FINLAND VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,716	21	436	+ 3,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,271	52	15	+ 2,255
Stroke	3	2,223	3	4,115	- 1,892
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,179	2	9,831	- 7,652
Low Birth Weight	5	2,052	48	26	+ 2,026
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,413	33	215	+ 1,198
Birth Trauma	7	1,318	56	8	+ 1,310
Liver Disease	8	998	10	1,068	- 70
Diabetes Mellitus	9	852	22	418	+ 434
Congenital Anomalies	10	817	35	192	+ 625
Meningitis	11	722	55	9	+ 712
Hypertension	12	719	5	2,030	- 1,311
Cervical Cancer	13	653	44	62	+ 591
Kidney Disease	14	634	26	342	+ 292
Malnutrition	15	599	57	7	+ 593
Other Injuries	16	564	20	437	+ 127
Lung Disease	17	522	8	1,289	- 767
Pertussis	18	500	69	0	+ 500
Tuberculosis	19	493	46	32	+ 461
Violence	20	395	43	64	+ 331
Asthma	21	306	40	85	+ 221
Maternal Conditions	22	293	64	2	+ 292
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	290	1	11,120	- 10,830
Suicide	24	286	15	846	- 560
Drownings	25	217	37	106	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	26	210	27	320	- 109
Prostate Cancer	27	205	11	970	- 765
Liver Cancer	28	182	16	545	- 363
Malaria	29	181	74	0	+ 181
Fires	30	169	45	62	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	31	164	17	518	- 354
Falls	32	164	7	1,325	- 1,161
Breast Cancer	33	141	12	948	- 807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	131	36	151	- 20
Poisonings	35	126	49	25	+ 101
Endocrine Disorders	36	122	31	257	- 135
Lymphomas	37	120	14	851	- 730
Syphilis	38	120	67	0	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	117	6	1,433	- 1,317
Epilepsy	40	108	38	104	+ 4
Oral Cancer	41	97	34	207	- 110
Skin Cancers	42	78	29	297	- 219
Tetanus	43	74	70	0	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	44	72	13	853	- 781
Stomach Cancer	45	70	19	447	- 377
Bladder Cancer	46	64	28	308	- 244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	64	50	19	+ 45
Skin Disease	48	58	47	27	+ 30
Drug Use	49	42	30	269	- 227
Appendicitis	50	37	54	10	+ 27
Alcohol	51	36	18	464	- 428
Hepatitis B	52	32	63	2	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	53	26	62	2	+ 24
Encephalitis	54	26	66	0	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	55	19	32	225	- 206
Ovary Cancer	56	19	25	344	- 325
Leukemia	57	19	24	371	- 352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	41	83	- 73
Other Neoplasms	59	7	23	377	- 370
Lung Cancers	60	6	4	2,312	- 2,306
Hepatitis C	61	6	60	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	42	80	- 76
Ascariasis	63	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	2	84	0	+ 2
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	59	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	58	6	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	9	1,247	- 1,247
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Comoros

Finland

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.