SWEDEN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,663	7	2,659	+ 15,004
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,498	36	289	+ 12,209
Measles	3	9,417	83	0	+ 9,417
Tuberculosis	4	8,348	56	24	+ 8,324
Birth Trauma	5	7,788	55	34	+ 7,755
Stroke	6	6,993	3	6,035	+ 958
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,884	1	15,136	- 9,252
Low Birth Weight	8	5,085	51	50	+ 5,034
Meningitis	9	4,378	54	35	+ 4,343
Malnutrition	10	3,925	45	117	+ 3,808
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,442	34	315	+ 3,127
Maternal Conditions	12	3,357	64	5	+ 3,352
Liver Disease	13	3,186	23	723	+ 2,463
Other Injuries	14	2,930	15	1,374	+ 1,557
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,774	35	308	+ 2,466
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,349	11	1,834	+ 515
Tetanus	17	2,154	68	0	+ 2,154
Hypertension	18	2,150	10	1,838	+ 312
Lung Disease	19	1,987	4	4,344	- 2,357
Pertussis	20	1,671	67	0	+ 1,671
Kidney Disease	21	1,669	12	1,629	+ 39
Malaria	22	1,580	74	0	+ 1,580
Asthma	23	1,528	42	158	+ 1,370
War	24	1,072	65	2	+ 1,071
Drownings	25	1,034	46	114	+ 920
Breast Cancer	26	1,002	13	1,582	- 580
Suicide	27	992	14	1,479	- 488
Cervical Cancer	28	718	38	228	+ 491
Violence	29	674	47	113	+ 561
Fires	30	659	49	65	+ 595
Poisonings	31	617	60	18	+ 599
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	527	2	10,917	- 10,390
HIV/AIDS	33	496	61	13	+ 483
Lymphomas	34	492	16	1,357	- 865
Leukemia	35	457	20	825	- 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	455	37	277	+ 178
Falls	37	446	17	1,109	- 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	444	6	3,049	- 2,605
Inflammatory/Heart	39	424	28	547	- 123
Oesophagus Cancer	40	420	29	538	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	363	48	110	+ 252
Schistosomiasis	42	354	69	0	+ 354
Epilepsy	43	341	44	121	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	44	330	24	702	- 372
Syphilis	45	307	72	0	+ 307
Oral Cancer	46	267	31	379	- 113
Upper Respiratory	47	265	58	20	+ 245
Hepatitis B	48	256	62	9	+ 247
Stomach Cancer	49	252	26	612	- 360
Ovary Cancer	50	240	27	553	- 313
Leishmaniasis	51	236	75	0	+ 236
Prostate Cancer	52	232	8	2,622	- 2,390
Liver Cancer	53	208	22	752	- 544
Lung Cancers	54	190	5	3,722	- 3,533
Appendicitis	55	153	59	18	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	56	150	19	943	- 793
Skin Cancers	57	133	25	650	- 517
Skin Disease	58	123	39	220	- 97
Alcohol	59	123	32	359	- 236
Diphtheria	60	122	70	0	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	61	121	21	760	- 639
Pancreas Cancer	62	87	9	1,849	- 1,761
Encephalitis	63	74	71	0	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	64	63	33	345	- 281
Drug Use	65	44	30	423	- 379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	29	43	129	- 100
Hepatitis C	67	28	53	44	- 16
Otitis Media	68	26	66	1	+ 25
Ascariasis	69	24	81	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	70	10	18	1,036	- 1,026
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	41	170	- 164
Chlamydia	72	4	73	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	80	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Somalia

Sweden

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.