COMOROS VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	770	3	356	+ 414
Diabetes Mellitus	2	662	9	136	+ 526
Coronary Heart Disease	3	550	4	349	+ 202
Violence	4	473	20	63	+ 410
Prostate Cancer	5	282	27	33	+ 249
Kidney Disease	6	253	14	101	+ 151
HIV/AIDS	7	241	76	0	+ 241
Hypertension	8	207	12	115	+ 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	187	23	46	+ 141
Lung Cancers	10	151	60	1	+ 150
Lung Disease	11	144	17	83	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	12	142	6	226	- 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	139	39	19	+ 120
Breast Cancer	14	132	33	23	+ 109
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	125	1	594	- 469
Cervical Cancer	16	114	13	104	+ 10
Lymphomas	17	80	37	19	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	18	77	5	328	- 252
Stomach Cancer	19	73	45	11	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	20	56	36	19	+ 37
Liver Disease	21	49	8	160	- 110
Skin Disease	22	46	48	9	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	23	44	10	131	- 86
Inflammatory/Heart	24	42	31	26	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	25	42	44	11	+ 31
Leukemia	26	41	57	3	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	27	38	82	0	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	28	34	55	3	+ 31
Liver Cancer	29	32	28	29	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	30	31	56	3	+ 28
Other Injuries	31	29	16	90	- 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	26	34	21	+ 5
Falls	33	26	32	26	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	34	24	26	34	- 10
Suicide	35	22	24	46	- 23
Asthma	36	21	21	49	- 28
Birth Trauma	37	21	7	211	- 190
Bladder Cancer	38	19	46	10	+ 9
Oral Cancer	39	19	41	15	+ 3
Malnutrition	40	15	15	96	- 81
Epilepsy	41	15	40	17	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	11	2	363	- 352
Maternal Conditions	43	11	22	47	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	8	47	10	- 2
Other Neoplasms	45	6	59	1	+ 5
Fires	46	5	30	27	- 22
Meningitis	47	5	11	115	- 111
Drug Use	48	4	49	7	- 3
Encephalitis	49	4	54	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	4	58	2	+ 2
Drownings	51	3	25	35	- 31
Skin Cancers	52	3	42	12	- 9
Appendicitis	53	3	50	6	- 3
Tuberculosis	54	2	19	79	- 76
Alcohol	55	2	51	6	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	62	1	+ 0
Poisonings	57	1	35	20	- 19
Dengue	58	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	52	5	- 5
Syphilis	60	0	38	19	- 19
War	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	43	12	- 12
Hepatitis C	64	0	61	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	53	4	- 4
Ascariasis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	18	80	- 80
Diphtheria	68	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	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.