COMOROS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	574	1	594	- 21
Tuberculosis	2	341	19	79	+ 262
Measles	3	330	78	0	+ 330
Malaria	4	326	29	29	+ 297
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	322	2	363	- 41
Stroke	6	285	3	356	- 70
Coronary Heart Disease	7	271	4	349	- 78
Low Birth Weight	8	270	5	328	- 58
Birth Trauma	9	258	7	211	+ 47
Road Traffic Accidents	10	236	6	226	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	11	127	10	131	- 4
Hypertension	12	123	12	115	+ 8
Liver Disease	13	117	8	160	- 42
Lung Disease	14	106	17	83	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	15	104	76	0	+ 104
Diabetes Mellitus	16	101	9	136	- 36
Meningitis	17	90	11	115	- 25
Violence	18	87	20	63	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	19	82	22	47	+ 35
Kidney Disease	20	71	14	101	- 31
Malnutrition	21	70	15	96	- 26
Other Injuries	22	65	16	90	- 26
Pertussis	23	62	18	80	- 18
Asthma	24	60	21	49	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	25	58	36	19	+ 38
Suicide	26	45	24	46	- 0
Cervical Cancer	27	38	13	104	- 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	35	23	46	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	29	32	31	26	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	30	31	27	33	- 2
Liver Cancer	31	30	28	29	+ 1
Syphilis	32	29	38	19	+ 10
Falls	33	27	32	26	+ 1
Drownings	34	27	25	35	- 8
Breast Cancer	35	27	33	23	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	23	39	19	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	37	20	45	11	+ 9
Lymphomas	38	16	37	19	- 3
Fires	39	16	30	27	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	15	34	21	- 6
Leukemia	41	15	57	3	+ 12
Poisonings	42	13	35	20	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13	47	10	+ 3
Epilepsy	44	13	40	17	- 4
War	45	13	67	0	+ 13
Tetanus	46	9	43	12	- 3
Lung Cancers	47	9	60	1	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	48	8	75	0	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	49	8	44	11	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	50	8	82	0	+ 8
Oral Cancer	51	8	41	15	- 8
Leishmaniasis	52	7	72	0	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	53	6	26	34	- 27
Skin Disease	54	6	48	9	- 3
Skin Cancers	55	6	42	12	- 6
Appendicitis	56	5	50	6	- 0
Encephalitis	57	5	54	4	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	5	56	3	+ 2
Drug Use	59	5	49	7	- 2
Alcohol	60	5	51	6	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	4	52	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	3	53	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	63	3	55	3	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	64	3	73	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	65	2	46	10	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	58	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	59	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	1	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	1	61	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	62	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.