COMOROS VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	1,287	9	136	+ 1,150
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,240	4	349	+ 891
Stroke	3	677	3	356	+ 321
Kidney Disease	4	497	14	101	+ 396
Lung Disease	5	444	17	83	+ 361
Hypertension	6	406	12	115	+ 291
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	238	1	594	- 357
Breast Cancer	8	160	33	23	+ 137
Lung Cancers	9	125	60	1	+ 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	125	39	19	+ 106
Road Traffic Accidents	11	107	6	226	- 119
Liver Disease	12	100	8	160	- 60
HIV/AIDS	13	97	76	0	+ 97
Suicide	14	83	24	46	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	15	79	27	33	+ 46
Inflammatory/Heart	16	74	31	26	+ 48
Asthma	17	73	21	49	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	18	72	45	11	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	19	69	36	19	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	20	53	59	1	+ 52
Other Injuries	21	45	16	90	- 45
Skin Disease	22	44	48	9	+ 35
Oral Cancer	23	43	41	15	+ 28
Lymphomas	24	39	37	19	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	25	39	10	131	- 92
Falls	26	39	32	26	+ 13
Liver Cancer	27	39	28	29	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	28	37	82	0	+ 37
Alcohol	29	37	51	6	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	30	34	13	104	- 71
Leukemia	31	33	57	3	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	32	31	56	3	+ 28
Drownings	33	30	25	35	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	29	23	46	- 18
Low Birth Weight	35	25	5	328	- 303
Birth Trauma	36	25	7	211	- 186
Oesophagus Cancer	37	24	26	34	- 9
Epilepsy	38	24	40	17	+ 7
Anemia	39	23	81	0	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	40	22	55	3	+ 19
Violence	41	20	20	63	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	16	2	363	- 348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	15	34	21	- 6
Bladder Cancer	44	14	46	10	+ 4
Tuberculosis	45	12	19	79	- 67
Drug Use	46	11	49	7	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	8	44	11	- 3
Maternal Conditions	48	7	22	47	- 40
Poisonings	49	7	35	20	- 13
Fires	50	7	30	27	- 20
Hepatitis C	51	6	61	1	+ 5
Schizophrenia	52	3	83	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	53	3	42	12	- 9
Malnutrition	54	3	15	96	- 93
Oral conditions	55	2	86	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	2	47	10	- 8
Meningitis	57	2	11	115	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2	85	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	1	50	6	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	58	2	- 1
Encephalitis	61	1	54	4	- 4
War	62	0	67	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	53	4	- 4
Ascariasis	64	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	52	5	- 5
Pertussis	66	0	18	80	- 80
Syphilis	67	0	38	19	- 19
Dengue	68	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	43	12	- 12
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	62	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	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.