BAHAMAS VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Comoros COMOROS BAHAMAS Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 271 8 98 + 174
Diarrhoeal diseases 2 166 43 5 + 161
Stroke 3 162 2 224 - 62
Coronary Heart Disease 4 159 1 334 - 175
Low Birth Weight 5 150 28 16 + 133
Road Traffic Accidents 6 103 18 30 + 73
Birth Trauma 7 96 42 6 + 90
Liver Disease 8 73 11 67 + 6
Diabetes Mellitus 9 62 4 154 - 91
Congenital Anomalies 10 60 29 16 + 44
Meningitis 11 53 49 2 + 50
Hypertension 12 53 3 198 - 145
Cervical Cancer 13 48 23 21 + 27
Kidney Disease 14 46 7 120 - 74
Malnutrition 15 44 45 4 + 40
Other Injuries 16 41 10 67 - 26
Lung Disease 17 38 17 33 + 5
Pertussis 18 37 68 0 + 37
Tuberculosis 19 36 58 0 + 36
Violence 20 29 5 148 - 120
Asthma 21 22 39 9 + 14
Maternal Conditions 22 21 41 6 + 15
Alzheimers & Dementia 23 21 14 53 - 32
Suicide 24 21 31 14 + 7
Drownings 25 16 21 26 - 10
Oesophagus Cancer 26 15 38 9 + 7
Prostate Cancer 27 15 12 65 - 50
Liver Cancer 28 13 32 12 + 1
Malaria 29 13 77 0 + 13
Fires 30 12 33 10 + 2
Inflammatory/Heart 31 12 15 47 - 35
Falls 32 12 26 18 - 6
Breast Cancer 33 10 9 69 - 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease 34 10 34 10 - 1
Poisonings 35 9 56 1 + 9
Endocrine Disorders 36 9 13 62 - 53
Lymphomas 37 9 22 25 - 16
Syphilis 38 9 63 0 + 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers 39 9 16 42 - 34
Epilepsy 40 8 40 8 + 0
Oral Cancer 41 7 46 3 + 4
Skin Cancers 42 6 55 1 + 5
Tetanus 43 5 62 0 + 5
Parkinson's Disease 44 5 27 17 - 12
Stomach Cancer 45 5 25 18 - 13
Bladder Cancer 46 5 50 2 + 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease 47 5 44 4 + 0
Skin Disease 48 4 20 27 - 22
Drug Use 49 3 48 2 + 1
Appendicitis 50 3 52 2 + 1
Alcohol 51 3 24 20 - 17
Hepatitis B 52 2 60 0 + 2
Upper Respiratory 53 2 61 0 + 2
Encephalitis 54 2 51 2 + 0
Uterin Cancer 55 1 30 14 - 13
Ovary Cancer 56 1 36 10 - 9
Leukemia 57 1 35 10 - 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis 58 1 53 2 - 1
Other Neoplasms 59 1 47 3 - 3
Lung Cancers 60 0 19 29 - 29
Hepatitis C 61 0 65 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 62 0 54 2 - 1
Ascariasis 63 0 67 0 + 0
Otitis Media 64 0 66 0 + 0
Diphtheria 65 0 70 0 + 0
Chlamydia 66 0 64 0 + 0
War 67 0 57 1 - 1
Dengue 68 0 59 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 69 0 72 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 70 0 71 0 - 0
Leprosy 71 0 73 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 72 0 75 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 73 0 78 0 - 0
Chagas disease 74 0 76 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 75 0 74 0 - 0
HIV/AIDS 76 0 6 134 - 134
Iodine Deficiency 77 0 79 0 - 0
Measles 78 0 69 0 - 0
Depression 79 0 82 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 80 0 80 0 - 0
Anemia 81 0 81 0 - 0
Pancreas Cancer 82 0 37 10 - 10
Schizophrenia 83 0 83 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 84 0 86 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 85 0 85 0 - 0
Oral conditions 86 0 84 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Comoros

Comoros

Bahamas

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020