COMOROS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	788	1	594	+ 194
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	550	2	363	+ 187
Tuberculosis	3	484	19	79	+ 405
Malaria	4	384	29	29	+ 355
Birth Trauma	5	381	7	211	+ 170
Low Birth Weight	6	365	5	328	+ 37
Coronary Heart Disease	7	233	4	349	- 115
Stroke	8	220	3	356	- 136
Congenital Anomalies	9	189	10	131	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	10	168	76	0	+ 168
Meningitis	11	166	11	115	+ 50
Road Traffic Accidents	12	159	6	226	- 68
Liver Disease	13	146	8	160	- 14
Measles	14	112	78	0	+ 112
Maternal Conditions	15	90	22	47	+ 43
Pertussis	16	89	18	80	+ 9
Other Injuries	17	86	16	90	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	18	86	9	136	- 51
Violence	19	70	20	63	+ 7
Kidney Disease	20	69	14	101	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	21	60	36	19	+ 41
Lung Disease	22	48	17	83	- 36
Breast Cancer	23	45	33	23	+ 23
Hypertension	24	41	12	115	- 74
Cervical Cancer	25	40	13	104	- 64
Tetanus	26	32	43	12	+ 20
Asthma	27	31	21	49	- 18
Falls	28	29	32	26	+ 2
Fires	29	27	30	27	+ 0
Suicide	30	27	24	46	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	26	23	46	- 21
Drownings	32	25	25	35	- 10
Poisonings	33	25	35	20	+ 5
Drug Use	34	24	49	7	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	35	22	27	33	- 10
Malnutrition	36	22	15	96	- 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	22	34	21	+ 1
Syphilis	38	21	38	19	+ 2
Liver Cancer	39	20	28	29	- 9
Lymphomas	40	20	37	19	+ 1
Epilepsy	41	19	40	17	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	42	18	31	26	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	16	39	19	- 3
Diphtheria	44	14	65	0	+ 14
War	45	12	67	0	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	44	11	- 2
Leukemia	47	9	57	3	+ 6
Oral Cancer	48	9	41	15	- 7
Ovary Cancer	49	8	56	3	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	50	8	45	11	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	82	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	7	47	10	- 3
Skin Cancers	53	7	42	12	- 5
Schistosomiasis	54	6	75	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	6	52	5	+ 1
Skin Disease	56	6	48	9	- 4
Lung Cancers	57	5	60	1	+ 4
Alcohol	58	4	51	6	- 2
Encephalitis	59	4	54	4	- 1
Appendicitis	60	3	50	6	- 3
Ascariasis	61	3	63	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	3	55	3	- 1
Bladder Cancer	63	3	46	10	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	64	2	26	34	- 32
Hepatitis C	65	1	61	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	59	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	1	53	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	62	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	58	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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

Nigeria

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.