COMOROS VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,077	4	349	+ 728
Diabetes Mellitus	2	510	9	136	+ 374
Lung Disease	3	387	17	83	+ 304
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	284	23	46	+ 238
Kidney Disease	5	281	14	101	+ 179
Stroke	6	279	3	356	- 77
Asthma	7	265	21	49	+ 216
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	210	1	594	- 385
Road Traffic Accidents	9	172	6	226	- 54
Suicide	10	122	24	46	+ 76
Oral Cancer	11	118	41	15	+ 103
Lung Cancers	12	73	60	1	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	13	63	26	34	+ 30
Other Injuries	14	63	16	90	- 28
Breast Cancer	15	57	33	23	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	16	54	45	11	+ 43
Liver Disease	17	53	8	160	- 106
Leukemia	18	47	57	3	+ 44
Liver Cancer	19	45	28	29	+ 16
Hypertension	20	43	12	115	- 72
Lymphomas	21	42	37	19	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	22	41	10	131	- 90
Falls	23	39	32	26	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	37	39	19	+ 19
Tuberculosis	25	31	19	79	- 47
Cervical Cancer	26	31	13	104	- 73
Drownings	27	30	25	35	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	25	2	363	- 338
Low Birth Weight	29	22	5	328	- 306
Prostate Cancer	30	21	27	33	- 12
Violence	31	20	20	63	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	32	19	36	19	- 1
Anemia	33	18	81	0	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	34	18	46	10	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	35	17	31	26	- 9
Skin Disease	36	12	48	9	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	37	12	56	3	+ 8
War	38	11	67	0	+ 11
Epilepsy	39	11	40	17	- 6
Drug Use	40	11	49	7	+ 4
Fires	41	10	30	27	- 17
Uterin Cancer	42	9	55	3	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	43	9	82	0	+ 9
Birth Trauma	44	8	7	211	- 203
Parkinson's Disease	45	7	44	11	- 5
Meningitis	46	6	11	115	- 110
Dengue	47	5	68	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	48	4	22	47	- 43
Poisonings	49	4	35	20	- 16
Other Neoplasms	50	4	59	1	+ 2
Alcohol	51	3	51	6	- 2
Skin Cancers	52	2	42	12	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2	47	10	- 8
Malnutrition	54	2	15	96	- 94
HIV/AIDS	55	2	76	0	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	2	34	21	- 19
Tetanus	57	1	43	12	- 11
Syphilis	58	1	38	19	- 19
Pertussis	59	1	18	80	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	2	- 1
Encephalitis	61	0	54	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	0	52	5	- 5
Leprosy	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	50	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	53	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	62	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	65	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	29	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	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.