IRAN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	147,422	8	11,243	+ 136,178
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	104,312	33	1,836	+ 102,476
Measles	3	78,598	68	2	+ 78,595
Tuberculosis	4	69,674	41	882	+ 68,792
Birth Trauma	5	65,003	25	2,735	+ 62,268
Stroke	6	58,363	2	36,730	+ 21,633
Coronary Heart Disease	7	49,110	1	93,308	- 44,198
Low Birth Weight	8	42,439	13	4,861	+ 37,578
Meningitis	9	36,538	46	642	+ 35,896
Malnutrition	10	32,759	56	157	+ 32,603
Road Traffic Accidents	11	28,729	3	17,803	+ 10,926
Maternal Conditions	12	28,019	52	285	+ 27,734
Liver Disease	13	26,595	12	6,637	+ 19,957
Other Injuries	14	24,455	17	4,048	+ 20,407
Congenital Anomalies	15	23,154	14	4,844	+ 18,311
Diabetes Mellitus	16	19,609	5	13,910	+ 5,699
Tetanus	17	17,981	62	37	+ 17,944
Hypertension	18	17,949	4	16,415	+ 1,533
Lung Disease	19	16,584	7	11,409	+ 5,175
Pertussis	20	13,947	60	75	+ 13,872
Kidney Disease	21	13,926	6	11,810	+ 2,116
Malaria	22	13,186	77	0	+ 13,186
Asthma	23	12,753	22	3,360	+ 9,393
War	24	8,950	42	848	+ 8,103
Drownings	25	8,634	40	930	+ 7,703
Breast Cancer	26	8,362	19	3,736	+ 4,626
Suicide	27	8,277	16	4,334	+ 3,943
Cervical Cancer	28	5,995	48	501	+ 5,494
Violence	29	5,624	27	2,535	+ 3,089
Fires	30	5,503	34	1,823	+ 3,680
Poisonings	31	5,147	43	816	+ 4,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	4,395	9	11,046	- 6,651
HIV/AIDS	33	4,141	28	2,521	+ 1,620
Lymphomas	34	4,105	23	2,882	+ 1,223
Leukemia	35	3,813	18	3,966	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,796	37	1,246	+ 2,549
Falls	37	3,719	24	2,821	+ 898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	3,709	15	4,575	- 866
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3,538	35	1,611	+ 1,927
Oesophagus Cancer	40	3,506	30	2,371	+ 1,135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,028	38	996	+ 2,032
Schistosomiasis	42	2,956	66	3	+ 2,953
Epilepsy	43	2,843	44	719	+ 2,124
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,758	32	2,092	+ 666
Syphilis	45	2,564	61	52	+ 2,512
Oral Cancer	46	2,226	45	655	+ 1,572
Upper Respiratory	47	2,212	63	16	+ 2,196
Hepatitis B	48	2,137	49	425	+ 1,712
Stomach Cancer	49	2,103	10	9,822	- 7,719
Ovary Cancer	50	2,002	39	937	+ 1,065
Leishmaniasis	51	1,968	64	8	+ 1,960
Prostate Cancer	52	1,936	21	3,583	- 1,647
Liver Cancer	53	1,736	20	3,714	- 1,979
Lung Cancers	54	1,582	11	6,784	- 5,202
Appendicitis	55	1,275	57	155	+ 1,120
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,248	26	2,545	- 1,297
Skin Cancers	57	1,112	47	518	+ 593
Skin Disease	58	1,026	55	237	+ 789
Alcohol	59	1,025	53	253	+ 773
Diphtheria	60	1,016	70	1	+ 1,015
Bladder Cancer	61	1,014	36	1,410	- 396
Pancreas Cancer	62	730	29	2,418	- 1,688
Encephalitis	63	616	54	246	+ 370
Uterin Cancer	64	528	51	355	+ 173
Drug Use	65	370	31	2,242	- 1,873
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	239	59	80	+ 159
Hepatitis C	67	233	69	1	+ 232
Otitis Media	68	214	71	0	+ 214
Ascariasis	69	201	67	3	+ 198
Other Neoplasms	70	84	58	112	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	71	53	50	405	- 352
Chlamydia	72	33	65	4	+ 29
Dengue	73	4	74	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Somalia

Iran

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.