NICARAGUA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,409	7	1,152	+ 3,258
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,695	36	122	+ 2,572
Stroke	3	2,638	3	2,225	+ 413
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,586	1	5,843	- 3,257
Low Birth Weight	5	2,435	13	490	+ 1,946
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,677	8	1,109	+ 569
Birth Trauma	7	1,564	25	198	+ 1,366
Liver Disease	8	1,184	6	1,203	- 19
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,011	4	2,068	- 1,057
Congenital Anomalies	10	969	11	571	+ 399
Meningitis	11	857	51	29	+ 828
Hypertension	12	854	9	1,103	- 250
Cervical Cancer	13	775	16	374	+ 401
Kidney Disease	14	752	2	3,533	- 2,781
Malnutrition	15	711	30	163	+ 548
Other Injuries	16	669	17	358	+ 311
Lung Disease	17	619	5	1,570	- 950
Pertussis	18	593	67	3	+ 590
Tuberculosis	19	585	37	115	+ 470
Violence	20	469	10	619	- 150
Asthma	21	363	38	105	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	22	348	39	88	+ 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	344	33	149	+ 195
Suicide	24	340	19	285	+ 55
Drownings	25	258	32	157	+ 101
Oesophagus Cancer	26	250	47	42	+ 208
Prostate Cancer	27	243	15	386	- 143
Liver Cancer	28	216	12	509	- 293
Malaria	29	215	83	0	+ 215
Fires	30	201	57	16	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	31	195	34	139	+ 55
Falls	32	194	22	276	- 82
Breast Cancer	33	167	20	283	- 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	156	40	85	+ 70
Poisonings	35	149	55	18	+ 131
Endocrine Disorders	36	145	28	164	- 19
Lymphomas	37	143	29	164	- 21
Syphilis	38	142	60	9	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	138	18	315	- 177
Epilepsy	40	128	41	74	+ 54
Oral Cancer	41	115	43	64	+ 50
Skin Cancers	42	92	45	59	+ 33
Tetanus	43	88	79	0	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	44	85	42	67	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	45	83	14	478	- 394
Bladder Cancer	46	76	52	28	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	75	54	20	+ 56
Skin Disease	48	68	31	162	- 93
Drug Use	49	49	46	50	- 1
Appendicitis	50	43	49	32	+ 12
Alcohol	51	43	21	279	- 236
Hepatitis B	52	38	62	5	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	53	31	72	1	+ 31
Encephalitis	54	31	58	10	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	55	23	48	39	- 16
Ovary Cancer	56	23	44	61	- 38
Leukemia	57	23	24	227	- 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	12	50	31	- 18
Other Neoplasms	59	8	26	192	- 184
Lung Cancers	60	8	23	274	- 266
Hepatitis C	61	7	68	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	61	7	- 1
Ascariasis	63	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	2	74	0	+ 1
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	35	139	- 139
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	28	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	27	178	- 178
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Comoros

Nicaragua

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.