NIGERIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	156,343	1	207,281	- 50,938
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	95,540	2	144,724	- 49,184
Stroke	3	93,537	8	57,744	+ 35,793
Coronary Heart Disease	4	91,693	7	61,374	+ 30,319
Low Birth Weight	5	86,353	6	95,959	- 9,606
Road Traffic Accidents	6	59,467	12	41,693	+ 17,774
Birth Trauma	7	55,447	5	100,186	- 44,739
Liver Disease	8	41,996	13	38,326	+ 3,671
Diabetes Mellitus	9	35,845	18	22,497	+ 13,348
Congenital Anomalies	10	34,372	9	49,696	- 15,324
Meningitis	11	30,375	11	43,651	- 13,277
Hypertension	12	30,267	24	10,692	+ 19,575
Cervical Cancer	13	27,474	25	10,574	+ 16,900
Kidney Disease	14	26,660	20	18,189	+ 8,471
Malnutrition	15	25,217	36	5,896	+ 19,321
Other Injuries	16	23,722	17	22,696	+ 1,026
Lung Disease	17	21,959	22	12,569	+ 9,390
Pertussis	18	21,041	16	23,282	- 2,241
Tuberculosis	19	20,740	3	127,335	- 106,595
Violence	20	16,627	19	18,407	- 1,780
Asthma	21	12,859	27	8,192	+ 4,667
Maternal Conditions	22	12,347	15	23,540	- 11,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	12,213	31	6,786	+ 5,427
Suicide	24	12,049	30	7,019	+ 5,031
Drownings	25	9,138	32	6,584	+ 2,554
Oesophagus Cancer	26	8,850	64	560	+ 8,289
Prostate Cancer	27	8,633	35	5,914	+ 2,719
Liver Cancer	28	7,646	39	5,289	+ 2,357
Malaria	29	7,627	4	100,963	- 93,336
Fires	30	7,109	29	7,132	- 22
Inflammatory/Heart	31	6,906	42	4,826	+ 2,080
Falls	32	6,893	28	7,528	- 635
Breast Cancer	33	5,936	23	11,884	- 5,948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5,524	37	5,846	- 322
Poisonings	35	5,282	33	6,570	- 1,288
Endocrine Disorders	36	5,125	21	15,799	- 10,674
Lymphomas	37	5,069	40	5,202	- 133
Syphilis	38	5,032	38	5,449	- 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,909	43	4,152	+ 757
Epilepsy	40	4,556	41	5,001	- 446
Oral Cancer	41	4,066	48	2,238	+ 1,828
Skin Cancers	42	3,270	53	1,933	+ 1,337
Tetanus	43	3,127	26	8,355	- 5,228
Parkinson's Disease	44	3,016	46	2,473	+ 543
Stomach Cancer	45	2,957	50	2,129	+ 828
Bladder Cancer	46	2,700	63	670	+ 2,030
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,676	52	1,946	+ 730
Skin Disease	48	2,425	56	1,468	+ 956
Drug Use	49	1,755	34	6,273	- 4,518
Appendicitis	50	1,540	60	760	+ 780
Alcohol	51	1,521	58	1,031	+ 490
Hepatitis B	52	1,351	55	1,488	- 137
Upper Respiratory	53	1,107	67	259	+ 848
Encephalitis	54	1,094	59	937	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	55	818	62	679	+ 140
Ovary Cancer	56	813	49	2,133	- 1,319
Leukemia	57	803	47	2,257	- 1,454
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	439	69	165	+ 275
Other Neoplasms	59	289	66	290	- 1
Lung Cancers	60	270	57	1,295	- 1,026
Hepatitis C	61	258	65	304	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	62	190	68	179	+ 11
Ascariasis	63	93	61	685	- 592
Otitis Media	64	84	72	3	+ 81
Diphtheria	65	64	44	3,800	- 3,735
Chlamydia	66	63	71	14	+ 50
War	67	27	45	3,245	- 3,218
Dengue	68	9	73	2	+ 8
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
HIV/AIDS	76	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Depression	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	51	1,975	- 1,975
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Comoros

Nigeria

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.