SOUTH AFRICA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,915	2	39,341	+ 574
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	24,392	8	15,843	+ 8,549
Stroke	3	23,880	4	30,693	- 6,813
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,410	3	32,739	- 9,329
Low Birth Weight	5	22,046	16	6,250	+ 15,796
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,182	11	13,014	+ 2,168
Birth Trauma	7	14,156	30	3,004	+ 11,152
Liver Disease	8	10,722	14	9,013	+ 1,708
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,151	5	30,188	- 21,036
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,775	25	4,351	+ 4,425
Meningitis	11	7,755	26	3,660	+ 4,094
Hypertension	12	7,727	12	12,789	- 5,062
Cervical Cancer	13	7,014	20	5,555	+ 1,459
Kidney Disease	14	6,806	9	15,302	- 8,495
Malnutrition	15	6,438	34	2,381	+ 4,057
Other Injuries	16	6,056	17	6,014	+ 42
Lung Disease	17	5,606	13	11,895	- 6,289
Pertussis	18	5,372	43	1,142	+ 4,230
Tuberculosis	19	5,295	6	21,965	- 16,670
Violence	20	4,245	7	21,000	- 16,755
Asthma	21	3,283	18	5,966	- 2,683
Maternal Conditions	22	3,152	38	1,700	+ 1,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,118	22	4,676	- 1,558
Suicide	24	3,076	10	13,774	- 10,698
Drownings	25	2,333	32	2,403	- 70
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,259	29	3,486	- 1,226
Prostate Cancer	27	2,204	24	4,374	- 2,170
Liver Cancer	28	1,952	33	2,383	- 431
Malaria	29	1,947	63	83	+ 1,865
Fires	30	1,815	27	3,618	- 1,802
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,763	21	5,408	- 3,645
Falls	32	1,760	42	1,399	+ 361
Breast Cancer	33	1,516	23	4,533	- 3,018
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,410	36	1,894	- 484
Poisonings	35	1,348	50	975	+ 373
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,308	19	5,890	- 4,582
Lymphomas	37	1,294	31	2,818	- 1,524
Syphilis	38	1,285	44	1,130	+ 155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,253	28	3,587	- 2,334
Epilepsy	40	1,163	37	1,870	- 707
Oral Cancer	41	1,038	41	1,406	- 368
Skin Cancers	42	835	48	993	- 158
Tetanus	43	798	65	38	+ 761
Parkinson's Disease	44	770	46	1,077	- 307
Stomach Cancer	45	755	39	1,535	- 780
Bladder Cancer	46	689	52	829	- 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	683	47	1,015	- 332
Skin Disease	48	619	45	1,101	- 482
Drug Use	49	448	53	770	- 322
Appendicitis	50	393	56	274	+ 119
Alcohol	51	388	49	987	- 599
Hepatitis B	52	345	61	139	+ 205
Upper Respiratory	53	283	60	223	+ 60
Encephalitis	54	279	59	234	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	55	209	54	512	- 303
Ovary Cancer	56	208	51	951	- 743
Leukemia	57	205	40	1,464	- 1,259
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	112	55	376	- 264
Other Neoplasms	59	74	58	267	- 193
Lung Cancers	60	69	15	7,705	- 7,636
Hepatitis C	61	66	70	8	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	62	48	62	113	- 64
Ascariasis	63	24	71	3	+ 21
Otitis Media	64	22	67	19	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	16	69	16	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	16	68	18	- 2
War	67	7	64	66	- 59
Dengue	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	57	270	- 270
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	35	2,007	- 2,007
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Comoros

South Africa

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.