COMOROS VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	919	23	46	+ 873
Coronary Heart Disease	2	891	4	349	+ 543
Lung Cancers	3	556	60	1	+ 555
Stroke	4	492	3	356	+ 136
Lung Disease	5	485	17	83	+ 401
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	295	39	19	+ 277
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	251	1	594	- 344
Falls	8	209	32	26	+ 183
Breast Cancer	9	179	33	23	+ 156
Prostate Cancer	10	165	27	33	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	11	152	82	0	+ 152
Kidney Disease	12	128	14	101	+ 27
Lymphomas	13	127	37	19	+ 108
Diabetes Mellitus	14	121	9	136	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	15	109	26	34	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	16	107	44	11	+ 96
Suicide	17	103	24	46	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	18	93	59	1	+ 92
Other Injuries	19	83	16	90	- 7
Leukemia	20	80	57	3	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	21	75	46	10	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	22	69	45	11	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	23	61	31	26	+ 35
Liver Cancer	24	59	28	29	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	25	54	56	3	+ 51
Endocrine Disorders	26	53	36	19	+ 34
Skin Cancers	27	52	42	12	+ 39
Liver Disease	28	47	8	160	- 112
Hypertension	29	41	12	115	- 74
Oral Cancer	30	39	41	15	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	31	34	6	226	- 192
Alcohol	32	31	51	6	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	30	2	363	- 334
Uterin Cancer	34	29	55	3	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	35	28	10	131	- 103
Skin Disease	36	15	48	9	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	15	62	1	+ 14
Epilepsy	38	15	40	17	- 3
Cervical Cancer	39	13	13	104	- 91
Anemia	40	13	81	0	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	12	47	10	+ 2
Drug Use	42	12	49	7	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	43	11	84	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	11	58	2	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	45	8	5	328	- 320
Asthma	46	8	21	49	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	7	34	21	- 14
Violence	48	5	20	63	- 58
Drownings	49	5	25	35	- 30
Schizophrenia	50	5	83	0	+ 5
Meningitis	51	4	11	115	- 112
Birth Trauma	52	4	7	211	- 207
Fires	53	2	30	27	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	85	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	2	76	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	56	1	19	79	- 77
Upper Respiratory	57	1	53	4	- 3
Appendicitis	58	1	50	6	- 5
Oral conditions	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	61	1	+ 0
Poisonings	61	1	35	20	- 19
Hepatitis B	62	1	52	5	- 4
Malnutrition	63	1	15	96	- 95
Otitis Media	64	1	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	22	47	- 47
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	18	80	- 80
Encephalitis	68	0	54	4	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	38	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	43	12	- 12
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	29	29	- 29
Chlamydia	78	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Netherlands

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.