COMOROS VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	805	4	349	+ 456
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	786	23	46	+ 740
Lung Disease	3	661	17	83	+ 578
Lung Cancers	4	561	60	1	+ 560
Stroke	5	552	3	356	+ 196
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	338	1	594	- 256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	324	39	19	+ 305
Prostate Cancer	8	223	27	33	+ 190
Breast Cancer	9	196	33	23	+ 173
Diabetes Mellitus	10	193	9	136	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	11	165	82	0	+ 165
Kidney Disease	12	137	14	101	+ 36
Lymphomas	13	110	37	19	+ 91
Liver Disease	14	104	8	160	- 55
Hypertension	15	97	12	115	- 18
Suicide	16	93	24	46	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	17	90	44	11	+ 79
Alcohol	18	90	51	6	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	19	87	36	19	+ 67
Leukemia	20	84	57	3	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	21	82	46	10	+ 72
Falls	22	81	32	26	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	23	73	45	11	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	24	72	26	34	+ 38
Liver Cancer	25	70	28	29	+ 41
Skin Cancers	26	59	42	12	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	27	57	59	1	+ 56
Oral Cancer	28	56	41	15	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	29	55	56	3	+ 52
Other Injuries	30	52	16	90	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	31	43	31	26	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	33	34	21	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	33	32	6	226	- 194
Drug Use	34	30	49	7	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	35	23	55	3	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	36	23	10	131	- 108
Cervical Cancer	37	23	13	104	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	22	2	363	- 341
Multiple Sclerosis	39	20	62	1	+ 19
Epilepsy	40	19	40	17	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	41	18	5	328	- 311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	15	47	10	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	13	58	2	+ 11
Asthma	44	12	21	49	- 36
Skin Disease	45	12	48	9	+ 3
Anemia	46	11	81	0	+ 11
Violence	47	9	20	63	- 54
Schizophrenia	48	9	83	0	+ 9
Fires	49	8	30	27	- 19
Drownings	50	6	25	35	- 29
Osteoarthritis	51	4	84	0	+ 4
Meningitis	52	4	11	115	- 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	85	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	54	3	50	6	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	3	76	0	+ 3
Birth Trauma	56	3	7	211	- 208
Tuberculosis	57	2	19	79	- 77
Upper Respiratory	58	2	53	4	- 2
Malnutrition	59	2	15	96	- 94
Hepatitis C	60	1	61	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	1	52	5	- 4
Poisonings	62	1	35	20	- 19
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	47	- 47
Otitis Media	65	0	64	0	- 0
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	54	4	- 4
Tetanus	68	0	43	12	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	38	19	- 19
Measles	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	18	80	- 80
Diphtheria	73	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	29	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Denmark

Comoros

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.