ZIMBABWE VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,326	2	10,779	+ 546
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,921	6	4,595	+ 2,326
Stroke	3	6,776	5	5,126	+ 1,650
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,642	3	8,493	- 1,851
Low Birth Weight	5	6,256	7	4,038	+ 2,218
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,308	4	6,037	- 1,730
Birth Trauma	7	4,017	8	3,405	+ 611
Liver Disease	8	3,042	17	1,941	+ 1,101
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,597	9	3,344	- 747
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,490	11	2,217	+ 273
Meningitis	11	2,200	22	1,325	+ 875
Hypertension	12	2,193	24	1,146	+ 1,047
Cervical Cancer	13	1,990	14	2,023	- 33
Kidney Disease	14	1,931	12	2,214	- 282
Malnutrition	15	1,827	10	2,396	- 569
Other Injuries	16	1,718	20	1,656	+ 63
Lung Disease	17	1,591	23	1,163	+ 427
Pertussis	18	1,524	42	419	+ 1,106
Tuberculosis	19	1,502	16	1,999	- 497
Violence	20	1,204	18	1,916	- 712
Asthma	21	932	21	1,531	- 599
Maternal Conditions	22	894	19	1,749	- 855
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	885	31	768	+ 117
Suicide	24	873	13	2,069	- 1,196
Drownings	25	662	27	956	- 294
Oesophagus Cancer	26	641	29	801	- 160
Prostate Cancer	27	625	32	628	- 3
Liver Cancer	28	554	38	510	+ 44
Malaria	29	553	15	2,003	- 1,450
Fires	30	515	30	793	- 278
Inflammatory/Heart	31	500	25	1,047	- 547
Falls	32	499	41	465	+ 35
Breast Cancer	33	430	28	839	- 409
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	400	35	548	- 148
Poisonings	35	383	37	515	- 133
Endocrine Disorders	36	371	34	553	- 182
Lymphomas	37	367	26	960	- 593
Syphilis	38	365	55	124	+ 240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	356	40	505	- 149
Epilepsy	40	330	39	508	- 178
Oral Cancer	41	295	49	208	+ 87
Skin Cancers	42	237	44	264	- 27
Tetanus	43	227	57	102	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	44	218	46	226	- 7
Stomach Cancer	45	214	33	559	- 345
Bladder Cancer	46	196	54	125	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	194	36	542	- 348
Skin Disease	48	176	52	173	+ 3
Drug Use	49	127	48	213	- 85
Appendicitis	50	112	58	66	+ 45
Alcohol	51	110	61	48	+ 62
Hepatitis B	52	98	60	57	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	53	80	59	65	+ 15
Encephalitis	54	79	56	117	- 38
Uterin Cancer	55	59	50	182	- 123
Ovary Cancer	56	59	51	173	- 114
Leukemia	57	58	45	244	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	32	64	26	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	59	21	62	37	- 16
Lung Cancers	60	20	43	286	- 266
Hepatitis C	61	19	66	14	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	67	14	- 0
Ascariasis	63	7	70	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	6	68	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	5	72	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	5	69	3	+ 1
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Dengue	68	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	172	- 172
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	63	30	- 30
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	217	- 217
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Comoros

Zimbabwe

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.