ZAMBIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,735	2	9,517	+ 4,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,394	5	6,275	+ 2,118
Stroke	3	8,218	3	7,948	+ 270
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,056	10	4,432	+ 3,624
Low Birth Weight	5	7,586	8	4,857	+ 2,729
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,224	11	3,654	+ 1,570
Birth Trauma	7	4,871	7	5,062	- 190
Liver Disease	8	3,690	9	4,501	- 811
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,149	14	2,395	+ 754
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,020	12	3,146	- 126
Meningitis	11	2,669	16	1,976	+ 693
Hypertension	12	2,659	13	2,616	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	13	2,414	17	1,799	+ 615
Kidney Disease	14	2,342	18	1,760	+ 582
Malnutrition	15	2,215	15	2,303	- 87
Other Injuries	16	2,084	19	1,729	+ 355
Lung Disease	17	1,929	21	1,273	+ 657
Pertussis	18	1,849	25	743	+ 1,106
Tuberculosis	19	1,822	6	5,941	- 4,119
Violence	20	1,461	23	1,153	+ 308
Asthma	21	1,130	26	741	+ 389
Maternal Conditions	22	1,085	22	1,188	- 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,073	29	590	+ 483
Suicide	24	1,059	20	1,303	- 244
Drownings	25	803	27	689	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	26	777	36	359	+ 419
Prostate Cancer	27	758	30	561	+ 197
Liver Cancer	28	672	46	177	+ 495
Malaria	29	670	4	7,882	- 7,212
Fires	30	625	32	546	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	31	607	33	501	+ 105
Falls	32	606	28	596	+ 9
Breast Cancer	33	522	35	366	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	485	40	246	+ 240
Poisonings	35	464	34	456	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	36	450	37	354	+ 97
Lymphomas	37	445	31	548	- 102
Syphilis	38	442	24	885	- 443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	431	43	203	+ 229
Epilepsy	40	400	38	332	+ 68
Oral Cancer	41	357	48	155	+ 202
Skin Cancers	42	287	54	108	+ 179
Tetanus	43	275	44	190	+ 85
Parkinson's Disease	44	265	47	164	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	45	260	42	206	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	46	237	50	132	+ 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	235	45	190	+ 45
Skin Disease	48	213	52	126	+ 87
Drug Use	49	154	53	122	+ 32
Appendicitis	50	135	56	84	+ 51
Alcohol	51	134	49	140	- 6
Hepatitis B	52	119	55	104	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	53	97	60	68	+ 30
Encephalitis	54	96	59	70	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	55	72	64	30	+ 42
Ovary Cancer	56	71	57	82	- 11
Leukemia	57	71	39	261	- 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	39	63	30	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	59	25	65	20	+ 6
Lung Cancers	60	24	41	226	- 202
Hepatitis C	61	23	66	18	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	67	13	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	8	68	9	- 0
Otitis Media	64	7	70	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	6	73	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	6	71	3	+ 2
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Dengue	68	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	61	48	- 48
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	62	42	- 42
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Comoros

Zambia

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.