COMOROS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,678	4	349	+ 1,330
Stroke	2	559	3	356	+ 203
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	407	1	594	- 187
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	397	23	46	+ 351
Lung Cancers	5	377	60	1	+ 376
Diabetes Mellitus	6	312	9	136	+ 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	282	39	19	+ 263
Lung Disease	8	243	17	83	+ 159
Pancreas Cancer	9	173	82	0	+ 173
Breast Cancer	10	162	33	23	+ 140
Kidney Disease	11	152	14	101	+ 50
Lymphomas	12	102	37	19	+ 82
Prostate Cancer	13	101	27	33	+ 69
Falls	14	99	32	26	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	15	95	45	11	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	16	95	44	11	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	17	65	56	3	+ 62
Liver Cancer	18	65	28	29	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	19	64	46	10	+ 53
Hypertension	20	64	12	115	- 52
Leukemia	21	53	57	3	+ 50
Suicide	22	51	24	46	+ 5
Oral Cancer	23	48	41	15	+ 32
Liver Disease	24	44	8	160	- 116
Skin Disease	25	44	48	9	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	26	42	59	1	+ 41
Inflammatory/Heart	27	42	31	26	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	28	40	55	3	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	29	39	26	34	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	30	37	36	19	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	31	35	6	226	- 191
Congenital Anomalies	32	33	10	131	- 98
Other Injuries	33	31	16	90	- 59
Skin Cancers	34	27	42	12	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	35	22	5	328	- 307
Asthma	36	16	21	49	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	14	34	21	- 7
Drug Use	38	13	49	7	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	9	13	104	- 96
Violence	40	8	20	63	- 55
HIV/AIDS	41	7	76	0	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	7	85	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	43	7	40	17	- 11
Birth Trauma	44	6	7	211	- 205
Multiple Sclerosis	45	6	62	1	+ 5
Anemia	46	5	81	0	+ 5
Alcohol	47	5	51	6	- 1
Drownings	48	4	25	35	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	47	10	- 6
Osteoarthritis	50	4	84	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	58	2	+ 2
Tuberculosis	52	3	19	79	- 76
Hepatitis C	53	2	61	1	+ 1
War	54	2	67	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	2	363	- 361
Meningitis	56	2	11	115	- 114
Schizophrenia	57	1	83	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	35	20	- 19
Upper Respiratory	59	1	53	4	- 4
Malnutrition	60	1	15	96	- 95
Hepatitis B	61	1	52	5	- 4
Fires	62	1	30	27	- 26
Appendicitis	63	1	50	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	22	47	- 46
Encephalitis	65	0	54	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	29	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	18	80	- 80
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	43	12	- 12
Diphtheria	75	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	38	19	- 19
Otitis Media	82	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	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.