COMOROS VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	921	76	0	+ 921
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	457	1	594	- 137
Malaria	3	335	29	29	+ 306
Low Birth Weight	4	229	5	328	- 99
Birth Trauma	5	221	7	211	+ 10
Stroke	6	219	3	356	- 137
Coronary Heart Disease	7	210	4	349	- 139
Road Traffic Accidents	8	185	6	226	- 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	175	2	363	- 188
Tuberculosis	10	161	19	79	+ 82
Diabetes Mellitus	11	150	9	136	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	12	125	10	131	- 6
Liver Disease	13	100	8	160	- 60
Kidney Disease	14	99	14	101	- 2
Measles	15	91	78	0	+ 91
Hypertension	16	83	12	115	- 32
Maternal Conditions	17	70	22	47	+ 23
Syphilis	18	67	38	19	+ 48
Meningitis	19	64	11	115	- 52
Lung Disease	20	60	17	83	- 23
Pertussis	21	55	18	80	- 25
Suicide	22	54	24	46	+ 8
Other Injuries	23	53	16	90	- 38
Breast Cancer	24	42	33	23	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	25	37	36	19	+ 17
Asthma	26	33	21	49	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	27	32	31	26	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	28	28	13	104	- 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	28	23	46	- 19
Drug Use	30	25	49	7	+ 19
Malnutrition	31	24	15	96	- 72
Falls	32	23	32	26	- 3
Violence	33	22	20	63	- 41
Liver Cancer	34	22	28	29	- 8
Prostate Cancer	35	21	27	33	- 11
Drownings	36	20	25	35	- 15
Oral Cancer	37	17	41	15	+ 2
Epilepsy	38	16	40	17	- 1
Fires	39	15	30	27	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	14	39	19	- 4
Lung Cancers	41	13	60	1	+ 12
Tetanus	42	12	43	12	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	11	34	21	- 10
Poisonings	44	11	35	20	- 10
Lymphomas	45	10	37	19	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	44	11	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	47	8	73	0	+ 8
Skin Cancers	48	8	42	12	- 4
Stomach Cancer	49	8	45	11	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	7	47	10	- 3
Skin Disease	51	7	48	9	- 3
Ovary Cancer	52	6	56	3	+ 3
Alcohol	53	6	51	6	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	54	6	26	34	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	55	6	82	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	56	4	46	10	- 6
Encephalitis	57	4	54	4	- 0
Uterin Cancer	58	4	55	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	3	50	6	- 3
Schistosomiasis	60	2	75	0	+ 2
Leukemia	61	2	57	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	58	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	63	2	59	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	2	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	2	52	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	1	53	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	62	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
War	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Equ. Guinea

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.