IRELAND VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,456	6	1,298	+ 2,158
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,112	45	53	+ 2,059
Stroke	3	2,068	5	1,770	+ 298
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,027	1	4,762	- 2,735
Low Birth Weight	5	1,909	44	56	+ 1,853
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,315	33	153	+ 1,162
Birth Trauma	7	1,226	56	10	+ 1,216
Liver Disease	8	928	19	279	+ 649
Diabetes Mellitus	9	792	16	414	+ 379
Congenital Anomalies	10	760	32	153	+ 607
Meningitis	11	671	58	7	+ 664
Hypertension	12	669	29	175	+ 494
Cervical Cancer	13	607	35	103	+ 504
Kidney Disease	14	589	10	566	+ 23
Malnutrition	15	557	63	2	+ 556
Other Injuries	16	524	30	171	+ 354
Lung Disease	17	485	4	1,915	- 1,430
Pertussis	18	465	67	0	+ 465
Tuberculosis	19	458	50	23	+ 435
Violence	20	368	47	38	+ 329
Asthma	21	284	41	58	+ 226
Maternal Conditions	22	273	61	3	+ 270
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	270	2	3,209	- 2,939
Suicide	24	266	14	470	- 204
Drownings	25	202	43	57	+ 145
Oesophagus Cancer	26	196	15	419	- 223
Prostate Cancer	27	191	9	585	- 394
Liver Cancer	28	169	18	318	- 149
Malaria	29	169	75	0	+ 169
Fires	30	157	48	30	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	31	153	26	240	- 87
Falls	32	152	25	247	- 94
Breast Cancer	33	131	8	760	- 628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	122	38	67	+ 55
Poisonings	35	117	53	14	+ 103
Endocrine Disorders	36	113	24	249	- 136
Lymphomas	37	112	13	513	- 401
Syphilis	38	111	68	0	+ 111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	109	7	1,095	- 987
Epilepsy	40	101	36	85	+ 16
Oral Cancer	41	90	28	183	- 93
Skin Cancers	42	72	23	252	- 179
Tetanus	43	69	81	0	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	44	67	12	530	- 463
Stomach Cancer	45	65	17	357	- 291
Bladder Cancer	46	60	22	256	- 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	59	46	50	+ 9
Skin Disease	48	54	42	58	- 4
Drug Use	49	39	31	167	- 128
Appendicitis	50	34	60	3	+ 31
Alcohol	51	34	39	64	- 31
Hepatitis B	52	30	59	6	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	53	24	64	1	+ 23
Encephalitis	54	24	66	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	55	18	34	126	- 108
Ovary Cancer	56	18	21	273	- 255
Leukemia	57	18	20	274	- 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	40	59	- 49
Other Neoplasms	59	6	27	218	- 212
Lung Cancers	60	6	3	1,916	- 1,910
Hepatitis C	61	6	52	19	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	62	4	37	83	- 79
Ascariasis	63	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	69	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	57	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	29	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	11	530	- 530
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	20	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	14	- 14
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Comoros

Ireland

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.