COMOROS VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,287	4	349	+ 938
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	928	23	46	+ 882
Stroke	3	513	3	356	+ 157
Lung Disease	4	369	17	83	+ 286
Lung Cancers	5	316	60	1	+ 315
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	259	39	19	+ 241
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	226	1	594	- 368
Prostate Cancer	8	223	27	33	+ 190
Pancreas Cancer	9	157	82	0	+ 157
Hypertension	10	156	12	115	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	11	156	9	136	+ 20
Kidney Disease	12	138	14	101	+ 37
Breast Cancer	13	135	33	23	+ 112
Suicide	14	126	24	46	+ 80
Other Injuries	15	117	16	90	+ 27
Lymphomas	16	115	37	19	+ 96
Falls	17	94	32	26	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	18	88	59	1	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	19	80	44	11	+ 69
Leukemia	20	70	57	3	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	21	65	46	10	+ 54
Liver Cancer	22	64	28	29	+ 35
Liver Disease	23	61	8	160	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	24	60	36	19	+ 40
Skin Cancers	25	55	42	12	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	26	52	45	11	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	27	47	56	3	+ 44
Inflammatory/Heart	28	46	31	26	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	29	46	26	34	+ 12
Drug Use	30	36	49	7	+ 29
Oral Cancer	31	32	41	15	+ 17
Alcohol	32	30	51	6	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	33	29	55	3	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	34	27	6	226	- 199
Congenital Anomalies	35	26	10	131	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	25	2	363	- 339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	24	34	21	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	38	19	13	104	- 85
Skin Disease	39	19	48	9	+ 9
Anemia	40	15	81	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	41	14	62	1	+ 14
Asthma	42	13	21	49	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	11	58	2	+ 9
Epilepsy	44	10	40	17	- 7
Malnutrition	45	10	15	96	- 86
Drownings	46	10	25	35	- 25
Violence	47	10	20	63	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	9	47	10	- 1
Fires	49	5	30	27	- 22
Schizophrenia	50	5	83	0	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	51	4	5	328	- 324
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	4	85	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	53	4	61	1	+ 3
Meningitis	54	3	11	115	- 113
Birth Trauma	55	3	7	211	- 208
Tuberculosis	56	2	19	79	- 77
Osteoarthritis	57	2	84	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	58	2	53	4	- 3
Appendicitis	59	2	50	6	- 4
Poisonings	60	2	35	20	- 19
HIV/AIDS	61	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	52	5	- 4
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	47	- 47
War	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	18	80	- 80
Tetanus	68	0	43	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	54	4	- 4
Syphilis	72	0	38	19	- 19
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	29	29	- 29
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Sweden

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.