COMOROS VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SOUTH AFRICA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,072	76	0	+ 1,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	586	1	594	- 9
Coronary Heart Disease	3	488	4	349	+ 139
Stroke	4	457	3	356	+ 101
Diabetes Mellitus	5	450	9	136	+ 313
Tuberculosis	6	327	19	79	+ 248
Violence	7	313	20	63	+ 250
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	236	2	363	- 127
Kidney Disease	9	228	14	101	+ 127
Suicide	10	205	24	46	+ 159
Road Traffic Accidents	11	194	6	226	- 32
Hypertension	12	190	12	115	+ 75
Lung Disease	13	177	17	83	+ 94
Liver Disease	14	134	8	160	- 25
Lung Cancers	15	115	60	1	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	16	93	5	328	- 235
Other Injuries	17	90	16	90	- 1
Asthma	18	89	21	49	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	19	88	36	19	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	20	83	13	104	- 22
Inflammatory/Heart	21	81	31	26	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	70	23	46	+ 23
Breast Cancer	23	68	33	23	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	24	65	27	33	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	25	65	10	131	- 66
Meningitis	26	55	11	115	- 61
Fires	27	54	30	27	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	53	39	19	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	29	52	26	34	+ 18
Birth Trauma	30	45	7	211	- 166
Lymphomas	31	42	37	19	+ 23
Drownings	32	36	25	35	+ 1
Liver Cancer	33	35	28	29	+ 6
Malnutrition	34	35	15	96	- 60
Pancreas Cancer	35	30	82	0	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	28	34	21	+ 7
Epilepsy	37	28	40	17	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	38	25	22	47	- 22
Stomach Cancer	39	23	45	11	+ 12
Leukemia	40	22	57	3	+ 19
Oral Cancer	41	21	41	15	+ 5
Falls	42	21	32	26	- 5
Pertussis	43	17	18	80	- 63
Syphilis	44	17	38	19	- 2
Skin Disease	45	16	48	9	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	16	44	11	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	15	47	10	+ 5
Skin Cancers	48	15	42	12	+ 2
Alcohol	49	15	51	6	+ 9
Poisonings	50	15	35	20	- 6
Ovary Cancer	51	14	56	3	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	52	12	46	10	+ 2
Drug Use	53	11	49	7	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	54	8	55	3	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	6	58	2	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	4	50	6	- 2
Measles	57	4	78	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	58	4	59	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	3	54	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	60	3	53	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	2	52	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	62	1	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	29	29	- 28
War	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	1	43	12	- 11
Schistosomiasis	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

South Africa

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.