COMOROS VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	451	4	349	+ 103
Stroke	2	278	3	356	- 78
Kidney Disease	3	253	14	101	+ 152
Lung Disease	4	179	17	83	+ 95
Diabetes Mellitus	5	163	9	136	+ 27
Hypertension	6	148	12	115	+ 32
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	143	1	594	- 452
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	140	23	46	+ 93
Road Traffic Accidents	9	128	6	226	- 99
Stomach Cancer	10	113	45	11	+ 102
Violence	11	109	20	63	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	106	39	19	+ 87
Other Injuries	13	98	16	90	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	14	77	27	33	+ 44
Suicide	15	70	24	46	+ 24
Breast Cancer	16	66	33	23	+ 43
Liver Cancer	17	65	28	29	+ 36
Liver Disease	18	63	8	160	- 96
Lymphomas	19	61	37	19	+ 42
Lung Cancers	20	59	60	1	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	21	54	10	131	- 77
Pancreas Cancer	22	50	82	0	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	23	45	59	1	+ 44
Leukemia	24	45	57	3	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	25	33	76	0	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	26	33	31	26	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	27	31	36	19	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	28	30	5	328	- 298
Cervical Cancer	29	27	13	104	- 77
Parkinson's Disease	30	24	44	11	+ 12
Skin Cancers	31	23	42	12	+ 11
Skin Disease	32	22	48	9	+ 12
Alcohol	33	22	51	6	+ 16
Epilepsy	34	20	40	17	+ 3
Falls	35	20	32	26	- 6
Bladder Cancer	36	17	46	10	+ 7
Drownings	37	17	25	35	- 18
Oral Cancer	38	16	41	15	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	15	2	363	- 348
Ovary Cancer	40	14	56	3	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	41	14	55	3	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	13	34	21	- 8
Drug Use	43	11	49	7	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	44	10	26	34	- 23
Asthma	45	10	21	49	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	9	58	2	+ 8
Birth Trauma	47	8	7	211	- 203
Malnutrition	48	6	15	96	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6	47	10	- 5
Tuberculosis	50	5	19	79	- 73
Anemia	51	4	81	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	4	50	6	- 2
Schizophrenia	53	4	83	0	+ 4
Meningitis	54	3	11	115	- 112
Maternal Conditions	55	3	22	47	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	62	1	+ 1
Fires	58	2	30	27	- 25
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	5	- 4
Poisonings	60	1	35	20	- 19
Osteoarthritis	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	53	4	- 4
Encephalitis	63	0	54	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	38	19	- 19
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	71	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	18	80	- 80
Dengue	70	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	43	12	- 12
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.