,539	15	3,410	- 871
Maternal Conditions	11	2,504	12	4,127	- 1,623
Tuberculosis	12	2,386	4	10,261	- 7,875
HIV/AIDS	13	2,194	33	610	+ 1,585
Liver Disease	14	2,092	13	3,917	- 1,824
Other Injuries	15	1,816	14	3,602	- 1,785
Pertussis	16	1,703	20	2,054	- 351
Measles	17	1,617	3	11,576	- 9,958
Malnutrition	18	1,466	10	4,825	- 3,359
Kidney Disease	19	1,290	21	2,051	- 761
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,282	16	2,888	- 1,606
Violence	21	975	29	828	+ 146
Lung Disease	22	975	19	2,442	- 1,468
Hypertension	23	858	18	2,643	- 1,786
Asthma	24	855	23	1,878	- 1,023
Endocrine Disorders	25	788	44	406	+ 382
Drownings	26	725	25	1,272	- 547
Suicide	27	700	27	1,219	- 519
Breast Cancer	28	690	26	1,232	- 541
Fires	29	492	30	810	- 318
Syphilis	30	490	45	378	+ 112
Tetanus	31	466	17	2,648	- 2,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	453	32	647	- 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	443	36	559	- 116
Falls	34	439	37	548	- 109
Cervical Cancer	35	432	28	883	- 451
Poisonings	36	377	31	758	- 381
Inflammatory/Heart	37	319	39	521	- 202
Epilepsy	38	306	43	419	- 113
Lymphomas	39	265	34	605	- 339
Liver Cancer	40	264	53	256	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	41	232	52	285	- 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	228	38	546	- 319
Oral Cancer	43	200	46	328	- 128
War	44	196	24	1,318	- 1,122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	195	41	446	- 251
Leukemia	46	189	35	562	- 372
Hepatitis B	47	182	48	315	- 133
Drug Use	48	158	65	54	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	49	150	50	295	- 145
Parkinson's Disease	50	139	56	184	- 45
Stomach Cancer	51	127	49	310	- 183
Schistosomiasis	52	126	42	435	- 309
Skin Disease	53	97	58	151	- 54
Skin Cancers	54	93	57	164	- 71
Diphtheria	55	90	60	150	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	56	82	40	516	- 434
Encephalitis	57	82	63	91	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	58	74	62	108	- 33
Lung Cancers	59	68	54	233	- 165
Alcohol	60	62	59	151	- 89
Bladder Cancer	61	56	61	149	- 93
Appendicitis	62	52	55	188	- 136
Ascariasis	63	49	69	30	+ 20
Leishmaniasis	64	41	51	290	- 249
Uterin Cancer	65	38	64	78	- 40
Upper Respiratory	66	24	47	326	- 301
Hepatitis C	67	21	67	34	- 13
Other Neoplasms	68	12	70	12	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	71	8	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	70	9	78	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	8	66	35	- 27
Chlamydia	72	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	73	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	74	0	73	1	- 1
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
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
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.