COMOROS VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	625	1	594	+ 31
Malaria	2	431	29	29	+ 402
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	418	2	363	+ 55
Stroke	4	359	3	356	+ 3
Coronary Heart Disease	5	331	4	349	- 18
Low Birth Weight	6	301	5	328	- 28
Birth Trauma	7	242	7	211	+ 31
Road Traffic Accidents	8	194	6	226	- 32
Liver Disease	9	150	8	160	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	10	139	10	131	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	11	139	76	0	+ 139
Meningitis	12	120	11	115	+ 5
Kidney Disease	13	118	14	101	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	14	117	9	136	- 19
Other Injuries	15	94	16	90	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	16	89	36	19	+ 70
Lung Disease	17	75	17	83	- 9
Pertussis	18	72	18	80	- 8
Hypertension	19	67	12	115	- 48
Maternal Conditions	20	64	22	47	+ 17
Malnutrition	21	57	15	96	- 39
Suicide	22	56	24	46	+ 11
Tuberculosis	23	56	19	79	- 23
Asthma	24	55	21	49	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	25	53	27	33	+ 20
Measles	26	48	78	0	+ 48
Breast Cancer	27	48	33	23	+ 25
Violence	28	44	20	63	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	44	23	46	- 3
Cervical Cancer	30	41	13	104	- 64
Drownings	31	35	25	35	+ 0
Falls	32	33	32	26	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	33	28	31	26	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	27	34	21	+ 6
Fires	35	26	30	27	- 1
Lymphomas	36	24	37	19	+ 4
Epilepsy	37	23	40	17	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	38	22	45	11	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	39	20	26	34	- 14
Liver Cancer	40	20	28	29	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	19	39	19	+ 0
Poisonings	42	19	35	20	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	43	13	44	11	+ 1
Drug Use	44	12	49	7	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	12	47	10	+ 2
Leukemia	46	12	57	3	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	47	11	75	0	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	48	11	82	0	+ 11
Oral Cancer	49	10	41	15	- 6
Tetanus	50	10	43	12	- 2
Syphilis	51	9	38	19	- 10
Skin Disease	52	9	48	9	- 0
Hepatitis B	53	9	52	5	+ 4
Skin Cancers	54	6	42	12	- 6
Uterin Cancer	55	6	55	3	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	56	5	56	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	5	54	4	+ 1
Alcohol	58	5	51	6	- 1
Lung Cancers	59	4	60	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	3	50	6	- 3
Bladder Cancer	61	3	46	10	- 8
Ascariasis	62	2	63	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	1	59	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	53	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	61	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	62	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	58	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	65	0	+ 0
War	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.