IRELAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,729	6	1,298	+ 7,431
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,176	45	53	+ 6,124
Measles	3	4,654	83	0	+ 4,654
Tuberculosis	4	4,125	50	23	+ 4,102
Birth Trauma	5	3,849	56	10	+ 3,839
Stroke	6	3,456	5	1,770	+ 1,686
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,908	1	4,762	- 1,854
Low Birth Weight	8	2,513	44	56	+ 2,457
Meningitis	9	2,163	58	7	+ 2,156
Malnutrition	10	1,940	63	2	+ 1,938
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,701	33	153	+ 1,548
Maternal Conditions	12	1,659	61	3	+ 1,656
Liver Disease	13	1,575	19	279	+ 1,295
Other Injuries	14	1,448	30	171	+ 1,277
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,371	32	153	+ 1,218
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,161	16	414	+ 748
Tetanus	17	1,065	81	0	+ 1,065
Hypertension	18	1,063	29	175	+ 888
Lung Disease	19	982	4	1,915	- 934
Pertussis	20	826	67	0	+ 826
Kidney Disease	21	825	10	566	+ 258
Malaria	22	781	75	0	+ 781
Asthma	23	755	41	58	+ 697
War	24	530	65	0	+ 529
Drownings	25	511	43	57	+ 454
Breast Cancer	26	495	8	760	- 265
Suicide	27	490	14	470	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	28	355	35	103	+ 252
Violence	29	333	47	38	+ 295
Fires	30	326	48	30	+ 296
Poisonings	31	305	53	14	+ 291
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	260	2	3,209	- 2,949
HIV/AIDS	33	245	57	9	+ 237
Lymphomas	34	243	13	513	- 270
Leukemia	35	226	20	274	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	225	38	67	+ 158
Falls	37	220	25	247	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	220	7	1,095	- 876
Inflammatory/Heart	39	209	26	240	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	40	208	15	419	- 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	179	46	50	+ 130
Schistosomiasis	42	175	72	0	+ 175
Epilepsy	43	168	36	85	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	44	163	24	249	- 86
Syphilis	45	152	68	0	+ 152
Oral Cancer	46	132	28	183	- 51
Upper Respiratory	47	131	64	1	+ 130
Hepatitis B	48	127	59	6	+ 121
Stomach Cancer	49	125	17	357	- 232
Ovary Cancer	50	119	21	273	- 154
Leishmaniasis	51	116	76	0	+ 116
Prostate Cancer	52	115	9	585	- 470
Liver Cancer	53	103	18	318	- 215
Lung Cancers	54	94	3	1,916	- 1,822
Appendicitis	55	75	60	3	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	56	74	12	530	- 456
Skin Cancers	57	66	23	252	- 186
Skin Disease	58	61	42	58	+ 3
Alcohol	59	61	39	64	- 3
Diphtheria	60	60	82	0	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	61	60	22	256	- 196
Pancreas Cancer	62	43	11	530	- 487
Encephalitis	63	36	66	0	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	64	31	34	126	- 95
Drug Use	65	22	31	167	- 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	40	59	- 45
Hepatitis C	67	14	52	19	- 5
Otitis Media	68	13	71	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	69	12	77	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	70	5	27	218	- 213
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	37	83	- 80
Chlamydia	72	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Somalia

Ireland

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.