COMOROS VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	930	4	349	+ 581
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	719	23	46	+ 672
Lung Cancers	3	486	60	1	+ 485
Lung Disease	4	330	17	83	+ 246
Stroke	5	329	3	356	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	224	39	19	+ 205
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	172	1	594	- 422
Breast Cancer	8	137	33	23	+ 115
Diabetes Mellitus	9	133	9	136	- 4
Lymphomas	10	119	37	19	+ 100
Pancreas Cancer	11	117	82	0	+ 117
Falls	12	112	32	26	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	13	109	27	33	+ 76
Kidney Disease	14	106	14	101	+ 5
Suicide	15	102	24	46	+ 57
Drug Use	16	86	49	7	+ 79
Liver Disease	17	84	8	160	- 76
Parkinson's Disease	18	78	44	11	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	19	75	36	19	+ 56
Liver Cancer	20	72	28	29	+ 43
Leukemia	21	72	57	3	+ 69
Hypertension	22	59	12	115	- 56
Bladder Cancer	23	58	46	10	+ 48
Other Injuries	24	56	16	90	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	25	52	26	34	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	26	51	45	11	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	27	48	31	26	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	28	46	6	226	- 180
Ovary Cancer	29	44	56	3	+ 41
Skin Cancers	30	41	42	12	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	31	39	59	1	+ 38
Oral Cancer	32	37	41	15	+ 21
Alcohol	33	35	51	6	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	34	27	55	3	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	35	25	10	131	- 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	19	2	363	- 344
Multiple Sclerosis	37	16	62	1	+ 15
Skin Disease	38	16	48	9	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	15	47	10	+ 5
Violence	40	14	20	63	- 49
Cervical Cancer	41	13	13	104	- 91
Low Birth Weight	42	13	5	328	- 315
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	10	34	21	- 11
Epilepsy	44	9	40	17	- 8
Hepatitis C	45	8	61	1	+ 7
Anemia	46	8	81	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	7	58	2	+ 6
Drownings	48	7	25	35	- 28
Asthma	49	6	21	49	- 43
Birth Trauma	50	4	7	211	- 206
Malnutrition	51	4	15	96	- 91
Fires	52	4	30	27	- 23
HIV/AIDS	53	4	76	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	85	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	55	3	84	0	+ 3
Poisonings	56	3	35	20	- 17
Schizophrenia	57	3	83	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	58	2	19	79	- 77
Meningitis	59	2	11	115	- 114
Hepatitis B	60	2	52	5	- 4
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	50	6	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	1	53	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	1	22	47	- 46
War	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	38	19	- 19
Encephalitis	68	0	54	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	18	80	- 80
Chagas disease	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	43	12	- 12
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	29	29	- 29
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	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.