COMOROS VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,818	4	349	+ 1,469
Stroke	2	1,211	3	356	+ 856
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	713	1	594	+ 118
Lung Cancers	4	633	60	1	+ 632
Lung Disease	5	476	17	83	+ 392
Kidney Disease	6	409	14	101	+ 308
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	339	23	46	+ 293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	281	39	19	+ 262
Hypertension	9	251	12	115	+ 136
Parkinson's Disease	10	228	44	11	+ 216
Breast Cancer	11	217	33	23	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	12	174	27	33	+ 141
Pancreas Cancer	13	164	82	0	+ 164
Liver Cancer	14	135	28	29	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	15	133	46	10	+ 123
Stomach Cancer	16	132	45	11	+ 121
Other Injuries	17	125	16	90	+ 35
Leukemia	18	117	57	3	+ 113
Lymphomas	19	109	37	19	+ 90
Diabetes Mellitus	20	109	9	136	- 27
Falls	21	107	32	26	+ 81
Road Traffic Accidents	22	75	6	226	- 151
Liver Disease	23	70	8	160	- 90
Inflammatory/Heart	24	62	31	26	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	25	58	59	1	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	53	34	21	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	27	48	56	3	+ 45
Suicide	28	46	24	46	+ 0
Endocrine Disorders	29	45	36	19	+ 26
Oral Cancer	30	38	41	15	+ 22
Skin Cancers	31	38	42	12	+ 25
Drownings	32	37	25	35	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	33	32	55	3	+ 29
Epilepsy	34	21	40	17	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	35	21	26	34	- 13
Cervical Cancer	36	21	13	104	- 84
Drug Use	37	17	49	7	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	38	15	10	131	- 116
Fires	39	13	30	27	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	40	12	62	1	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	41	11	5	328	- 317
Violence	42	9	20	63	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	47	10	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	8	2	363	- 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	6	58	2	+ 4
Tuberculosis	46	6	19	79	- 73
Skin Disease	47	5	48	9	- 4
Hepatitis B	48	5	52	5	- 0
Alcohol	49	4	51	6	- 1
HIV/AIDS	50	4	76	0	+ 4
Anemia	51	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	3	61	1	+ 2
Meningitis	53	3	11	115	- 113
Schizophrenia	54	2	83	0	+ 2
Asthma	55	2	21	49	- 47
Poisonings	56	2	35	20	- 18
Birth Trauma	57	1	7	211	- 209
Appendicitis	58	1	50	6	- 5
Upper Respiratory	59	1	53	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	60	0	72	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	22	47	- 47
Tetanus	62	0	43	12	- 12
Oral conditions	63	0	86	0	+ 0
War	64	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	38	19	- 19
Malnutrition	66	0	15	96	- 96
Encephalitis	67	0	54	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	18	80	- 80
Diphtheria	70	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	29	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.