ICELAND VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	240	6	82	+ 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	147	55	1	+ 146
Stroke	3	144	3	141	+ 3
Coronary Heart Disease	4	141	1	403	- 262
Low Birth Weight	5	133	43	3	+ 130
Road Traffic Accidents	6	91	35	7	+ 84
Birth Trauma	7	85	46	2	+ 83
Liver Disease	8	65	31	9	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	9	55	16	30	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	10	53	34	7	+ 45
Meningitis	11	47	50	1	+ 45
Hypertension	12	47	17	24	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	13	42	32	9	+ 33
Kidney Disease	14	41	15	33	+ 8
Malnutrition	15	39	57	1	+ 38
Other Injuries	16	36	11	50	- 14
Lung Disease	17	34	5	129	- 95
Pertussis	18	32	62	0	+ 32
Tuberculosis	19	32	82	0	+ 32
Violence	20	26	39	4	+ 22
Asthma	21	20	48	2	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	22	19	60	0	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	19	2	295	- 277
Suicide	24	19	13	40	- 22
Drownings	25	14	56	1	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	26	14	19	23	- 9
Prostate Cancer	27	13	8	61	- 48
Liver Cancer	28	12	20	22	- 11
Malaria	29	12	73	0	+ 12
Fires	30	11	58	1	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	31	11	26	16	- 5
Falls	32	11	18	24	- 13
Breast Cancer	33	9	9	53	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	8	41	3	+ 5
Poisonings	35	8	42	3	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	36	8	27	16	- 8
Lymphomas	37	8	14	37	- 29
Syphilis	38	8	80	0	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	8	7	73	- 66
Epilepsy	40	7	37	5	+ 2
Oral Cancer	41	6	33	9	- 2
Skin Cancers	42	5	29	13	- 8
Tetanus	43	5	68	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	10	53	- 48
Stomach Cancer	45	5	23	18	- 13
Bladder Cancer	46	4	21	20	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4	54	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	48	4	45	3	+ 1
Drug Use	49	3	24	17	- 14
Appendicitis	50	2	86	0	+ 2
Alcohol	51	2	28	14	- 12
Hepatitis B	52	2	63	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	53	2	51	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	2	78	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	1	36	7	- 6
Ovary Cancer	56	1	25	16	- 15
Leukemia	57	1	22	19	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	38	4	- 4
Other Neoplasms	59	0	30	10	- 9
Lung Cancers	60	0	4	134	- 134
Hepatitis C	61	0	52	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	44	3	- 2
Ascariasis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	81	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	59	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	4	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	12	43	- 43
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	47	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Comoros

Iceland

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.