COLOMBIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,747	5	10,773	+ 21,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	20,012	38	747	+ 19,264
Stroke	3	19,592	3	16,573	+ 3,019
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,206	1	43,066	- 23,860
Low Birth Weight	5	18,087	23	2,095	+ 15,992
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,456	6	7,765	+ 4,691
Birth Trauma	7	11,614	41	648	+ 10,965
Liver Disease	8	8,796	19	2,426	+ 6,370
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,508	11	5,028	+ 2,480
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,199	16	2,963	+ 4,237
Meningitis	11	6,362	50	244	+ 6,118
Hypertension	12	6,340	8	6,400	- 60
Cervical Cancer	13	5,755	20	2,266	+ 3,488
Kidney Disease	14	5,584	7	6,834	- 1,250
Malnutrition	15	5,282	27	1,878	+ 3,404
Other Injuries	16	4,969	28	1,592	+ 3,376
Lung Disease	17	4,599	4	15,928	- 11,329
Pertussis	18	4,407	69	18	+ 4,389
Tuberculosis	19	4,344	32	1,272	+ 3,072
Violence	20	3,483	2	19,268	- 15,786
Asthma	21	2,693	54	191	+ 2,502
Maternal Conditions	22	2,586	46	394	+ 2,192
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,558	22	2,157	+ 401
Suicide	24	2,524	26	1,965	+ 559
Drownings	25	1,914	40	689	+ 1,225
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,854	36	835	+ 1,018
Prostate Cancer	27	1,808	14	3,584	- 1,776
Liver Cancer	28	1,601	24	2,065	- 463
Malaria	29	1,598	67	26	+ 1,572
Fires	30	1,489	56	127	+ 1,363
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,447	31	1,329	+ 117
Falls	32	1,444	29	1,518	- 74
Breast Cancer	33	1,243	13	3,669	- 2,426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,157	39	698	+ 459
Poisonings	35	1,106	61	61	+ 1,045
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,073	30	1,367	- 294
Lymphomas	37	1,062	18	2,603	- 1,541
Syphilis	38	1,054	65	30	+ 1,024
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,028	12	4,371	- 3,343
Epilepsy	40	954	43	597	+ 357
Oral Cancer	41	852	37	807	+ 45
Skin Cancers	42	685	35	1,028	- 343
Tetanus	43	655	71	14	+ 641
Parkinson's Disease	44	632	47	383	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	45	619	9	6,112	- 5,493
Bladder Cancer	46	565	42	609	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	560	63	38	+ 523
Skin Disease	48	508	34	1,102	- 594
Drug Use	49	368	44	492	- 124
Appendicitis	50	323	52	213	+ 110
Alcohol	51	319	68	23	+ 296
Hepatitis B	52	283	62	50	+ 232
Upper Respiratory	53	232	66	27	+ 205
Encephalitis	54	229	64	38	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	55	171	45	423	- 252
Ovary Cancer	56	170	33	1,122	- 952
Leukemia	57	168	21	2,208	- 2,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	92	51	242	- 150
Other Neoplasms	59	60	15	3,205	- 3,144
Lung Cancers	60	56	10	5,250	- 5,194
Hepatitis C	61	54	59	65	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	40	60	62	- 23
Ascariasis	63	19	76	5	+ 15
Otitis Media	64	18	73	7	+ 10
Diphtheria	65	13	80	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	66	13	81	0	+ 13
War	67	6	49	260	- 254
Dengue	68	2	55	133	- 131
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	76	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	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	57	101	- 101
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	25	2,022	- 2,022
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Comoros

Colombia

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.