AUSTRALIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,677	8	4,446	+ 13,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,803	40	296	+ 10,507
Stroke	3	10,576	3	10,331	+ 245
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,368	1	21,548	- 11,181
Low Birth Weight	5	9,764	43	248	+ 9,516
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,724	29	1,245	+ 5,479
Birth Trauma	7	6,269	50	140	+ 6,129
Liver Disease	8	4,748	26	1,421	+ 3,327
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,053	7	4,471	- 418
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,886	33	711	+ 3,176
Meningitis	11	3,434	60	37	+ 3,397
Hypertension	12	3,422	23	1,631	+ 1,791
Cervical Cancer	13	3,106	39	342	+ 2,765
Kidney Disease	14	3,014	12	3,139	- 125
Malnutrition	15	2,851	51	117	+ 2,734
Other Injuries	16	2,682	22	1,642	+ 1,040
Lung Disease	17	2,483	5	8,487	- 6,005
Pertussis	18	2,379	69	1	+ 2,378
Tuberculosis	19	2,345	56	53	+ 2,292
Violence	20	1,880	44	243	+ 1,637
Asthma	21	1,454	36	455	+ 999
Maternal Conditions	22	1,396	63	20	+ 1,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,381	2	15,588	- 14,208
Suicide	24	1,362	11	3,150	- 1,787
Drownings	25	1,033	47	177	+ 856
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,001	25	1,494	- 493
Prostate Cancer	27	976	9	3,766	- 2,790
Liver Cancer	28	864	20	2,036	- 1,172
Malaria	29	862	82	0	+ 862
Fires	30	804	55	55	+ 749
Inflammatory/Heart	31	781	24	1,571	- 790
Falls	32	779	14	3,116	- 2,336
Breast Cancer	33	671	10	3,405	- 2,734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	625	42	276	+ 349
Poisonings	35	597	61	35	+ 562
Endocrine Disorders	36	579	16	2,328	- 1,749
Lymphomas	37	573	15	3,039	- 2,466
Syphilis	38	569	67	3	+ 566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	555	6	6,209	- 5,654
Epilepsy	40	515	41	285	+ 230
Oral Cancer	41	460	32	972	- 512
Skin Cancers	42	370	17	2,319	- 1,949
Tetanus	43	354	70	1	+ 352
Parkinson's Disease	44	341	19	2,036	- 1,695
Stomach Cancer	45	334	27	1,288	- 954
Bladder Cancer	46	305	30	1,187	- 882
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	303	38	379	- 76
Skin Disease	48	274	34	594	- 320
Drug Use	49	198	21	1,783	- 1,584
Appendicitis	50	174	62	26	+ 148
Alcohol	51	172	37	380	- 208
Hepatitis B	52	153	58	41	+ 112
Upper Respiratory	53	125	64	17	+ 108
Encephalitis	54	124	68	3	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	55	93	35	524	- 432
Ovary Cancer	56	92	31	1,003	- 911
Leukemia	57	91	18	2,126	- 2,035
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	50	45	229	- 179
Other Neoplasms	59	33	28	1,252	- 1,220
Lung Cancers	60	30	4	8,769	- 8,738
Hepatitis C	61	29	48	173	- 144
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	46	188	- 166
Ascariasis	63	10	75	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	64	10	66	6	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	7	77	0	+ 7
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	57	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	13	3,118	- 3,118
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Comoros

Australia

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.