COMOROS VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	984	4	349	+ 635
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	806	23	46	+ 760
Stroke	3	552	3	356	+ 197
Lung Cancers	4	421	60	1	+ 420
Lung Disease	5	360	17	83	+ 277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	323	39	19	+ 304
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	261	1	594	- 333
Kidney Disease	8	185	14	101	+ 84
Hypertension	9	174	12	115	+ 58
Diabetes Mellitus	10	148	9	136	+ 12
Breast Cancer	11	135	33	23	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	12	129	82	0	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	13	122	27	33	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	14	110	45	11	+ 99
Other Injuries	15	105	16	90	+ 15
Lymphomas	16	102	37	19	+ 82
Bladder Cancer	17	99	46	10	+ 89
Liver Cancer	18	97	28	29	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	19	95	31	26	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	20	94	44	11	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	21	93	36	19	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	22	90	59	1	+ 89
Liver Disease	23	81	8	160	- 79
Leukemia	24	72	57	3	+ 69
Suicide	25	69	24	46	+ 23
Falls	26	62	32	26	+ 36
Oral Cancer	27	49	41	15	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	28	39	56	3	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	29	38	26	34	+ 5
Skin Disease	30	35	48	9	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	31	35	6	226	- 191
Skin Cancers	32	34	42	12	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	31	47	10	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	34	31	55	3	+ 28
Asthma	35	22	21	49	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	20	2	363	- 343
Anemia	37	17	81	0	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	38	16	10	131	- 114
Cervical Cancer	39	16	13	104	- 88
Epilepsy	40	16	40	17	- 2
Drug Use	41	15	49	7	+ 8
Hepatitis C	42	12	61	1	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	43	10	76	0	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	9	34	21	- 12
Drownings	45	8	25	35	- 26
Alcohol	46	6	51	6	+ 1
Malnutrition	47	6	15	96	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	6	58	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	49	5	62	1	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	5	19	79	- 74
Violence	51	5	20	63	- 58
Low Birth Weight	52	5	5	328	- 324
Osteoarthritis	53	4	84	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	4	85	0	+ 4
Fires	55	4	30	27	- 24
Schizophrenia	56	3	83	0	+ 3
Poisonings	57	3	35	20	- 17
Hepatitis B	58	3	52	5	- 2
Meningitis	59	2	11	115	- 113
Birth Trauma	60	2	7	211	- 209
Appendicitis	61	2	50	6	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	1	53	4	- 3
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	47	- 47
Leishmaniasis	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	38	19	- 19
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	54	4	- 4
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	43	12	- 12
Pertussis	73	0	18	80	- 80
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	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.