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Compare Comoros and Somalia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Comoros COMOROS   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.2
    45.2
    43.7
    127
    128
    128
     
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    46.2
    49.8
    48.0
    132
    130
    131
     
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    50.2
    54.2
    52.2
    137
    136
    136
     
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    54.9
    58.8
    56.8
    141
    140
    143
     
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    60.0
    64.1
    62.0
    128
    125
    127
     
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    60.2
    63.4
    61.8
    143
    146
    147
     
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    61.9
    65.2
    63.5
    144
    151
    147
     
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Comoros COMOROS   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.9
    65.2
    144
    151
     
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    67.1
    69.9
    135
    144
     
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    67.6
    70.3
    134
    145
     
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    67.9
    70.6
    135
    146
     
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    68.4
    71.1
    136
    147
     
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    69.0
    71.6
    136
    147
     
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    69.6
    72.2
    136
    147
     
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    70.2
    72.8
    139
    147
     
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    70.9
    73.4
    140
    150
     
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    71.7
    74.1
    144
    152
     
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    72.7
    75.0
    153
    154
     
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    73.9
    75.9
    157
    156
     
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.1
    157
    157
     
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    77.3
    78.6
    159
    160
     
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    79.5
    80.5
    155
    160
     
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.9
    154
    162
     
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    85.2
    85.7
    155
    160
     
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.1
    160
    164
     
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.0
    160
    162
     
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    97.0
    97.3
    164
    159
     
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    167
    149
     
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Comoros COMOROS   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    159.77
    16
     
    96.19
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    139.37
    29
     
    188.73
    11
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    75.40
    116
     
    50.08
    154
    4. Malaria
    63.90
    6
     
    26.53
    34
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.51
    26
     
    148.26
    4
    6. Malnutrition
    46.55
    15
     
    83.15
    5
    7. Cervical Cancer
    44.56
    4
     
    21.01
    26
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.01
    43
     
    27.17
    85
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    32.52
    15
     
    21.65
    58
    10. Prostate Cancer
    26.98
    31
     
    17.67
    74
    11. Lung Disease
    22.17
    63
     
    17.01
    100
    12. Low Birth Weight
    21.80
    25
     
    30.96
    8
    13. Kidney Disease
    21.79
    23
     
    21.28
    26
    14. Hypertension
    19.07
    65
     
    11.85
    122
    15. Birth Trauma
    18.72
    27
     
    32.70
    2
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    18.71
    16
     
    14.55
    26
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    18.58
    12
     
    12.51
    32
    18. Liver Disease
    18.52
    73
     
    17.89
    75
    19. Other Injuries
    18.26
    48
     
    26.32
    23
    20. Drownings
    16.92
    2
     
    13.09
    4
    21. Meningitis
    16.30
    34
     
    37.00
    13
    22. Suicide
    16.17
    27
     
    11.83
    53
    23. Fires
    15.45
    9
     
    16.67
    5
    24. Maternal Conditions
    14.77
    37
     
    50.92
    2
    25. Epilepsy
    12.50
    15
     
    10.81
    21
    26. Skin Disease
    12.44
    4
     
    9.13
    11
    27. Falls
    12.14
    27
     
    9.48
    45
    28. Violence
    11.27
    45
     
    9.11
    57
    29. Breast Cancer
    10.78
    136
     
    22.07
    29
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.39
    15
     
    10.56
    14
    31. Tuberculosis
    10.03
    74
     
    123.01
    4
    32. Asthma
    9.50
    47
     
    9.13
    52
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    9.30
    63
     
    11.66
    19
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.63
    30
     
    9.57
    22
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    8.02
    2
     
    4.49
    14
    36. Oral Cancer
    6.66
    17
     
    4.70
    48
    37. HIV/AIDS
    6.01
    83
     
    35.09
    43
    38. Schistosomiasis
    5.44
    10
     
    5.72
    6
    39. Lymphomas
    4.96
    76
     
    6.02
    52
    40. Syphilis
    4.71
    6
     
    3.15
    21
    41. Hepatitis B
    4.28
    18
     
    2.00
    45
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4.21
    31
     
    7.19
    8
    43. Poisonings
    4.02
    34
     
    9.59
    3
    44. Liver Cancer
    3.40
    139
     
    3.63
    133
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.89
    80
     
    3.56
    66
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.82
    93
     
    1.84
    125
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.70
    160
     
    6.47
    100
    48. Drug Use
    2.68
    37
     
    3.71
    22
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.60
    69
     
    1.41
    117
    50. Anemia
    2.55
    47
     
    4.93
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Comoros COMOROS   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    660
    12.56
     
    18,701
    14.56
    2. Malaria
    485
    9.24
     
    2,937
    2.29
    3. Stroke
    457
    8.70
     
    3,746
    2.92
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    346
    6.59
     
    15,559
    12.11
    5. Low Birth Weight
    283
    5.39
     
    6,663
    5.19
    6. Birth Trauma
    243
    4.63
     
    7,039
    5.48
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    227
    4.31
     
    2,071
    1.61
    8. Malnutrition
    197
    3.75
     
    7,001
    5.45
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    168
    3.20
     
    1,820
    1.42
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    127
    2.42
     
    1,136
    0.88
    11. Drownings
    109
    2.08
     
    1,499
    1.17
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    108
    2.05
     
    2,233
    1.74
    13. Meningitis
    103
    1.96
     
    5,011
    3.90
    14. Other Injuries
    102
    1.95
     
    2,455
    1.91
    15. Maternal Conditions
    92
    1.76
     
    3,984
    3.10
    16. Cervical Cancer
    92
    1.76
     
    542
    0.42
    17. Fires
    88
    1.68
     
    1,825
    1.42
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    87
    1.65
     
    1,177
    0.92
    19. Kidney Disease
    77
    1.46
     
    1,238
    0.96
    20. Suicide
    75
    1.43
     
    815
    0.63
    21. Violence
    71
    1.35
     
    833
    0.65
    22. Epilepsy
    70
    1.33
     
    1,020
    0.79
    23. Liver Disease
    68
    1.30
     
    931
    0.73
    24. Lung Disease
    67
    1.28
     
    777
    0.61
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    60
    1.14
     
    595
    0.46
    26. Syphilis
    59
    1.13
     
    605
    0.47
    27. Hypertension
    54
    1.03
     
    472
    0.37
    28. Falls
    48
    0.92
     
    636
    0.50
    29. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.89
     
    2,481
    1.93
    30. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.86
     
    6,458
    5.03
    31. Skin Disease
    44
    0.83
     
    517
    0.40
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    34
    0.65
     
    458
    0.36
    33. Asthma
    32
    0.60
     
    458
    0.36
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    31
    0.60
     
    513
    0.40
    35. Prostate Cancer
    29
    0.54
     
    277
    0.22
    36. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    27
    0.51
     
    210
    0.16
    37. Pertussis
    26
    0.50
     
    808
    0.63
    38. Poisonings
    25
    0.48
     
    1,023
    0.80
    39. Lymphomas
    25
    0.48
     
    331
    0.26
    40. Oral Cancer
    24
    0.46
     
    225
    0.17
    41. Breast Cancer
    22
    0.42
     
    608
    0.47
    42. Schistosomiasis
    21
    0.40
     
    298
    0.23
    43. Hepatitis B
    17
    0.33
     
    108
    0.08
    44. Other Neoplasms
    17
    0.32
     
    357
    0.28
    45. Liver Cancer
    15
    0.29
     
    177
    0.14
    46. Drug Use
    14
    0.27
     
    294
    0.23
    47. Encephalitis
    12
    0.23
     
    423
    0.33
    48. Anemia
    12
    0.22
     
    380
    0.30
    49. Tetanus
    12
    0.22
     
    1,542
    1.20
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11
    0.22
     
    308
    0.24
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Comoros COMOROS   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    44.56
    4
     
    21.01
    26
    2. Prostate Cancer
    26.98
    31
     
    17.67
    74
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.78
    136
     
    22.07
    29
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.39
    15
     
    10.56
    14
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.66
    17
     
    4.70
    48
    6. Lymphomas
    4.96
    76
     
    6.02
    52
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.40
    139
     
    3.63
    133
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.70
    160
     
    6.47
    100
    9. Bladder Cancer
    2.60
    69
     
    1.41
    117
    10. Lung Cancers
    1.60
    153
     
    2.70
    138
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    96
     
    1.28
    112
    12. Leukemia
    1.27
    152
     
    4.82
    39
    13. Stomach Cancer
    1.06
    171
     
    6.41
    70
    14. Ovary Cancer
    0.78
    170
     
    6.40
    32
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.76
    160
     
    1.90
    90
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.72
    160
     
    1.95
    120
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.