SOMALIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,844	7	7,233	+ 4,611
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,982	32	647	+ 7,335
Lung Cancers	3	4,765	54	233	+ 4,533
Lung Disease	4	4,764	19	2,442	+ 2,322
Stroke	5	4,402	6	8,595	- 4,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,229	1	21,712	- 18,483
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,724	38	546	+ 2,178
Breast Cancer	8	1,890	26	1,232	+ 658
Prostate Cancer	9	1,455	52	285	+ 1,170
Kidney Disease	10	1,409	21	2,051	- 642
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,319	62	108	+ 1,212
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,317	56	184	+ 1,134
Lymphomas	13	1,275	34	605	+ 671
Suicide	14	1,169	27	1,219	- 50
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,041	40	516	+ 525
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,029	16	2,888	- 1,859
Stomach Cancer	17	887	49	310	+ 577
Liver Cancer	18	791	53	256	+ 535
Liver Disease	19	695	13	3,917	- 3,222
Leukemia	20	681	35	562	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	21	679	50	295	+ 384
Bladder Cancer	22	637	61	149	+ 487
Skin Cancers	23	626	57	164	+ 462
Endocrine Disorders	24	620	44	406	+ 214
Falls	25	614	37	548	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	26	596	39	521	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	27	542	70	12	+ 530
Oral Cancer	28	454	46	328	+ 127
Hypertension	29	435	18	2,643	- 2,209
Other Injuries	30	425	14	3,602	- 3,177
Drug Use	31	415	65	54	+ 360
Congenital Anomalies	32	381	15	3,410	- 3,030
Road Traffic Accidents	33	381	11	4,231	- 3,851
Uterin Cancer	34	314	64	78	+ 236
Cervical Cancer	35	256	28	883	- 627
Epilepsy	36	212	43	419	- 207
Multiple Sclerosis	37	206	71	8	+ 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	166	36	559	- 393
Alcohol	39	160	59	151	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	147	66	35	+ 111
Asthma	41	144	23	1,878	- 1,734
Skin Disease	42	144	58	151	- 8
Drownings	43	142	25	1,272	- 1,129
Low Birth Weight	44	139	8	6,250	- 6,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	131	2	15,363	- 15,232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	124	41	446	- 322
Violence	47	95	29	828	- 733
Fires	48	75	30	810	- 736
Anemia	49	72	83	0	+ 72
Tuberculosis	50	57	4	10,261	- 10,204
Osteoarthritis	51	49	85	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	52	48	67	34	+ 13
Poisonings	53	35	31	758	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	34	84	0	+ 34
Schizophrenia	55	29	81	0	+ 29
Birth Trauma	56	25	5	9,573	- 9,548
HIV/AIDS	57	21	33	610	- 588
Meningitis	58	18	9	5,381	- 5,363
Hepatitis B	59	15	48	315	- 300
Appendicitis	60	8	55	188	- 179
Maternal Conditions	61	8	12	4,127	- 4,119
Oral conditions	62	6	86	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	4	10	4,825	- 4,820
Upper Respiratory	64	2	47	326	- 323
War	65	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	66	0	63	91	- 90
Pertussis	67	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Syphilis	68	0	45	378	- 378
Chlamydia	69	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 32
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	290	- 290
Ascariasis	77	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	78	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Diphtheria	82	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	83	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Ireland

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.