GHANA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,842	1	16,262	+ 6,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,959	9	6,538	+ 7,420
Stroke	3	13,666	2	15,163	- 1,497
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,396	3	14,103	- 706
Low Birth Weight	5	12,616	8	6,662	+ 5,955
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,688	7	7,808	+ 881
Birth Trauma	7	8,101	10	6,194	+ 1,907
Liver Disease	8	6,136	11	6,053	+ 82
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,237	12	5,929	- 692
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,022	14	3,935	+ 1,086
Meningitis	11	4,438	16	2,983	+ 1,455
Hypertension	12	4,422	19	2,231	+ 2,191
Cervical Cancer	13	4,014	20	2,161	+ 1,853
Kidney Disease	14	3,895	13	4,161	- 266
Malnutrition	15	3,684	26	1,868	+ 1,816
Other Injuries	16	3,466	18	2,433	+ 1,033
Lung Disease	17	3,208	15	3,120	+ 88
Pertussis	18	3,074	35	744	+ 2,330
Tuberculosis	19	3,030	6	10,214	- 7,184
Violence	20	2,429	27	1,857	+ 572
Asthma	21	1,879	23	1,979	- 101
Maternal Conditions	22	1,804	22	1,991	- 187
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,784	29	1,294	+ 490
Suicide	24	1,760	21	1,993	- 233
Drownings	25	1,335	36	740	+ 595
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,293	49	285	+ 1,008
Prostate Cancer	27	1,261	31	1,031	+ 231
Liver Cancer	28	1,117	17	2,851	- 1,734
Malaria	29	1,114	5	11,162	- 10,048
Fires	30	1,039	37	729	+ 309
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,009	28	1,615	- 606
Falls	32	1,007	30	1,168	- 160
Breast Cancer	33	867	25	1,937	- 1,070
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	807	48	321	+ 487
Poisonings	35	772	40	522	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	36	749	24	1,965	- 1,216
Lymphomas	37	741	32	875	- 134
Syphilis	38	735	41	483	+ 252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	717	34	803	- 86
Epilepsy	40	666	47	329	+ 336
Oral Cancer	41	594	42	483	+ 111
Skin Cancers	42	478	58	214	+ 263
Tetanus	43	457	56	220	+ 237
Parkinson's Disease	44	441	43	387	+ 54
Stomach Cancer	45	432	33	870	- 438
Bladder Cancer	46	394	53	245	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	391	52	256	+ 135
Skin Disease	48	354	50	264	+ 90
Drug Use	49	256	39	630	- 374
Appendicitis	50	225	59	146	+ 79
Alcohol	51	222	54	244	- 22
Hepatitis B	52	197	62	101	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	53	162	66	16	+ 145
Encephalitis	54	160	44	357	- 197
Uterin Cancer	55	120	57	219	- 99
Ovary Cancer	56	119	38	698	- 580
Leukemia	57	117	45	340	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	64	67	16	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	59	42	63	48	- 6
Lung Cancers	60	39	55	237	- 198
Hepatitis C	61	38	65	28	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	28	61	113	- 85
Ascariasis	63	14	68	12	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	12	72	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	65	9	69	4	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	9	70	3	+ 6
War	67	4	64	29	- 25
Dengue	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
HIV/AIDS	76	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	60	135	- 135
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	46	334	- 334
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Comoros

Ghana

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.