NIGERIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	394,874	1	207,281	+ 187,593
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	279,403	2	144,724	+ 134,679
Measles	3	210,526	14	29,439	+ 181,088
Tuberculosis	4	186,623	3	127,335	+ 59,288
Birth Trauma	5	174,112	5	100,186	+ 73,926
Stroke	6	156,326	8	57,744	+ 98,583
Coronary Heart Disease	7	131,543	7	61,374	+ 70,170
Low Birth Weight	8	113,673	6	95,959	+ 17,715
Meningitis	9	97,867	11	43,651	+ 54,216
Malnutrition	10	87,747	36	5,896	+ 81,851
Road Traffic Accidents	11	76,951	12	41,693	+ 35,258
Maternal Conditions	12	75,050	15	23,540	+ 51,510
Liver Disease	13	71,234	13	38,326	+ 32,909
Other Injuries	14	65,504	17	22,696	+ 42,808
Congenital Anomalies	15	62,020	9	49,696	+ 12,324
Diabetes Mellitus	16	52,523	18	22,497	+ 30,026
Tetanus	17	48,163	26	8,355	+ 39,808
Hypertension	18	48,076	24	10,692	+ 37,384
Lung Disease	19	44,420	22	12,569	+ 31,851
Pertussis	20	37,357	16	23,282	+ 14,075
Kidney Disease	21	37,301	20	18,189	+ 19,112
Malaria	22	35,319	4	100,963	- 65,644
Asthma	23	34,159	27	8,192	+ 25,967
War	24	23,974	45	3,245	+ 20,729
Drownings	25	23,126	32	6,584	+ 16,542
Breast Cancer	26	22,398	23	11,884	+ 10,514
Suicide	27	22,171	30	7,019	+ 15,153
Cervical Cancer	28	16,057	25	10,574	+ 5,483
Violence	29	15,064	19	18,407	- 3,344
Fires	30	14,739	29	7,132	+ 7,608
Poisonings	31	13,786	33	6,570	+ 7,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	11,772	31	6,786	+ 4,986
HIV/AIDS	33	11,091	10	44,124	- 33,033
Lymphomas	34	10,995	40	5,202	+ 5,794
Leukemia	35	10,212	47	2,257	+ 7,955
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10,167	37	5,846	+ 4,321
Falls	37	9,962	28	7,528	+ 2,434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	9,936	43	4,152	+ 5,784
Inflammatory/Heart	39	9,476	42	4,826	+ 4,650
Oesophagus Cancer	40	9,390	64	560	+ 8,830
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	8,111	52	1,946	+ 6,165
Schistosomiasis	42	7,918	54	1,508	+ 6,411
Epilepsy	43	7,614	41	5,001	+ 2,613
Endocrine Disorders	44	7,387	21	15,799	- 8,412
Syphilis	45	6,867	38	5,449	+ 1,418
Oral Cancer	46	5,963	48	2,238	+ 3,725
Upper Respiratory	47	5,924	67	259	+ 5,665
Hepatitis B	48	5,724	55	1,488	+ 4,236
Stomach Cancer	49	5,634	50	2,129	+ 3,505
Ovary Cancer	50	5,364	49	2,133	+ 3,231
Leishmaniasis	51	5,270	70	23	+ 5,247
Prostate Cancer	52	5,185	35	5,914	- 729
Liver Cancer	53	4,650	39	5,289	- 639
Lung Cancers	54	4,236	57	1,295	+ 2,941
Appendicitis	55	3,415	60	760	+ 2,655
Parkinson's Disease	56	3,343	46	2,473	+ 870
Skin Cancers	57	2,977	53	1,933	+ 1,044
Skin Disease	58	2,749	56	1,468	+ 1,281
Alcohol	59	2,747	58	1,031	+ 1,715
Diphtheria	60	2,721	44	3,800	- 1,079
Bladder Cancer	61	2,715	63	670	+ 2,045
Pancreas Cancer	62	1,956	51	1,975	- 19
Encephalitis	63	1,650	59	937	+ 714
Uterin Cancer	64	1,415	62	679	+ 736
Drug Use	65	990	34	6,273	- 5,283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	640	69	165	+ 475
Hepatitis C	67	624	65	304	+ 320
Otitis Media	68	573	72	3	+ 570
Ascariasis	69	538	61	685	- 147
Other Neoplasms	70	224	66	290	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	71	143	68	179	- 36
Chlamydia	72	89	71	14	+ 75
Dengue	73	12	73	2	+ 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 NIGERIA

Somalia

Nigeria

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.