IRAQ VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	70,192	8	5,551	+ 64,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	49,666	18	1,578	+ 48,088
Measles	3	37,423	55	59	+ 37,364
Tuberculosis	4	33,174	25	821	+ 32,352
Birth Trauma	5	30,950	10	4,223	+ 26,727
Stroke	6	27,788	2	20,793	+ 6,996
Coronary Heart Disease	7	23,383	1	36,594	- 13,211
Low Birth Weight	8	20,206	5	6,573	+ 13,633
Meningitis	9	17,397	42	372	+ 17,024
Malnutrition	10	15,598	53	92	+ 15,506
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,679	3	10,726	+ 2,952
Maternal Conditions	12	13,341	27	780	+ 12,561
Liver Disease	13	12,662	16	2,127	+ 10,535
Other Injuries	14	11,644	14	2,212	+ 9,432
Congenital Anomalies	15	11,024	9	4,812	+ 6,213
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,336	4	7,395	+ 1,941
Tetanus	17	8,561	51	111	+ 8,450
Hypertension	18	8,546	12	2,451	+ 6,095
Lung Disease	19	7,896	20	1,329	+ 6,567
Pertussis	20	6,640	33	636	+ 6,005
Kidney Disease	21	6,631	6	6,323	+ 308
Malaria	22	6,278	73	0	+ 6,278
Asthma	23	6,072	23	914	+ 5,158
War	24	4,262	11	2,942	+ 1,319
Drownings	25	4,111	32	658	+ 3,453
Breast Cancer	26	3,981	17	1,783	+ 2,199
Suicide	27	3,941	19	1,418	+ 2,523
Cervical Cancer	28	2,854	48	162	+ 2,692
Violence	29	2,678	7	5,658	- 2,980
Fires	30	2,620	29	742	+ 1,878
Poisonings	31	2,451	52	95	+ 2,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,093	13	2,429	- 337
HIV/AIDS	33	1,972	72	0	+ 1,972
Lymphomas	34	1,955	26	811	+ 1,143
Leukemia	35	1,815	21	1,315	+ 500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,807	49	159	+ 1,648
Falls	37	1,771	30	709	+ 1,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,766	24	852	+ 915
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,685	22	1,190	+ 494
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,669	46	173	+ 1,496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,442	44	283	+ 1,159
Schistosomiasis	42	1,408	59	37	+ 1,370
Epilepsy	43	1,353	45	253	+ 1,101
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,313	37	462	+ 851
Syphilis	45	1,221	50	137	+ 1,084
Oral Cancer	46	1,060	39	410	+ 650
Upper Respiratory	47	1,053	65	6	+ 1,047
Hepatitis B	48	1,017	56	57	+ 961
Stomach Cancer	49	1,001	28	771	+ 231
Ovary Cancer	50	953	41	376	+ 578
Leishmaniasis	51	937	62	22	+ 915
Prostate Cancer	52	922	47	171	+ 751
Liver Cancer	53	826	35	555	+ 272
Lung Cancers	54	753	15	2,162	- 1,409
Appendicitis	55	607	64	15	+ 592
Parkinson's Disease	56	594	31	658	- 64
Skin Cancers	57	529	43	339	+ 191
Skin Disease	58	489	57	49	+ 439
Alcohol	59	488	58	40	+ 449
Diphtheria	60	484	66	4	+ 480
Bladder Cancer	61	483	34	628	- 145
Pancreas Cancer	62	348	36	530	- 182
Encephalitis	63	293	40	378	- 85
Uterin Cancer	64	252	54	61	+ 190
Drug Use	65	176	38	441	- 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	114	63	21	+ 93
Hepatitis C	67	111	68	1	+ 110
Otitis Media	68	102	70	0	+ 102
Ascariasis	69	96	67	2	+ 94
Other Neoplasms	70	40	61	26	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	71	25	60	30	- 5
Chlamydia	72	16	69	1	+ 15
Dengue	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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 IRAQ

Somalia

Iraq

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.