UGANDA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,546	2	18,865	+ 13,681
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	19,888	5	12,103	+ 7,785
Stroke	3	19,471	6	11,181	+ 8,290
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,087	9	8,784	+ 10,303
Low Birth Weight	5	17,976	8	9,673	+ 8,302
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,379	4	13,012	- 633
Birth Trauma	7	11,542	7	10,405	+ 1,137
Liver Disease	8	8,742	13	5,122	+ 3,620
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,462	14	4,794	+ 2,667
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,155	11	6,641	+ 515
Meningitis	11	6,323	16	3,718	+ 2,605
Hypertension	12	6,301	21	3,120	+ 3,180
Cervical Cancer	13	5,719	15	4,378	+ 1,341
Kidney Disease	14	5,550	19	3,168	+ 2,382
Malnutrition	15	5,249	18	3,317	+ 1,932
Other Injuries	16	4,938	20	3,130	+ 1,808
Lung Disease	17	4,571	22	3,051	+ 1,520
Pertussis	18	4,380	25	1,909	+ 2,471
Tuberculosis	19	4,317	10	7,255	- 2,937
Violence	20	3,461	12	6,175	- 2,714
Asthma	21	2,677	27	1,745	+ 932
Maternal Conditions	22	2,570	17	3,641	- 1,071
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,542	30	1,286	+ 1,256
Suicide	24	2,508	24	2,033	+ 475
Drownings	25	1,902	31	1,238	+ 665
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,842	28	1,674	+ 168
Prostate Cancer	27	1,797	34	950	+ 847
Liver Cancer	28	1,592	29	1,522	+ 69
Malaria	29	1,588	3	13,576	- 11,988
Fires	30	1,480	36	872	+ 608
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,438	37	859	+ 578
Falls	32	1,435	33	1,127	+ 308
Breast Cancer	33	1,236	32	1,128	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,150	41	687	+ 463
Poisonings	35	1,099	39	745	+ 354
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,067	38	761	+ 306
Lymphomas	37	1,055	26	1,762	- 706
Syphilis	38	1,048	23	2,235	- 1,188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,022	35	919	+ 103
Epilepsy	40	948	43	599	+ 350
Oral Cancer	41	846	40	731	+ 115
Skin Cancers	42	681	49	349	+ 332
Tetanus	43	651	53	271	+ 380
Parkinson's Disease	44	628	48	351	+ 276
Stomach Cancer	45	616	45	515	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	46	562	59	181	+ 381
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	557	50	348	+ 209
Skin Disease	48	505	55	242	+ 262
Drug Use	49	365	57	233	+ 132
Appendicitis	50	321	58	211	+ 110
Alcohol	51	317	54	256	+ 60
Hepatitis B	52	281	61	123	+ 158
Upper Respiratory	53	230	60	144	+ 87
Encephalitis	54	228	62	122	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	55	170	56	234	- 63
Ovary Cancer	56	169	44	519	- 350
Leukemia	57	167	42	599	- 432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	91	64	55	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	59	60	66	37	+ 23
Lung Cancers	60	56	46	441	- 384
Hepatitis C	61	54	67	30	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	62	40	69	16	+ 24
Ascariasis	63	19	70	16	+ 3
Otitis Media	64	18	71	11	+ 6
Diphtheria	65	13	72	11	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	13	73	6	+ 7
War	67	6	63	88	- 82
Dengue	68	2	74	1	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	286	- 286
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	51	343	- 343
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	47	358	- 358
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Comoros

Uganda

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.