MALDIVES VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	257	8	33	+ 224
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	157	22	14	+ 143
Stroke	3	154	2	143	+ 10
Coronary Heart Disease	4	151	1	279	- 129
Low Birth Weight	5	142	20	15	+ 127
Road Traffic Accidents	6	98	31	9	+ 89
Birth Trauma	7	91	39	5	+ 86
Liver Disease	8	69	11	24	+ 45
Diabetes Mellitus	9	59	6	47	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	10	56	15	19	+ 37
Meningitis	11	50	50	1	+ 49
Hypertension	12	50	17	16	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	13	45	13	22	+ 24
Kidney Disease	14	44	4	80	- 37
Malnutrition	15	41	45	3	+ 39
Other Injuries	16	39	18	16	+ 23
Lung Disease	17	36	3	91	- 55
Pertussis	18	35	52	0	+ 34
Tuberculosis	19	34	27	11	+ 23
Violence	20	27	28	10	+ 17
Asthma	21	21	29	10	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	22	20	35	5	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	20	5	47	- 27
Suicide	24	20	21	15	+ 5
Drownings	25	15	23	14	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	26	15	59	0	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	27	14	26	11	+ 3
Liver Cancer	28	13	10	27	- 14
Malaria	29	13	75	0	+ 13
Fires	30	12	41	4	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	31	11	36	5	+ 6
Falls	32	11	16	19	- 7
Breast Cancer	33	10	9	28	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	9	42	4	+ 5
Poisonings	35	9	55	0	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	36	8	12	22	- 13
Lymphomas	37	8	34	7	+ 1
Syphilis	38	8	58	0	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	8	14	21	- 13
Epilepsy	40	7	38	5	+ 3
Oral Cancer	41	7	19	15	- 9
Skin Cancers	42	5	63	0	+ 5
Tetanus	43	5	54	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	25	12	- 7
Stomach Cancer	45	5	49	1	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	46	4	37	5	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4	43	3	+ 1
Skin Disease	48	4	32	8	- 4
Drug Use	49	3	48	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	50	3	61	0	+ 2
Alcohol	51	2	51	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	52	2	56	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	53	2	66	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	2	44	3	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	1	47	2	- 1
Ovary Cancer	56	1	30	9	- 8
Leukemia	57	1	24	13	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	53	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	59	0	46	2	- 2
Lung Cancers	60	0	7	36	- 36
Hepatitis C	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	57	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	33	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	60	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	40	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Comoros

Maldives

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.