COMOROS VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	612	4	349	+ 264
Stroke	2	456	3	356	+ 101
Lung Disease	3	407	17	83	+ 323
Diabetes Mellitus	4	406	9	136	+ 270
Tuberculosis	5	356	19	79	+ 277
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	233	1	594	- 362
Malaria	7	219	29	29	+ 190
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	206	2	363	- 158
Asthma	9	165	21	49	+ 116
Low Birth Weight	10	149	5	328	- 179
Birth Trauma	11	135	7	211	- 76
Road Traffic Accidents	12	99	6	226	- 127
Hypertension	13	98	12	115	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	96	47	10	+ 86
Violence	15	87	20	63	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	16	85	10	131	- 46
Breast Cancer	17	68	33	23	+ 46
Kidney Disease	18	62	14	101	- 40
Cervical Cancer	19	60	13	104	- 45
Other Injuries	20	58	16	90	- 32
Liver Cancer	21	58	28	29	+ 29
Liver Disease	22	56	8	160	- 104
Lung Cancers	23	56	60	1	+ 55
HIV/AIDS	24	55	76	0	+ 55
Oral Cancer	25	52	41	15	+ 37
Falls	26	45	32	26	+ 19
Fires	27	44	30	27	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	28	40	45	11	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	40	39	19	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	30	38	22	47	- 9
Skin Cancers	31	37	42	12	+ 25
Lymphomas	32	32	37	19	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	31	23	46	- 16
Meningitis	34	29	11	115	- 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	27	34	21	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	36	26	27	33	- 7
Suicide	37	23	24	46	- 23
Leukemia	38	23	57	3	+ 20
Pertussis	39	22	18	80	- 58
Drownings	40	21	25	35	- 13
Measles	41	21	78	0	+ 21
Syphilis	42	21	38	19	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	43	20	31	26	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	44	18	26	34	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	45	17	44	11	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	46	16	56	3	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	47	14	36	19	- 6
Malnutrition	48	12	15	96	- 84
Skin Disease	49	11	48	9	+ 2
Poisonings	50	11	35	20	- 9
Epilepsy	51	10	40	17	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	52	10	82	0	+ 10
Alcohol	53	8	51	6	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	54	7	46	10	- 3
Uterin Cancer	55	7	55	3	+ 4
Tetanus	56	4	43	12	- 8
Encephalitis	57	3	54	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	2	52	5	- 3
Appendicitis	59	2	50	6	- 4
Other Neoplasms	60	1	59	1	+ 0
Drug Use	61	1	49	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	62	1	61	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	1	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	58	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	62	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	53	4	- 4
War	69	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	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.