NORWAY VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,639	6	1,797	+ 1,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,223	37	128	+ 2,096
Stroke	3	2,177	4	2,475	- 299
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,134	1	5,321	- 3,187
Low Birth Weight	5	2,010	52	23	+ 1,986
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,384	42	114	+ 1,270
Birth Trauma	7	1,290	54	17	+ 1,273
Liver Disease	8	977	30	214	+ 764
Diabetes Mellitus	9	834	16	560	+ 275
Congenital Anomalies	10	800	34	136	+ 664
Meningitis	11	707	58	14	+ 693
Hypertension	12	704	28	230	+ 475
Cervical Cancer	13	639	39	125	+ 514
Kidney Disease	14	620	14	611	+ 10
Malnutrition	15	587	35	135	+ 452
Other Injuries	16	552	15	583	- 31
Lung Disease	17	511	3	2,723	- 2,212
Pertussis	18	490	64	1	+ 488
Tuberculosis	19	483	56	15	+ 468
Violence	20	387	50	32	+ 355
Asthma	21	299	43	85	+ 215
Maternal Conditions	22	287	66	1	+ 286
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	284	2	4,464	- 4,180
Suicide	24	280	13	633	- 353
Drownings	25	213	45	65	+ 148
Oesophagus Cancer	26	206	27	248	- 42
Prostate Cancer	27	201	8	1,172	- 971
Liver Cancer	28	178	26	259	- 81
Malaria	29	178	84	0	+ 178
Fires	30	165	48	45	+ 121
Inflammatory/Heart	31	161	29	221	- 60
Falls	32	160	9	777	- 617
Breast Cancer	33	138	11	698	- 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	129	33	160	- 31
Poisonings	35	123	57	14	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	36	119	19	359	- 240
Lymphomas	37	118	12	646	- 528
Syphilis	38	117	67	1	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	114	7	1,787	- 1,672
Epilepsy	40	106	40	119	- 13
Oral Cancer	41	95	32	168	- 73
Skin Cancers	42	76	18	407	- 331
Tetanus	43	73	69	0	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	44	70	17	554	- 484
Stomach Cancer	45	69	22	343	- 275
Bladder Cancer	46	63	20	356	- 293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	62	46	61	+ 1
Skin Disease	48	56	38	128	- 71
Drug Use	49	41	25	264	- 223
Appendicitis	50	36	59	12	+ 24
Alcohol	51	35	31	205	- 169
Hepatitis B	52	31	63	3	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	53	26	60	12	+ 14
Encephalitis	54	25	70	0	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	55	19	36	134	- 115
Ovary Cancer	56	19	24	309	- 290
Leukemia	57	19	21	354	- 335
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	47	60	- 50
Other Neoplasms	59	7	23	324	- 318
Lung Cancers	60	6	5	2,320	- 2,314
Hepatitis C	61	6	55	17	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	4	41	119	- 115
Ascariasis	63	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	61	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	75	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	10	770	- 770
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	23	- 23
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Comoros

Norway

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.