COMOROS VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	998	4	349	+ 649
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	731	23	46	+ 684
Stroke	3	348	3	356	- 8
Lung Cancers	4	332	60	1	+ 331
Lung Disease	5	318	17	83	+ 235
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	204	1	594	- 391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	182	39	19	+ 163
Prostate Cancer	8	150	27	33	+ 118
Breast Cancer	9	132	33	23	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	10	131	44	11	+ 120
Other Injuries	11	124	16	90	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	12	107	82	0	+ 107
Suicide	13	100	24	46	+ 54
Lymphomas	14	91	37	19	+ 72
Kidney Disease	15	82	14	101	- 19
Diabetes Mellitus	16	73	9	136	- 63
Hypertension	17	60	12	115	- 55
Falls	18	59	32	26	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	19	56	26	34	+ 22
Liver Cancer	20	55	28	29	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	21	50	46	10	+ 40
Leukemia	22	47	57	3	+ 44
Stomach Cancer	23	43	45	11	+ 32
Drug Use	24	42	49	7	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	25	41	56	3	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	26	39	31	26	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	27	39	36	19	+ 19
Alcohol	28	35	51	6	+ 29
Skin Cancers	29	32	42	12	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	30	24	59	1	+ 23
Liver Disease	31	23	8	160	- 136
Cervical Cancer	32	23	13	104	- 82
Oral Cancer	33	21	41	15	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	34	18	10	131	- 112
Road Traffic Accidents	35	17	6	226	- 209
Uterin Cancer	36	17	55	3	+ 14
Epilepsy	37	13	40	17	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	10	58	2	+ 9
Violence	39	10	20	63	- 53
Anemia	40	9	81	0	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	8	34	21	- 13
Poisonings	42	8	35	20	- 12
Low Birth Weight	43	7	5	328	- 321
Multiple Sclerosis	44	7	62	1	+ 6
Skin Disease	45	7	48	9	- 3
Birth Trauma	46	6	7	211	- 205
Osteoarthritis	47	5	84	0	+ 5
Asthma	48	4	21	49	- 45
Schizophrenia	49	4	83	0	+ 4
Meningitis	50	3	11	115	- 112
Upper Respiratory	51	3	53	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	52	3	61	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	3	47	10	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	2	363	- 361
Drownings	56	2	25	35	- 32
Malnutrition	57	1	15	96	- 95
Fires	58	1	30	27	- 26
HIV/AIDS	59	1	76	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	22	47	- 46
War	61	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	18	80	- 80
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	5	- 5
Otitis Media	64	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	43	12	- 12
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	38	19	- 19
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	19	79	- 79
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	50	6	- 6
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.