FIJI VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	628	5	228	+ 400
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	384	12	96	+ 288
Stroke	3	376	3	583	- 207
Coronary Heart Disease	4	369	2	1,481	- 1,113
Low Birth Weight	5	347	14	86	+ 261
Road Traffic Accidents	6	239	11	120	+ 119
Birth Trauma	7	223	28	36	+ 186
Liver Disease	8	169	15	82	+ 87
Diabetes Mellitus	9	144	1	1,628	- 1,484
Congenital Anomalies	10	138	10	129	+ 9
Meningitis	11	122	43	17	+ 105
Hypertension	12	122	7	170	- 48
Cervical Cancer	13	110	13	86	+ 24
Kidney Disease	14	107	4	277	- 170
Malnutrition	15	101	45	14	+ 87
Other Injuries	16	95	17	77	+ 19
Lung Disease	17	88	9	141	- 52
Pertussis	18	85	48	10	+ 75
Tuberculosis	19	83	27	39	+ 44
Violence	20	67	40	19	+ 47
Asthma	21	52	6	226	- 174
Maternal Conditions	22	50	49	9	+ 41
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	49	19	63	- 14
Suicide	24	48	16	80	- 31
Drownings	25	37	21	60	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	26	36	42	18	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	27	35	25	41	- 6
Liver Cancer	28	31	18	68	- 37
Malaria	29	31	75	0	+ 31
Fires	30	29	33	28	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	31	28	23	45	- 18
Falls	32	28	36	27	+ 1
Breast Cancer	33	24	8	162	- 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	22	29	34	- 11
Poisonings	35	21	56	2	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	36	21	34	28	- 7
Lymphomas	37	20	35	27	- 7
Syphilis	38	20	47	11	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	20	24	45	- 25
Epilepsy	40	18	44	16	+ 2
Oral Cancer	41	16	46	13	+ 4
Skin Cancers	42	13	61	1	+ 13
Tetanus	43	13	58	1	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	44	12	26	40	- 28
Stomach Cancer	45	12	37	23	- 11
Bladder Cancer	46	11	50	8	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	11	20	62	- 51
Skin Disease	48	10	41	19	- 9
Drug Use	49	7	52	4	+ 3
Appendicitis	50	6	54	3	+ 3
Alcohol	51	6	57	2	+ 4
Hepatitis B	52	5	59	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	53	4	69	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	54	4	51	7	- 3
Uterin Cancer	55	3	39	20	- 17
Ovary Cancer	56	3	32	29	- 26
Leukemia	57	3	30	31	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	59	1	53	3	- 2
Lung Cancers	60	1	22	48	- 47
Hepatitis C	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	60	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	64	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	31	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	63	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	38	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Comoros

Fiji

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.