BELIZE VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Comoros COMOROS BELIZE Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 275 7 97 + 178
Diarrhoeal diseases 2 168 34 9 + 159
Stroke 3 164 4 127 + 37
Coronary Heart Disease 4 161 1 192 - 31
Low Birth Weight 5 152 25 20 + 132
Road Traffic Accidents 6 104 8 88 + 16
Birth Trauma 7 97 32 9 + 88
Liver Disease 8 74 9 58 + 16
Diabetes Mellitus 9 63 3 141 - 78
Congenital Anomalies 10 60 21 23 + 37
Meningitis 11 53 46 1 + 52
Hypertension 12 53 12 46 + 7
Cervical Cancer 13 48 17 28 + 21
Kidney Disease 14 47 6 102 - 56
Malnutrition 15 44 29 10 + 34
Other Injuries 16 42 14 36 + 6
Lung Disease 17 39 11 46 - 7
Pertussis 18 37 63 0 + 37
Tuberculosis 19 36 33 9 + 28
Violence 20 29 2 146 - 117
Asthma 21 23 35 8 + 15
Maternal Conditions 22 22 42 2 + 19
Alzheimers & Dementia 23 21 13 45 - 23
Suicide 24 21 16 28 - 6
Drownings 25 16 18 24 - 8
Oesophagus Cancer 26 16 43 2 + 13
Prostate Cancer 27 15 10 47 - 32
Liver Cancer 28 13 19 24 - 10
Malaria 29 13 76 0 + 13
Fires 30 12 40 4 + 9
Inflammatory/Heart 31 12 26 18 - 6
Falls 32 12 27 13 - 1
Breast Cancer 33 10 23 22 - 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease 34 10 38 5 + 5
Poisonings 35 9 45 1 + 8
Endocrine Disorders 36 9 22 23 - 14
Lymphomas 37 9 50 1 + 8
Syphilis 38 9 62 0 + 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers 39 9 24 20 - 11
Epilepsy 40 8 36 8 + 0
Oral Cancer 41 7 67 0 + 7
Skin Cancers 42 6 66 0 + 6
Tetanus 43 5 59 0 + 5
Parkinson's Disease 44 5 28 11 - 6
Stomach Cancer 45 5 20 23 - 18
Bladder Cancer 46 5 81 0 + 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease 47 5 41 3 + 1
Skin Disease 48 4 37 5 - 1
Drug Use 49 3 47 1 + 2
Appendicitis 50 3 44 1 + 1
Alcohol 51 3 30 10 - 7
Hepatitis B 52 2 56 0 + 2
Upper Respiratory 53 2 58 0 + 2
Encephalitis 54 2 48 1 + 1
Uterin Cancer 55 1 51 1 + 0
Ovary Cancer 56 1 52 1 + 0
Leukemia 57 1 39 4 - 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis 58 1 49 1 - 0
Other Neoplasms 59 1 53 1 - 0
Lung Cancers 60 0 15 30 - 30
Hepatitis C 61 0 61 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 62 0 54 0 - 0
Ascariasis 63 0 64 0 + 0
Otitis Media 64 0 69 0 + 0
Diphtheria 65 0 68 0 + 0
Chlamydia 66 0 65 0 + 0
War 67 0 60 0 - 0
Dengue 68 0 55 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 69 0 72 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 70 0 73 0 - 0
Leprosy 71 0 70 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 72 0 77 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 73 0 75 0 - 0
Chagas disease 74 0 57 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 75 0 78 0 - 0
HIV/AIDS 76 0 5 119 - 119
Iodine Deficiency 77 0 74 0 - 0
Measles 78 0 71 0 - 0
Depression 79 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 80 0 79 0 - 0
Anemia 81 0 80 0 - 0
Pancreas Cancer 82 0 31 9 - 9
Schizophrenia 83 0 82 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 84 0 84 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 85 0 85 0 - 0
Oral conditions 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Comoros

Comoros

Belize

Belize

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