PORTUGAL VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,741	4	6,851	- 111
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,119	36	231	+ 3,889
Stroke	3	4,033	2	12,339	- 8,307
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,953	1	12,878	- 8,925
Low Birth Weight	5	3,723	52	79	+ 3,644
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,564	27	838	+ 1,726
Birth Trauma	7	2,391	60	24	+ 2,367
Liver Disease	8	1,811	22	1,126	+ 685
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,545	8	3,601	- 2,056
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,482	40	196	+ 1,286
Meningitis	11	1,310	56	43	+ 1,267
Hypertension	12	1,305	14	1,880	- 575
Cervical Cancer	13	1,185	34	329	+ 856
Kidney Disease	14	1,149	9	2,803	- 1,654
Malnutrition	15	1,087	53	79	+ 1,009
Other Injuries	16	1,023	13	1,937	- 914
Lung Disease	17	947	7	4,286	- 3,339
Pertussis	18	907	72	0	+ 907
Tuberculosis	19	894	38	213	+ 681
Violence	20	717	48	96	+ 620
Asthma	21	554	43	146	+ 408
Maternal Conditions	22	532	63	7	+ 525
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	527	3	7,191	- 6,664
Suicide	24	519	19	1,172	- 652
Drownings	25	394	51	79	+ 315
Oesophagus Cancer	26	382	29	623	- 241
Prostate Cancer	27	372	11	2,124	- 1,752
Liver Cancer	28	330	18	1,270	- 941
Malaria	29	329	78	0	+ 329
Fires	30	307	46	108	+ 198
Inflammatory/Heart	31	298	26	909	- 611
Falls	32	297	23	1,033	- 735
Breast Cancer	33	256	12	1,997	- 1,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	238	37	229	+ 10
Poisonings	35	228	57	29	+ 198
Endocrine Disorders	36	221	17	1,547	- 1,326
Lymphomas	37	219	16	1,608	- 1,389
Syphilis	38	217	64	3	+ 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	212	6	4,389	- 4,178
Epilepsy	40	196	31	415	- 219
Oral Cancer	41	175	25	912	- 737
Skin Cancers	42	141	30	523	- 382
Tetanus	43	135	73	0	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	44	130	21	1,139	- 1,009
Stomach Cancer	45	127	10	2,532	- 2,405
Bladder Cancer	46	116	20	1,171	- 1,054
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	115	41	169	- 53
Skin Disease	48	105	39	202	- 98
Drug Use	49	76	44	128	- 53
Appendicitis	50	66	61	21	+ 46
Alcohol	51	66	45	111	- 46
Hepatitis B	52	58	59	26	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	53	48	62	15	+ 33
Encephalitis	54	47	67	1	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	55	35	32	406	- 371
Ovary Cancer	56	35	33	397	- 362
Leukemia	57	35	24	1,015	- 981
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	19	47	99	- 80
Other Neoplasms	59	12	28	652	- 640
Lung Cancers	60	12	5	4,406	- 4,394
Hepatitis C	61	11	49	87	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	54	56	- 48
Ascariasis	63	4	83	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	4	66	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	3	76	0	+ 3
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	35	320	- 320
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	42	151	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	15	1,669	- 1,669
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Comoros

Portugal

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.