JAPAN VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	81,360	3	107,899	- 26,538
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	49,719	37	2,731	+ 46,988
Stroke	3	48,676	2	121,823	- 73,147
Coronary Heart Disease	4	47,716	1	163,905	- 116,189
Low Birth Weight	5	44,938	55	202	+ 44,735
Road Traffic Accidents	6	30,946	31	4,566	+ 26,381
Birth Trauma	7	28,854	61	104	+ 28,750
Liver Disease	8	21,855	17	14,195	+ 7,659
Diabetes Mellitus	9	18,654	29	5,433	+ 13,221
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,887	40	2,473	+ 15,414
Meningitis	11	15,807	52	308	+ 15,499
Hypertension	12	15,751	28	6,673	+ 9,077
Cervical Cancer	13	14,297	32	3,799	+ 10,498
Kidney Disease	14	13,874	9	44,779	- 30,905
Malnutrition	15	13,123	43	1,910	+ 11,213
Other Injuries	16	12,345	12	22,068	- 9,724
Lung Disease	17	11,427	5	78,169	- 66,742
Pertussis	18	10,950	71	1	+ 10,948
Tuberculosis	19	10,793	34	3,459	+ 7,334
Violence	20	8,653	53	266	+ 8,387
Asthma	21	6,692	42	1,922	+ 4,770
Maternal Conditions	22	6,425	64	39	+ 6,387
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,355	7	56,937	- 50,582
Suicide	24	6,270	13	19,466	- 13,196
Drownings	25	4,756	25	8,409	- 3,653
Oesophagus Cancer	26	4,605	20	12,316	- 7,711
Prostate Cancer	27	4,493	19	13,515	- 9,023
Liver Cancer	28	3,979	11	29,384	- 25,406
Malaria	29	3,969	79	0	+ 3,969
Fires	30	3,700	48	1,007	+ 2,693
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,594	27	8,232	- 4,638
Falls	32	3,587	23	9,736	- 6,149
Breast Cancer	33	3,089	15	15,805	- 12,716
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,875	35	2,922	- 47
Poisonings	35	2,749	54	255	+ 2,494
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,667	21	11,486	- 8,819
Lymphomas	37	2,638	14	19,273	- 16,635
Syphilis	38	2,619	65	16	+ 2,603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,554	6	57,340	- 54,786
Epilepsy	40	2,371	45	1,558	+ 812
Oral Cancer	41	2,116	26	8,333	- 6,217
Skin Cancers	42	1,702	44	1,843	- 141
Tetanus	43	1,627	67	9	+ 1,618
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,570	18	14,007	- 12,438
Stomach Cancer	45	1,539	8	50,433	- 48,894
Bladder Cancer	46	1,405	22	9,936	- 8,532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,392	39	2,555	- 1,163
Skin Disease	48	1,262	36	2,806	- 1,544
Drug Use	49	913	50	732	+ 181
Appendicitis	50	802	58	126	+ 676
Alcohol	51	792	51	576	+ 216
Hepatitis B	52	703	46	1,423	- 720
Upper Respiratory	53	576	57	159	+ 417
Encephalitis	54	569	69	5	+ 565
Uterin Cancer	55	426	33	3,461	- 3,035
Ovary Cancer	56	423	30	5,061	- 4,638
Leukemia	57	418	24	9,607	- 9,189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	229	38	2,618	- 2,389
Other Neoplasms	59	150	16	15,120	- 14,969
Lung Cancers	60	140	4	79,688	- 79,548
Hepatitis C	61	134	41	2,220	- 2,085
Multiple Sclerosis	62	99	59	108	- 9
Ascariasis	63	48	82	0	+ 48
Otitis Media	64	44	68	8	+ 36
Diphtheria	65	34	74	0	+ 33
Chlamydia	66	33	80	0	+ 33
War	67	14	66	15	- 1
Dengue	68	5	83	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	63	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	10	37,027	- 37,027
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Comoros

Japan

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.