NEW ZEALAND VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,408	7	920	+ 2,488
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,083	37	81	+ 2,002
Stroke	3	2,039	3	2,378	- 339
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,999	1	5,095	- 3,096
Low Birth Weight	5	1,883	38	78	+ 1,804
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,296	16	458	+ 838
Birth Trauma	7	1,209	54	15	+ 1,194
Liver Disease	8	916	32	158	+ 758
Diabetes Mellitus	9	781	8	769	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	10	749	30	176	+ 574
Meningitis	11	662	59	9	+ 653
Hypertension	12	660	20	327	+ 333
Cervical Cancer	13	599	41	61	+ 538
Kidney Disease	14	581	17	432	+ 149
Malnutrition	15	550	55	14	+ 536
Other Injuries	16	517	28	218	+ 299
Lung Disease	17	479	5	1,815	- 1,336
Pertussis	18	459	65	1	+ 458
Tuberculosis	19	452	52	17	+ 435
Violence	20	362	42	57	+ 305
Asthma	21	280	36	91	+ 190
Maternal Conditions	22	269	63	5	+ 264
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	266	2	3,032	- 2,765
Suicide	24	263	15	528	- 266
Drownings	25	199	44	54	+ 145
Oesophagus Cancer	26	193	25	279	- 86
Prostate Cancer	27	188	9	739	- 551
Liver Cancer	28	167	24	288	- 121
Malaria	29	166	78	0	+ 166
Fires	30	155	53	17	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	31	151	23	313	- 162
Falls	32	150	11	627	- 476
Breast Cancer	33	129	10	737	- 607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	120	39	70	+ 50
Poisonings	35	115	58	9	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	36	112	21	325	- 213
Lymphomas	37	111	13	608	- 498
Syphilis	38	110	70	0	+ 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	107	6	1,495	- 1,388
Epilepsy	40	99	43	55	+ 44
Oral Cancer	41	89	31	164	- 75
Skin Cancers	42	71	12	612	- 540
Tetanus	43	68	69	0	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	44	66	19	353	- 287
Stomach Cancer	45	64	22	323	- 258
Bladder Cancer	46	59	26	267	- 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	58	35	113	- 54
Skin Disease	48	53	34	118	- 65
Drug Use	49	38	40	69	- 31
Appendicitis	50	34	62	6	+ 28
Alcohol	51	33	45	51	- 18
Hepatitis B	52	29	56	14	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	53	24	64	4	+ 20
Encephalitis	54	24	66	1	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	55	18	33	145	- 127
Ovary Cancer	56	18	29	207	- 189
Leukemia	57	17	18	391	- 374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	46	47	- 37
Other Neoplasms	59	6	27	245	- 239
Lung Cancers	60	6	4	1,873	- 1,868
Hepatitis C	61	6	48	30	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	4	47	43	- 39
Ascariasis	63	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	57	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	17	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	14	543	- 543
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	84	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Comoros

New Zealand

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.