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ERITREA VS SOMALIA
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Eritrea 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
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    		  
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    		  
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    		  
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    		  
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    51.8
    57.1
    54.4
    153
    150
    151
    		  
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    		  
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    62.4
    67.0
    64.7
    142
    142
    142
    		  
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.4
    67.0
    142
    142
    		  
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    65.7
    69.9
    149
    147
    		  
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    66.0
    70.1
    152
    148
    		  
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    66.2
    70.3
    156
    148
    		  
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    66.5
    70.6
    157
    150
    		  
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    66.9
    70.9
    161
    152
    		  
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    67.4
    71.4
    164
    153
    		  
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    68.0
    72.1
    169
    155
    		  
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    68.7
    72.8
    172
    156
    		  
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    69.6
    73.6
    173
    158
    		  
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    70.7
    74.6
    177
    160
    		  
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    72.1
    75.7
    180
    160
    		  
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    73.9
    77.1
    180
    156
    		  
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    76.1
    78.9
    178
    150
    		  
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    78.9
    81.1
    174
    138
    		  
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    82.0
    83.6
    164
    129
    		  
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.6
    138
    110
    		  
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    89.3
    90.1
    107
    101
    		  
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    93.5
    93.9
    87
    88
    		  
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.1
    58
    60
    		  
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    35
    34
    		  
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.89
    29
    		  
    96.19
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    132.20
    30
    		  
    188.73
    11
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.82
    101
    		  
    50.08
    154
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    79.21
    11
    		  
    148.26
    4
    5. Malnutrition
    58.04
    8
    		  
    83.15
    5
    6. HIV/AIDS
    48.18
    37
    		  
    35.09
    43
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.95
    49
    		  
    27.17
    85
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.94
    22
    		  
    21.65
    58
    9. Meningitis
    25.76
    22
    		  
    37.00
    13
    10. Liver Disease
    24.72
    47
    		  
    17.89
    75
    11. Hypertension
    21.78
    39
    		  
    11.85
    122
    12. Breast Cancer
    21.40
    39
    		  
    22.07
    29
    13. Kidney Disease
    21.09
    28
    		  
    21.28
    26
    14. Lung Disease
    19.43
    83
    		  
    17.01
    100
    15. Other Injuries
    18.10
    49
    		  
    26.32
    23
    16. Maternal Conditions
    17.77
    29
    		  
    50.92
    2
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.72
    15
    		  
    12.51
    32
    18. Suicide
    14.86
    33
    		  
    11.83
    53
    19. Fires
    13.50
    13
    		  
    16.67
    5
    20. Skin Disease
    13.16
    3
    		  
    9.13
    11
    21. Cervical Cancer
    12.91
    57
    		  
    21.01
    26
    22. Birth Trauma
    12.00
    52
    		  
    32.70
    2
    23. Falls
    11.55
    30
    		  
    9.48
    45
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.02
    11
    		  
    9.57
    22
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    10.19
    53
    		  
    14.55
    26
    26. Epilepsy
    9.94
    25
    		  
    10.81
    21
    27. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    125
    		  
    17.67
    74
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    9.69
    55
    		  
    11.66
    19
    29. Asthma
    9.40
    50
    		  
    9.13
    52
    30. Low Birth Weight
    9.36
    78
    		  
    30.96
    8
    31. Drownings
    9.33
    21
    		  
    13.09
    4
    32. Tuberculosis
    8.76
    76
    		  
    123.01
    4
    33. Violence
    8.73
    61
    		  
    9.11
    57
    34. Measles
    6.99
    7
    		  
    40.29
    1
    35. Ovary Cancer
    6.74
    27
    		  
    6.40
    32
    36. Poisonings
    5.89
    18
    		  
    9.59
    3
    37. Schistosomiasis
    5.86
    5
    		  
    5.72
    6
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.79
    12
    		  
    4.49
    14
    39. Leukemia
    4.88
    38
    		  
    4.82
    39
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    125
    		  
    6.47
    100
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.48
    55
    		  
    3.56
    66
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.45
    47
    		  
    10.56
    14
    43. Malaria
    4.28
    47
    		  
    26.53
    34
    44. Lymphomas
    4.05
    103
    		  
    6.02
    52
    45. Hepatitis B
    3.83
    22
    		  
    2.00
    45
    46. Oral Cancer
    3.82
    68
    		  
    4.70
    48
    47. Encephalitis
    3.51
    7
    		  
    4.00
    5
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    3.28
    31
    		  
    1.54
    100
    49. Other Neoplasms
    3.15
    68
    		  
    7.19
    8
    50. Anemia
    3.03
    39
    		  
    4.93
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,633
    12.85
    		  
    18,701
    14.56
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,238
    8.98
    		  
    15,559
    12.11
    3. Stroke
    2,743
    7.61
    		  
    3,746
    2.92
    4. HIV/AIDS
    2,152
    5.97
    		  
    2,481
    1.93
    5. Malnutrition
    1,931
    5.36
    		  
    7,001
    5.45
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,671
    4.63
    		  
    2,071
    1.61
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,406
    3.90
    		  
    7,039
    5.48
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,167
    3.24
    		  
    1,820
    1.42
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,096
    3.04
    		  
    6,663
    5.19
    10. Meningitis
    1,065
    2.95
    		  
    5,011
    3.90
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,021
    2.83
    		  
    2,233
    1.74
    12. Maternal Conditions
    918
    2.55
    		  
    3,984
    3.10
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    847
    2.35
    		  
    1,136
    0.88
    14. Measles
    787
    2.18
    		  
    8,670
    6.75
    15. Other Injuries
    754
    2.09
    		  
    2,455
    1.91
    16. Liver Disease
    670
    1.86
    		  
    931
    0.73
    17. Fires
    645
    1.79
    		  
    1,825
    1.42
    18. Kidney Disease
    538
    1.49
    		  
    1,238
    0.96
    19. Suicide
    510
    1.42
    		  
    815
    0.63
    20. Drownings
    505
    1.40
    		  
    1,499
    1.17
    21. Violence
    435
    1.21
    		  
    833
    0.65
    22. Epilepsy
    430
    1.19
    		  
    1,020
    0.79
    23. Hypertension
    424
    1.18
    		  
    472
    0.37
    24. Lung Disease
    411
    1.14
    		  
    777
    0.61
    25. Breast Cancer
    370
    1.03
    		  
    608
    0.47
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    358
    0.99
    		  
    595
    0.46
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    344
    0.96
    		  
    1,177
    0.92
    28. Falls
    341
    0.95
    		  
    636
    0.50
    29. Skin Disease
    338
    0.94
    		  
    517
    0.40
    30. Poisonings
    288
    0.80
    		  
    1,023
    0.80
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.79
    		  
    513
    0.40
    32. Tuberculosis
    282
    0.78
    		  
    6,458
    5.03
    33. Pertussis
    243
    0.67
    		  
    808
    0.63
    34. Asthma
    218
    0.60
    		  
    458
    0.36
    35. Malaria
    194
    0.54
    		  
    2,937
    2.29
    36. Cervical Cancer
    189
    0.52
    		  
    542
    0.42
    37. Syphilis
    175
    0.48
    		  
    605
    0.47
    38. Schistosomiasis
    166
    0.46
    		  
    298
    0.23
    39. Leukemia
    164
    0.46
    		  
    300
    0.23
    40. Leishmaniasis
    151
    0.42
    		  
    670
    0.52
    41. Encephalitis
    136
    0.38
    		  
    423
    0.33
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    135
    0.37
    		  
    308
    0.24
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    133
    0.37
    		  
    210
    0.16
    44. Lymphomas
    124
    0.34
    		  
    331
    0.26
    45. Drug Use
    113
    0.31
    		  
    294
    0.23
    46. Hepatitis B
    111
    0.31
    		  
    108
    0.08
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    108
    0.30
    		  
    175
    0.14
    48. Oral Cancer
    106
    0.29
    		  
    225
    0.17
    49. Ovary Cancer
    102
    0.28
    		  
    169
    0.13
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    102
    0.28
    		  
    458
    0.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.40
    39
    		  
    22.07
    29
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.91
    57
    		  
    21.01
    26
    3. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    125
    		  
    17.67
    74
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.74
    27
    		  
    6.40
    32
    5. Leukemia
    4.88
    38
    		  
    4.82
    39
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    125
    		  
    6.47
    100
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.45
    47
    		  
    10.56
    14
    8. Lymphomas
    4.05
    103
    		  
    6.02
    52
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.82
    68
    		  
    4.70
    48
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.91
    155
    		  
    3.63
    133
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.30
    158
    		  
    6.41
    70
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.16
    145
    		  
    2.70
    138
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.71
    98
    		  
    1.41
    117
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.18
    122
    		  
    1.28
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    131
    		  
    1.90
    90
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    151
    		  
    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.