COMOROS VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	940	76	0	+ 940
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	470	1	594	- 124
Tuberculosis	3	455	19	79	+ 376
Stroke	4	428	3	356	+ 72
Coronary Heart Disease	5	392	4	349	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	6	279	6	226	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	7	233	9	136	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	207	2	363	- 156
Low Birth Weight	9	166	5	328	- 163
Lung Disease	10	148	17	83	+ 65
Violence	11	144	20	63	+ 81
Hypertension	12	137	12	115	+ 22
Birth Trauma	13	111	7	211	- 100
Liver Disease	14	108	8	160	- 52
Kidney Disease	15	103	14	101	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	16	91	10	131	- 40
Suicide	17	78	24	46	+ 32
Malnutrition	18	72	15	96	- 24
Other Injuries	19	66	16	90	- 24
Asthma	20	64	21	49	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	56	23	46	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	22	52	31	26	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	23	43	13	104	- 62
Breast Cancer	24	39	33	23	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	25	35	22	47	- 12
Drownings	26	35	25	35	+ 0
Meningitis	27	35	11	115	- 81
Fires	28	35	30	27	+ 8
Skin Cancers	29	35	42	12	+ 22
Oral Cancer	30	32	41	15	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	31	30	27	33	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	24	34	21	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	33	23	36	19	+ 4
Falls	34	20	32	26	- 6
Lung Cancers	35	19	60	1	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	17	39	19	- 1
Pertussis	37	17	18	80	- 63
Epilepsy	38	16	40	17	- 2
Poisonings	39	15	35	20	- 5
Lymphomas	40	15	37	19	- 5
Liver Cancer	41	14	28	29	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	42	14	44	11	+ 2
Syphilis	43	11	38	19	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	11	47	10	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	45	10	45	11	- 1
Drug Use	46	10	49	7	+ 4
Skin Disease	47	10	48	9	+ 1
Alcohol	48	9	51	6	+ 3
Leukemia	49	8	57	3	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	50	7	56	3	+ 4
Malaria	51	7	29	29	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	52	7	26	34	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	53	6	82	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	54	5	46	10	- 5
Schistosomiasis	55	4	75	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	56	4	55	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	3	58	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	3	50	6	- 3
Encephalitis	59	3	54	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	2	59	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	2	53	4	- 2
Tetanus	62	2	43	12	- 10
Hepatitis B	63	1	52	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	62	1	+ 0
Measles	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	1	- 1
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Namibia

Comoros

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.