SINGAPORE VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,981	2	5,189	- 1,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,433	39	28	+ 2,405
Stroke	3	2,382	3	1,559	+ 823
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,335	1	5,292	- 2,957
Low Birth Weight	5	2,199	41	25	+ 2,174
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,514	26	121	+ 1,393
Birth Trauma	7	1,412	55	3	+ 1,409
Liver Disease	8	1,069	20	209	+ 860
Diabetes Mellitus	9	913	28	108	+ 805
Congenital Anomalies	10	875	31	80	+ 796
Meningitis	11	773	48	8	+ 765
Hypertension	12	771	8	732	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	13	700	30	85	+ 615
Kidney Disease	14	679	6	1,028	- 350
Malnutrition	15	642	63	0	+ 642
Other Injuries	16	604	32	79	+ 525
Lung Disease	17	559	14	383	+ 176
Pertussis	18	536	62	0	+ 536
Tuberculosis	19	528	40	26	+ 503
Violence	20	423	46	15	+ 409
Asthma	21	327	35	37	+ 290
Maternal Conditions	22	314	53	3	+ 311
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	311	36	32	+ 279
Suicide	24	307	9	650	- 344
Drownings	25	233	38	29	+ 204
Oesophagus Cancer	26	225	24	137	+ 88
Prostate Cancer	27	220	16	303	- 83
Liver Cancer	28	195	7	746	- 551
Malaria	29	194	75	0	+ 194
Fires	30	181	49	7	+ 174
Inflammatory/Heart	31	176	19	215	- 39
Falls	32	176	18	218	- 42
Breast Cancer	33	151	10	605	- 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	141	33	69	+ 71
Poisonings	35	134	60	1	+ 133
Endocrine Disorders	36	130	37	30	+ 100
Lymphomas	37	129	13	397	- 268
Syphilis	38	128	65	0	+ 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	125	5	1,203	- 1,078
Epilepsy	40	116	42	25	+ 91
Oral Cancer	41	104	15	317	- 213
Skin Cancers	42	83	34	56	+ 27
Tetanus	43	80	73	0	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	44	77	29	90	- 13
Stomach Cancer	45	75	12	405	- 329
Bladder Cancer	46	69	27	120	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	68	43	22	+ 46
Skin Disease	48	62	25	136	- 74
Drug Use	49	45	44	19	+ 26
Appendicitis	50	39	50	6	+ 33
Alcohol	51	39	47	10	+ 29
Hepatitis B	52	34	52	4	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	53	28	54	3	+ 25
Encephalitis	54	28	61	0	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	55	21	23	147	- 126
Ovary Cancer	56	21	21	204	- 183
Leukemia	57	20	17	249	- 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	11	58	2	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	59	7	22	195	- 188
Lung Cancers	60	7	4	1,540	- 1,534
Hepatitis C	61	7	56	3	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	57	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	2	67	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	64	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	2	64	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	2	70	0	+ 2
War	67	1	59	2	- 2
Dengue	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	45	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	11	537	- 537
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Comoros

Singapore

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.