CUBA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,242	3	8,564	- 1,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,425	43	206	+ 4,219
Stroke	3	4,333	2	10,725	- 6,393
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,247	1	22,079	- 17,832
Low Birth Weight	5	4,000	48	98	+ 3,902
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,754	19	1,007	+ 1,747
Birth Trauma	7	2,568	59	49	+ 2,520
Liver Disease	8	1,945	11	1,873	+ 72
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,660	13	1,791	- 131
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,592	37	368	+ 1,224
Meningitis	11	1,407	50	83	+ 1,324
Hypertension	12	1,402	7	3,469	- 2,067
Cervical Cancer	13	1,273	29	666	+ 607
Kidney Disease	14	1,235	14	1,700	- 465
Malnutrition	15	1,168	55	64	+ 1,105
Other Injuries	16	1,099	12	1,869	- 771
Lung Disease	17	1,017	6	5,492	- 4,475
Pertussis	18	975	73	0	+ 975
Tuberculosis	19	961	60	45	+ 916
Violence	20	770	32	584	+ 187
Asthma	21	596	40	301	+ 294
Maternal Conditions	22	572	61	43	+ 528
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	566	5	5,841	- 5,276
Suicide	24	558	16	1,638	- 1,080
Drownings	25	423	42	231	+ 193
Oesophagus Cancer	26	410	22	879	- 469
Prostate Cancer	27	400	8	3,365	- 2,965
Liver Cancer	28	354	24	815	- 461
Malaria	29	353	82	0	+ 353
Fires	30	329	58	55	+ 274
Inflammatory/Heart	31	320	17	1,156	- 836
Falls	32	319	10	2,810	- 2,491
Breast Cancer	33	275	15	1,673	- 1,398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	256	35	420	- 164
Poisonings	35	245	62	17	+ 227
Endocrine Disorders	36	237	36	412	- 175
Lymphomas	37	235	18	1,089	- 855
Syphilis	38	233	69	1	+ 232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	227	9	2,958	- 2,730
Epilepsy	40	211	46	108	+ 103
Oral Cancer	41	188	23	876	- 688
Skin Cancers	42	151	33	514	- 363
Tetanus	43	145	71	1	+ 144
Parkinson's Disease	44	140	27	691	- 551
Stomach Cancer	45	137	20	991	- 854
Bladder Cancer	46	125	26	734	- 609
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	124	44	162	- 38
Skin Disease	48	112	41	258	- 146
Drug Use	49	81	51	82	- 1
Appendicitis	50	71	47	104	- 33
Alcohol	51	70	28	675	- 605
Hepatitis B	52	63	56	59	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	53	51	65	6	+ 46
Encephalitis	54	51	66	6	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	55	38	31	602	- 564
Ovary Cancer	56	38	39	323	- 285
Leukemia	57	37	30	633	- 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	20	49	87	- 66
Other Neoplasms	59	13	25	769	- 755
Lung Cancers	60	12	4	5,985	- 5,972
Hepatitis C	61	12	45	112	- 100
Multiple Sclerosis	62	9	57	55	- 47
Ascariasis	63	4	70	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	4	63	11	- 7
Diphtheria	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	3	84	0	+ 3
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	34	471	- 471
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	21	905	- 905
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Comoros

Cuba

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.