COMOROS VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	732	4	349	+ 383
Stroke	2	491	3	356	+ 135
Hypertension	3	433	12	115	+ 318
Diabetes Mellitus	4	336	9	136	+ 200
Violence	5	325	20	63	+ 262
HIV/AIDS	6	294	76	0	+ 294
Kidney Disease	7	262	14	101	+ 161
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	214	1	594	- 381
Breast Cancer	9	151	33	23	+ 128
Other Injuries	10	147	16	90	+ 57
Liver Disease	11	147	8	160	- 13
Prostate Cancer	12	143	27	33	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	13	135	36	19	+ 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	117	23	46	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	15	103	31	26	+ 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	93	39	19	+ 74
Lung Disease	17	73	17	83	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	18	66	6	226	- 160
Lung Cancers	19	64	60	1	+ 63
Skin Disease	20	58	48	9	+ 49
Drownings	21	57	25	35	+ 22
Lymphomas	22	55	37	19	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	23	45	13	104	- 59
Alcohol	24	44	51	6	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	25	39	45	11	+ 28
Falls	26	39	32	26	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	27	37	44	11	+ 25
Low Birth Weight	28	36	5	328	- 292
Congenital Anomalies	29	35	10	131	- 96
Uterin Cancer	30	31	55	3	+ 27
Suicide	31	30	24	46	- 16
Liver Cancer	32	26	28	29	- 3
Fires	33	23	30	27	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	23	34	21	+ 2
Leukemia	35	22	57	3	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	36	22	56	3	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	37	21	82	0	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	38	19	26	34	- 15
Asthma	39	19	21	49	- 30
Epilepsy	40	17	40	17	- 0
Maternal Conditions	41	14	22	47	- 33
Birth Trauma	42	14	7	211	- 197
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	11	2	363	- 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	10	47	10	- 1
Malnutrition	45	9	15	96	- 87
Oral Cancer	46	8	41	15	- 8
Other Neoplasms	47	7	59	1	+ 6
Drug Use	48	5	49	7	- 1
Meningitis	49	5	11	115	- 110
Bladder Cancer	50	5	46	10	- 6
Encephalitis	51	4	54	4	- 0
Appendicitis	52	4	50	6	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	3	58	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	54	3	62	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	55	2	42	12	- 11
Poisonings	56	1	35	20	- 19
War	57	1	67	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	1	19	79	- 78
Dengue	59	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	0	52	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	0	53	4	- 4
Tetanus	62	0	43	12	- 12
Syphilis	63	0	38	19	- 19
Chlamydia	64	0	66	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	18	80	- 80
Measles	69	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.