ETHIOPIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,288	1	59,931	+ 18,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	47,842	2	44,361	+ 3,481
Stroke	3	46,838	3	39,362	+ 7,477
Coronary Heart Disease	4	45,915	4	36,530	+ 9,385
Low Birth Weight	5	43,241	7	28,020	+ 15,220
Road Traffic Accidents	6	29,778	5	31,564	- 1,786
Birth Trauma	7	27,765	6	31,107	- 3,342
Liver Disease	8	21,030	8	27,270	- 6,241
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,949	10	16,258	+ 1,692
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,212	11	15,638	+ 1,574
Meningitis	11	15,210	14	12,019	+ 3,191
Hypertension	12	15,156	12	13,470	+ 1,686
Cervical Cancer	13	13,757	27	5,019	+ 8,739
Kidney Disease	14	13,350	13	12,103	+ 1,247
Malnutrition	15	12,627	19	8,643	+ 3,984
Other Injuries	16	11,878	16	11,735	+ 144
Lung Disease	17	10,996	15	11,870	- 874
Pertussis	18	10,536	23	6,896	+ 3,640
Tuberculosis	19	10,385	9	21,455	- 11,070
Violence	20	8,326	22	8,076	+ 250
Asthma	21	6,439	29	4,484	+ 1,955
Maternal Conditions	22	6,183	18	8,887	- 2,704
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,115	21	8,258	- 2,142
Suicide	24	6,034	25	6,030	+ 3
Drownings	25	4,576	35	3,133	+ 1,443
Oesophagus Cancer	26	4,431	40	1,839	+ 2,593
Prostate Cancer	27	4,323	50	1,244	+ 3,079
Liver Cancer	28	3,829	42	1,730	+ 2,099
Malaria	29	3,819	26	5,626	- 1,807
Fires	30	3,560	34	3,255	+ 305
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,458	39	2,168	+ 1,290
Falls	32	3,452	28	4,510	- 1,058
Breast Cancer	33	2,973	20	8,485	- 5,513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,766	41	1,758	+ 1,008
Poisonings	35	2,645	32	3,668	- 1,023
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,566	45	1,623	+ 943
Lymphomas	37	2,538	33	3,590	- 1,051
Syphilis	38	2,520	43	1,699	+ 821
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,458	31	3,755	- 1,297
Epilepsy	40	2,281	44	1,625	+ 656
Oral Cancer	41	2,036	48	1,477	+ 560
Skin Cancers	42	1,637	52	1,006	+ 631
Tetanus	43	1,566	37	2,203	- 637
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,510	46	1,578	- 67
Stomach Cancer	45	1,481	47	1,519	- 38
Bladder Cancer	46	1,352	51	1,080	+ 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,340	49	1,339	+ 1
Skin Disease	48	1,214	53	904	+ 310
Drug Use	49	879	60	513	+ 366
Appendicitis	50	771	58	677	+ 94
Alcohol	51	762	55	750	+ 12
Hepatitis B	52	676	56	742	- 65
Upper Respiratory	53	554	57	709	- 155
Encephalitis	54	548	63	386	+ 162
Uterin Cancer	55	410	62	421	- 11
Ovary Cancer	56	407	36	2,424	- 2,016
Leukemia	57	402	30	4,222	- 3,820
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	220	65	221	- 0
Other Neoplasms	59	144	66	148	- 3
Lung Cancers	60	135	38	2,202	- 2,067
Hepatitis C	61	129	69	115	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	95	70	61	+ 34
Ascariasis	63	46	68	130	- 83
Otitis Media	64	42	71	39	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	32	67	146	- 114
Chlamydia	66	32	72	21	+ 11
War	67	13	64	281	- 267
Dengue	68	5	73	20	- 16
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	839	- 839
HIV/AIDS	76	0	17	11,471	- 11,471
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	61	488	- 488
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Comoros

Ethiopia

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.