EQU. GUINEA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,186	2	913	+ 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	725	9	349	+ 376
Stroke	3	710	6	437	+ 272
Coronary Heart Disease	4	696	7	419	+ 277
Low Birth Weight	5	655	4	457	+ 198
Road Traffic Accidents	6	451	8	368	+ 83
Birth Trauma	7	421	5	441	- 20
Liver Disease	8	319	13	199	+ 119
Diabetes Mellitus	9	272	11	299	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	10	261	12	249	+ 11
Meningitis	11	230	19	127	+ 103
Hypertension	12	230	16	165	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	13	208	28	56	+ 152
Kidney Disease	14	202	14	198	+ 4
Malnutrition	15	191	31	48	+ 143
Other Injuries	16	180	23	105	+ 75
Lung Disease	17	167	20	120	+ 46
Pertussis	18	160	21	109	+ 51
Tuberculosis	19	157	10	321	- 164
Violence	20	126	33	45	+ 81
Asthma	21	98	26	65	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	22	94	17	139	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	93	29	55	+ 37
Suicide	24	91	22	107	- 16
Drownings	25	69	36	39	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	26	67	54	12	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	27	65	35	43	+ 23
Liver Cancer	28	58	34	43	+ 15
Malaria	29	58	3	668	- 610
Fires	30	54	39	30	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	31	52	27	63	- 11
Falls	32	52	32	46	+ 7
Breast Cancer	33	45	24	84	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	42	43	22	+ 20
Poisonings	35	40	44	21	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	36	39	25	73	- 34
Lymphomas	37	38	45	19	+ 19
Syphilis	38	38	18	134	- 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	37	40	29	+ 9
Epilepsy	40	35	38	32	+ 2
Oral Cancer	41	31	37	35	- 4
Skin Cancers	42	25	48	16	+ 9
Tetanus	43	24	42	23	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	44	23	46	18	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	45	22	49	16	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	46	20	56	9	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	20	50	14	+ 6
Skin Disease	48	18	51	13	+ 5
Drug Use	49	13	30	50	- 37
Appendicitis	50	12	59	6	+ 6
Alcohol	51	12	53	12	- 0
Hepatitis B	52	10	65	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	53	8	66	2	+ 7
Encephalitis	54	8	57	8	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	55	6	58	8	- 1
Ovary Cancer	56	6	52	13	- 7
Leukemia	57	6	61	4	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	3	62	4	- 0
Other Neoplasms	59	2	63	3	- 1
Lung Cancers	60	2	41	27	- 25
Hepatitis C	61	2	69	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	67	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	1,838	- 1,838
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	15	181	- 181
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	55	11	- 11
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Comoros

Equ. Guinea

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.