DJIBOUTI VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,660	3	671	+ 989
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,174	4	364	+ 810
Measles	3	885	66	2	+ 883
Tuberculosis	4	784	9	243	+ 542
Birth Trauma	5	732	15	166	+ 566
Stroke	6	657	2	680	- 23
Coronary Heart Disease	7	553	1	687	- 134
Low Birth Weight	8	478	8	251	+ 226
Meningitis	9	411	17	117	+ 295
Malnutrition	10	369	14	170	+ 199
Road Traffic Accidents	11	323	11	229	+ 95
Maternal Conditions	12	315	31	40	+ 275
Liver Disease	13	299	6	295	+ 5
Other Injuries	14	275	10	233	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	15	261	18	113	+ 148
Diabetes Mellitus	16	221	7	284	- 64
Tetanus	17	202	46	16	+ 186
Hypertension	18	202	12	211	- 9
Lung Disease	19	187	16	120	+ 66
Pertussis	20	157	25	50	+ 107
Kidney Disease	21	157	13	186	- 30
Malaria	22	148	23	66	+ 82
Asthma	23	144	22	68	+ 76
War	24	101	63	3	+ 98
Drownings	25	97	35	28	+ 69
Breast Cancer	26	94	20	91	+ 3
Suicide	27	93	19	94	- 1
Cervical Cancer	28	67	29	40	+ 27
Violence	29	63	24	64	- 1
Fires	30	62	33	33	+ 29
Poisonings	31	58	39	25	+ 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	49	21	90	- 41
HIV/AIDS	33	47	5	348	- 302
Lymphomas	34	46	30	40	+ 6
Leukemia	35	43	27	45	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	43	34	32	+ 11
Falls	37	42	26	45	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	42	32	38	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	39	40	28	45	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	40	39	36	27	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	34	48	15	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	42	33	64	3	+ 31
Epilepsy	43	32	37	26	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	44	31	38	25	+ 6
Syphilis	45	29	52	13	+ 16
Oral Cancer	46	25	45	17	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	47	25	61	4	+ 21
Hepatitis B	48	24	56	8	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	49	24	50	14	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	50	23	40	23	- 1
Leishmaniasis	51	22	51	14	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	52	22	44	17	+ 5
Liver Cancer	53	20	43	19	+ 1
Lung Cancers	54	18	42	20	- 2
Appendicitis	55	14	57	6	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	56	14	41	23	- 9
Skin Cancers	57	13	53	12	+ 0
Skin Disease	58	12	55	12	- 0
Alcohol	59	12	49	15	- 3
Diphtheria	60	11	69	1	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	61	11	47	15	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	62	8	58	6	+ 3
Encephalitis	63	7	59	5	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	6	60	4	+ 2
Drug Use	65	4	54	12	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	62	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	1	65	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Somalia

Djibouti

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.