ERITREA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,581	1	3,277	+ 7,305
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,487	3	2,292	+ 5,195
Measles	3	5,641	63	13	+ 5,629
Tuberculosis	4	5,001	14	543	+ 4,457
Birth Trauma	5	4,666	11	616	+ 4,049
Stroke	6	4,189	2	2,564	+ 1,625
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,525	4	2,154	+ 1,371
Low Birth Weight	8	3,046	16	531	+ 2,515
Meningitis	9	2,622	19	404	+ 2,218
Malnutrition	10	2,351	10	660	+ 1,692
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,062	5	1,326	+ 736
Maternal Conditions	12	2,011	13	544	+ 1,467
Liver Disease	13	1,909	6	1,215	+ 694
Other Injuries	14	1,755	15	540	+ 1,215
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,662	18	432	+ 1,230
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,407	7	944	+ 463
Tetanus	17	1,291	52	37	+ 1,253
Hypertension	18	1,288	8	926	+ 363
Lung Disease	19	1,190	9	662	+ 528
Pertussis	20	1,001	36	90	+ 911
Kidney Disease	21	1,000	12	578	+ 422
Malaria	22	946	17	437	+ 509
Asthma	23	915	22	326	+ 589
War	24	642	71	0	+ 642
Drownings	25	620	33	118	+ 502
Breast Cancer	26	600	23	311	+ 289
Suicide	27	594	21	382	+ 212
Cervical Cancer	28	430	30	132	+ 298
Violence	29	404	20	384	+ 19
Fires	30	395	31	132	+ 263
Poisonings	31	369	34	114	+ 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	315	24	310	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	33	297	25	308	- 10
Lymphomas	34	295	28	147	+ 148
Leukemia	35	274	29	144	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	272	27	147	+ 125
Falls	37	267	26	168	+ 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	266	35	113	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	39	254	32	123	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	40	252	39	81	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	217	41	77	+ 141
Schistosomiasis	42	212	42	73	+ 139
Epilepsy	43	204	38	81	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	44	198	43	71	+ 127
Syphilis	45	184	54	35	+ 149
Oral Cancer	46	160	44	71	+ 89
Upper Respiratory	47	159	60	18	+ 141
Hepatitis B	48	153	57	28	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	49	151	48	48	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	50	144	40	79	+ 64
Leishmaniasis	51	141	59	19	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	52	139	47	54	+ 85
Liver Cancer	53	125	45	69	+ 55
Lung Cancers	54	114	46	62	+ 52
Appendicitis	55	92	55	31	+ 60
Parkinson's Disease	56	90	37	85	+ 5
Skin Cancers	57	80	56	30	+ 50
Skin Disease	58	74	50	45	+ 29
Alcohol	59	74	49	45	+ 28
Diphtheria	60	73	72	0	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	61	73	51	42	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	62	52	58	20	+ 33
Encephalitis	63	44	62	16	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	64	38	61	18	+ 20
Drug Use	65	27	53	36	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	64	12	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	17	65	6	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	15	69	2	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	14	68	2	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	70	6	66	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	67	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 ERITREA

Somalia

Eritrea

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.