COMOROS VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	423	1	594	- 171
Stroke	2	395	3	356	+ 39
Coronary Heart Disease	3	367	4	349	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	4	353	76	0	+ 353
Malaria	5	290	29	29	+ 261
Tuberculosis	6	266	19	79	+ 187
Road Traffic Accidents	7	203	6	226	- 23
Low Birth Weight	8	173	5	328	- 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	170	2	363	- 193
Birth Trauma	10	161	7	211	- 50
Liver Disease	11	158	8	160	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	12	154	9	136	+ 18
Kidney Disease	13	108	14	101	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	14	102	10	131	- 28
Lung Disease	15	81	17	83	- 2
Meningitis	16	78	11	115	- 38
Liver Cancer	17	74	28	29	+ 45
Other Injuries	18	63	16	90	- 27
Hypertension	19	58	12	115	- 57
Cervical Cancer	20	56	13	104	- 48
Suicide	21	52	24	46	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	22	52	22	47	+ 5
Asthma	23	52	21	49	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	24	51	36	19	+ 32
Breast Cancer	25	50	33	23	+ 28
Malnutrition	26	49	15	96	- 47
Violence	27	48	20	63	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	28	42	31	26	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	34	23	46	- 13
Falls	30	30	32	26	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	31	27	27	33	- 6
Lymphomas	32	23	37	19	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	33	23	45	11	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	21	39	19	+ 2
Pertussis	35	19	18	80	- 61
Drownings	36	19	25	35	- 15
Fires	37	19	30	27	- 8
Ovary Cancer	38	18	56	3	+ 15
Drug Use	39	16	49	7	+ 10
Poisonings	40	14	35	20	- 7
Syphilis	41	13	38	19	- 7
Oral Cancer	42	13	41	15	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	43	10	44	11	- 1
Encephalitis	44	9	54	4	+ 5
Leukemia	45	9	57	3	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	46	9	82	0	+ 9
Epilepsy	47	9	40	17	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	8	34	21	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	49	7	26	34	- 26
Skin Disease	50	7	48	9	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	7	75	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	7	47	10	- 4
Bladder Cancer	53	6	46	10	- 4
Alcohol	54	6	51	6	+ 1
Lung Cancers	55	6	60	1	+ 5
Tetanus	56	6	43	12	- 6
Uterin Cancer	57	6	55	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	58	6	42	12	- 7
Appendicitis	59	4	50	6	- 2
Measles	60	4	78	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	62	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	3	52	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	63	1	59	1	+ 0
War	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	61	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	53	4	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.