COMOROS VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	455	1	594	- 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	337	2	363	- 26
Stroke	3	299	3	356	- 57
Coronary Heart Disease	4	277	4	349	- 71
Road Traffic Accidents	5	240	6	226	+ 14
Birth Trauma	6	236	7	211	+ 25
Low Birth Weight	7	213	5	328	- 116
Liver Disease	8	207	8	160	+ 47
Tuberculosis	9	163	19	79	+ 84
Diabetes Mellitus	10	123	9	136	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	11	119	10	131	- 12
Hypertension	12	102	12	115	- 13
Kidney Disease	13	92	14	101	- 9
Meningitis	14	91	11	115	- 24
Lung Disease	15	90	17	83	+ 7
Other Injuries	16	89	16	90	- 1
HIV/AIDS	17	87	76	0	+ 87
Maternal Conditions	18	67	22	47	+ 21
Malnutrition	19	66	15	96	- 30
Breast Cancer	20	64	33	23	+ 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	63	23	46	+ 16
Violence	22	61	20	63	- 2
Pertussis	23	52	18	80	- 28
Measles	24	48	78	0	+ 48
Suicide	25	46	24	46	- 0
Malaria	26	43	29	29	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	27	38	13	104	- 66
Falls	28	34	32	26	+ 8
Asthma	29	34	21	49	- 15
Leukemia	30	32	57	3	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	29	39	19	+ 10
Poisonings	32	28	35	20	+ 8
Lymphomas	33	27	37	19	+ 8
Fires	34	25	30	27	- 2
Drownings	35	24	25	35	- 11
Ovary Cancer	36	18	56	3	+ 15
Tetanus	37	17	43	12	+ 5
Lung Cancers	38	17	60	1	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	39	16	31	26	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	40	14	26	34	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	13	34	21	- 8
Liver Cancer	42	13	28	29	- 16
Syphilis	43	13	38	19	- 6
Epilepsy	44	12	40	17	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	45	12	36	19	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	12	44	11	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	47	12	45	11	+ 0
Oral Cancer	48	11	41	15	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	47	10	- 0
Prostate Cancer	50	9	27	33	- 23
Bladder Cancer	51	8	46	10	- 2
Skin Cancers	52	8	42	12	- 5
Skin Disease	53	7	48	9	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	6	75	0	+ 6
Alcohol	55	6	51	6	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	6	52	5	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	57	5	53	4	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	5	50	6	- 1
Leishmaniasis	59	4	72	0	+ 4
Drug Use	60	4	49	7	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	3	55	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	3	54	4	- 1
War	64	2	67	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	58	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	59	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	61	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	70	0	62	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Ethiopia

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.