COMOROS VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,818	76	0	+ 1,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	615	1	594	+ 20
Coronary Heart Disease	3	599	4	349	+ 251
Stroke	4	583	3	356	+ 228
Diabetes Mellitus	5	467	9	136	+ 331
Tuberculosis	6	238	19	79	+ 159
Road Traffic Accidents	7	223	6	226	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	194	2	363	- 170
Kidney Disease	9	186	14	101	+ 85
Lung Disease	10	177	17	83	+ 93
Hypertension	11	173	12	115	+ 58
Liver Disease	12	168	8	160	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	13	164	5	328	- 164
Violence	14	143	20	63	+ 80
Suicide	15	136	24	46	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	16	106	10	131	- 25
Birth Trauma	17	96	7	211	- 115
Asthma	18	85	21	49	+ 36
Other Injuries	19	79	16	90	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	20	65	31	26	+ 39
Malnutrition	21	63	15	96	- 33
Cervical Cancer	22	60	13	104	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	60	23	46	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	24	43	22	47	- 4
Meningitis	25	40	11	115	- 76
Fires	26	40	30	27	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	27	38	36	19	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	28	38	26	34	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	33	34	21	+ 12
Drownings	30	30	25	35	- 4
Lymphomas	31	28	37	19	+ 9
Oral Cancer	32	26	41	15	+ 10
Breast Cancer	33	25	33	23	+ 3
Falls	34	23	32	26	- 4
Liver Cancer	35	21	28	29	- 8
Epilepsy	36	21	40	17	+ 3
Skin Cancers	37	19	42	12	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	38	17	44	11	+ 6
Lung Cancers	39	17	60	1	+ 16
Pertussis	40	16	18	80	- 64
Prostate Cancer	41	16	27	33	- 16
Poisonings	42	16	35	20	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	14	47	10	+ 3
Syphilis	44	13	38	19	- 6
Alcohol	45	11	51	6	+ 5
Skin Disease	46	11	48	9	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	10	39	19	- 9
Drug Use	48	9	49	7	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	49	7	56	3	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	50	6	82	0	+ 6
Leukemia	51	5	57	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	4	58	2	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	53	4	45	11	- 7
Schistosomiasis	54	4	75	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	55	3	59	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	56	3	55	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	3	50	6	- 3
Upper Respiratory	58	3	53	4	- 1
Encephalitis	59	3	54	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	60	2	46	10	- 8
Tetanus	61	2	43	12	- 10
Hepatitis B	62	2	52	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	62	1	+ 0
Malaria	64	0	29	29	- 29
Chlamydia	65	0	66	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	+ 0
War	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.