BOTSWANA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,618	2	1,674	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	989	8	527	+ 462
Stroke	3	968	4	1,588	- 620
Coronary Heart Disease	4	949	3	1,632	- 683
Low Birth Weight	5	894	13	447	+ 447
Road Traffic Accidents	6	616	7	608	+ 7
Birth Trauma	7	574	17	261	+ 313
Liver Disease	8	435	12	459	- 24
Diabetes Mellitus	9	371	5	1,273	- 902
Congenital Anomalies	10	356	16	287	+ 69
Meningitis	11	314	25	108	+ 206
Hypertension	12	313	11	471	- 158
Cervical Cancer	13	284	22	164	+ 120
Kidney Disease	14	276	9	506	- 230
Malnutrition	15	261	21	171	+ 90
Other Injuries	16	246	19	216	+ 29
Lung Disease	17	227	10	482	- 254
Pertussis	18	218	40	45	+ 173
Tuberculosis	19	215	6	649	- 434
Violence	20	172	14	389	- 217
Asthma	21	133	18	232	- 99
Maternal Conditions	22	128	24	118	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	126	23	164	- 37
Suicide	24	125	15	370	- 245
Drownings	25	95	30	83	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	26	92	28	103	- 11
Prostate Cancer	27	89	41	45	+ 45
Liver Cancer	28	79	35	57	+ 22
Malaria	29	79	64	1	+ 78
Fires	30	74	26	108	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	31	71	20	177	- 105
Falls	32	71	34	62	+ 10
Breast Cancer	33	61	33	68	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	57	29	90	- 33
Poisonings	35	55	42	42	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	36	53	27	103	- 50
Lymphomas	37	52	31	77	- 24
Syphilis	38	52	44	36	+ 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	51	47	28	+ 23
Epilepsy	40	47	36	56	- 9
Oral Cancer	41	42	32	70	- 28
Skin Cancers	42	34	37	52	- 18
Tetanus	43	32	61	6	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	44	31	38	47	- 16
Stomach Cancer	45	31	53	10	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	46	28	60	6	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	28	43	37	- 9
Skin Disease	48	25	46	30	- 5
Drug Use	49	18	48	26	- 8
Appendicitis	50	16	57	8	+ 8
Alcohol	51	16	45	31	- 15
Hepatitis B	52	14	62	6	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	53	11	58	7	+ 4
Encephalitis	54	11	59	7	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	55	8	56	9	- 1
Ovary Cancer	56	8	49	19	- 11
Leukemia	57	8	51	13	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	52	11	- 6
Other Neoplasms	59	3	55	9	- 6
Lung Cancers	60	3	39	45	- 43
Hepatitis C	61	3	66	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	63	3	- 1
Ascariasis	63	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	1	65	1	+ 0
War	67	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	10	- 10
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	4,950	- 4,950
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	50	16	- 16
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Comoros

Botswana

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.