COMOROS VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	485	4	349	+ 136
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	461	1	594	- 134
Stroke	3	442	3	356	+ 87
Lung Cancers	4	351	60	1	+ 350
Suicide	5	253	24	46	+ 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	210	23	46	+ 163
Liver Cancer	7	200	28	29	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	176	39	19	+ 157
Kidney Disease	9	175	14	101	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	10	149	45	11	+ 138
Lung Disease	11	147	17	83	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	12	121	82	0	+ 121
Diabetes Mellitus	13	118	9	136	- 19
Liver Disease	14	110	8	160	- 50
Road Traffic Accidents	15	76	6	226	- 150
Parkinson's Disease	16	68	44	11	+ 57
Hypertension	17	64	12	115	- 51
Other Injuries	18	63	16	90	- 27
Lymphomas	19	60	37	19	+ 41
Falls	20	51	32	26	+ 25
Breast Cancer	21	50	33	23	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	22	40	27	33	+ 7
Leukemia	23	37	57	3	+ 34
Tuberculosis	24	34	19	79	- 45
Endocrine Disorders	25	33	36	19	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	26	31	59	1	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	27	31	46	10	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	28	30	26	34	- 4
Oral Cancer	29	25	41	15	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	30	23	56	3	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	31	23	31	26	- 3
Asthma	32	20	21	49	- 29
Alcohol	33	19	51	6	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	34	18	13	104	- 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	16	2	363	- 347
Skin Disease	36	12	48	9	+ 3
Skin Cancers	37	10	42	12	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	9	34	21	- 12
Hepatitis B	39	9	52	5	+ 4
Epilepsy	40	9	40	17	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	41	9	10	131	- 122
Drownings	42	9	25	35	- 26
Uterin Cancer	43	7	55	3	+ 4
Violence	44	7	20	63	- 57
Low Birth Weight	45	6	5	328	- 322
Anemia	46	6	81	0	+ 6
Fires	47	5	30	27	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	4	47	10	- 6
Hepatitis C	49	3	61	1	+ 2
Drug Use	50	3	49	7	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	58	2	+ 1
Poisonings	52	2	35	20	- 18
Malnutrition	53	2	15	96	- 94
Birth Trauma	54	2	7	211	- 209
HIV/AIDS	55	1	76	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	56	1	83	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	50	6	- 5
Meningitis	58	1	11	115	- 115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	85	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	60	1	84	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	22	47	- 46
Syphilis	62	0	38	19	- 19
Upper Respiratory	63	0	53	4	- 4
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	54	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	18	80	- 80
War	68	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	43	12	- 12
Otitis Media	70	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	29	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	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.