OMAN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,508	4	701	+ 5,807
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,605	28	78	+ 4,527
Measles	3	3,470	76	0	+ 3,470
Tuberculosis	4	3,076	48	18	+ 3,058
Birth Trauma	5	2,870	29	77	+ 2,793
Stroke	6	2,577	2	1,648	+ 929
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,168	1	5,287	- 3,119
Low Birth Weight	8	1,874	15	207	+ 1,667
Meningitis	9	1,613	47	21	+ 1,592
Malnutrition	10	1,446	60	2	+ 1,444
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,268	5	527	+ 741
Maternal Conditions	12	1,237	46	22	+ 1,215
Liver Disease	13	1,174	6	406	+ 768
Other Injuries	14	1,080	20	130	+ 950
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,022	7	386	+ 636
Diabetes Mellitus	16	866	3	1,029	- 163
Tetanus	17	794	63	1	+ 793
Hypertension	18	792	8	360	+ 433
Lung Disease	19	732	9	325	+ 407
Pertussis	20	616	51	13	+ 603
Kidney Disease	21	615	11	312	+ 303
Malaria	22	582	74	0	+ 582
Asthma	23	563	55	11	+ 552
War	24	395	58	4	+ 391
Drownings	25	381	14	211	+ 170
Breast Cancer	26	369	18	141	+ 228
Suicide	27	365	13	241	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	28	265	34	42	+ 222
Violence	29	248	39	34	+ 214
Fires	30	243	36	38	+ 205
Poisonings	31	227	33	47	+ 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	194	10	323	- 129
HIV/AIDS	33	183	41	31	+ 152
Lymphomas	34	181	19	138	+ 44
Leukemia	35	168	22	127	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	168	38	36	+ 131
Falls	37	164	12	292	- 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	164	16	205	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	39	156	21	127	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	40	155	40	32	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	134	53	12	+ 122
Schistosomiasis	42	131	59	2	+ 128
Epilepsy	43	125	44	22	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	44	122	32	53	+ 69
Syphilis	45	113	61	2	+ 111
Oral Cancer	46	98	31	70	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	47	98	67	0	+ 97
Hepatitis B	48	94	64	0	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	49	93	17	185	- 93
Ovary Cancer	50	88	43	26	+ 62
Leishmaniasis	51	87	66	0	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	52	85	37	37	+ 49
Liver Cancer	53	77	24	116	- 40
Lung Cancers	54	70	25	113	- 43
Appendicitis	55	56	57	5	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	56	55	26	110	- 55
Skin Cancers	57	49	45	22	+ 27
Skin Disease	58	45	27	92	- 47
Alcohol	59	45	50	13	+ 32
Diphtheria	60	45	68	0	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	61	45	35	41	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	62	32	30	77	- 44
Encephalitis	63	27	23	126	- 99
Uterin Cancer	64	23	54	11	+ 12
Drug Use	65	16	42	29	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	62	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	10	71	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	9	70	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	9	65	0	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	70	4	56	7	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	52	12	- 9
Chlamydia	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	49	16	- 15
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 OMAN

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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.