KENYA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,465	1	22,571	+ 15,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	23,506	5	15,420	+ 8,086
Stroke	3	23,013	4	15,895	+ 7,117
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,559	9	11,972	+ 10,586
Low Birth Weight	5	21,245	11	9,562	+ 11,683
Road Traffic Accidents	6	14,631	6	14,883	- 252
Birth Trauma	7	13,641	10	9,957	+ 3,684
Liver Disease	8	10,332	7	13,405	- 3,072
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,819	14	5,651	+ 3,168
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,456	12	6,115	+ 2,341
Meningitis	11	7,473	15	5,364	+ 2,109
Hypertension	12	7,446	17	4,418	+ 3,029
Cervical Cancer	13	6,759	22	3,389	+ 3,370
Kidney Disease	14	6,559	16	4,464	+ 2,096
Malnutrition	15	6,204	21	4,212	+ 1,992
Other Injuries	16	5,836	19	4,336	+ 1,500
Lung Disease	17	5,402	20	4,280	+ 1,122
Pertussis	18	5,177	42	1,014	+ 4,163
Tuberculosis	19	5,103	3	19,655	- 14,553
Violence	20	4,091	24	2,942	+ 1,148
Asthma	21	3,164	26	2,300	+ 864
Maternal Conditions	22	3,038	13	5,651	- 2,614
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,005	31	1,827	+ 1,178
Suicide	24	2,964	23	3,214	- 250
Drownings	25	2,248	39	1,200	+ 1,048
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,177	18	4,373	- 2,195
Prostate Cancer	27	2,124	37	1,292	+ 832
Liver Cancer	28	1,881	34	1,351	+ 530
Malaria	29	1,877	8	12,652	- 10,775
Fires	30	1,749	36	1,316	+ 433
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,699	40	1,121	+ 578
Falls	32	1,696	33	1,465	+ 231
Breast Cancer	33	1,460	25	2,658	- 1,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,359	41	1,089	+ 270
Poisonings	35	1,299	38	1,269	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,261	44	831	+ 430
Lymphomas	37	1,247	29	1,931	- 684
Syphilis	38	1,238	52	449	+ 789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,208	32	1,477	- 270
Epilepsy	40	1,121	43	832	+ 288
Oral Cancer	41	1,000	30	1,842	- 842
Skin Cancers	42	805	48	638	+ 166
Tetanus	43	769	27	2,129	- 1,360
Parkinson's Disease	44	742	50	470	+ 272
Stomach Cancer	45	728	28	2,010	- 1,282
Bladder Cancer	46	664	57	318	+ 347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	658	53	408	+ 251
Skin Disease	48	597	51	455	+ 141
Drug Use	49	432	62	113	+ 318
Appendicitis	50	379	58	240	+ 138
Alcohol	51	374	55	355	+ 19
Hepatitis B	52	332	49	522	- 190
Upper Respiratory	53	272	64	95	+ 178
Encephalitis	54	269	60	189	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	55	201	56	323	- 121
Ovary Cancer	56	200	45	795	- 595
Leukemia	57	197	35	1,327	- 1,130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	108	66	84	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	59	71	67	60	+ 11
Lung Cancers	60	66	47	669	- 602
Hepatitis C	61	63	61	152	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	62	47	68	39	+ 8
Ascariasis	63	23	71	9	+ 14
Otitis Media	64	21	72	7	+ 14
Diphtheria	65	16	69	13	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	16	70	10	+ 5
War	67	7	65	89	- 83
Dengue	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
HIV/AIDS	76	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	63	103	- 103
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	46	716	- 716
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 KENYA

Comoros

Kenya

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.