COMOROS VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,299	3	356	+ 943
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,126	4	349	+ 777
Lung Disease	3	616	17	83	+ 532
Lung Cancers	4	454	60	1	+ 453
Stomach Cancer	5	253	45	11	+ 242
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	194	23	46	+ 147
Hypertension	7	191	12	115	+ 76
Road Traffic Accidents	8	159	6	226	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	158	39	19	+ 139
Oesophagus Cancer	10	154	26	34	+ 121
Kidney Disease	11	122	14	101	+ 21
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	117	1	594	- 478
Liver Cancer	13	115	28	29	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	14	103	9	136	- 34
Liver Disease	15	93	8	160	- 67
Falls	16	88	32	26	+ 62
Suicide	17	74	24	46	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	18	71	82	0	+ 71
Breast Cancer	19	59	33	23	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	20	45	44	11	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	42	47	10	+ 31
Leukemia	22	37	57	3	+ 34
Lymphomas	23	37	37	19	+ 17
Oral Cancer	24	35	41	15	+ 19
Other Injuries	25	34	16	90	- 56
Drownings	26	34	25	35	- 1
Cervical Cancer	27	33	13	104	- 72
Prostate Cancer	28	32	27	33	- 0
Bladder Cancer	29	24	46	10	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	24	34	21	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	31	23	10	131	- 107
Tuberculosis	32	22	19	79	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	33	19	31	26	- 7
HIV/AIDS	34	18	76	0	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	35	18	56	3	+ 15
Poisonings	36	16	35	20	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	37	16	36	19	- 3
Drug Use	38	15	49	7	+ 9
Asthma	39	15	21	49	- 34
Low Birth Weight	40	14	5	328	- 315
Skin Cancers	41	13	42	12	+ 0
Alcohol	42	12	51	6	+ 6
Birth Trauma	43	11	7	211	- 200
Malnutrition	44	8	15	96	- 88
Uterin Cancer	45	7	55	3	+ 4
Epilepsy	46	7	40	17	- 10
Violence	47	7	20	63	- 56
Fires	48	7	30	27	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	6	58	2	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	6	2	363	- 358
Meningitis	51	4	11	115	- 112
Skin Disease	52	3	48	9	- 6
Other Neoplasms	53	3	59	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	54	2	22	47	- 45
Encephalitis	55	2	54	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	52	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	57	2	53	4	- 3
Syphilis	58	1	38	19	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	62	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	1	50	6	- 5
War	61	1	67	0	+ 0
Measles	62	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	43	12	- 12
Pertussis	64	0	18	80	- 80
Schistosomiasis	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	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.