COMOROS VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,290	23	46	+ 1,244
Coronary Heart Disease	2	943	4	349	+ 594
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	533	1	594	- 61
Stroke	4	495	3	356	+ 139
Lung Cancers	5	470	60	1	+ 469
Lung Disease	6	433	17	83	+ 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	243	39	19	+ 224
Prostate Cancer	8	175	27	33	+ 142
Breast Cancer	9	167	33	23	+ 145
Lymphomas	10	123	37	19	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	11	118	82	0	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	12	115	26	34	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	13	113	44	11	+ 101
Liver Disease	14	101	8	160	- 59
Falls	15	100	32	26	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	16	81	46	10	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	17	77	9	136	- 59
Kidney Disease	18	72	14	101	- 29
Other Injuries	19	72	16	90	- 18
Suicide	20	70	24	46	+ 24
Liver Cancer	21	69	28	29	+ 40
Leukemia	22	69	57	3	+ 65
Hypertension	23	68	12	115	- 47
Stomach Cancer	24	66	45	11	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	25	53	56	3	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	26	52	59	1	+ 51
Skin Cancers	27	49	42	12	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	28	43	36	19	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	29	41	31	26	+ 15
Oral Cancer	30	41	41	15	+ 25
Drug Use	31	37	49	7	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	32	31	55	3	+ 28
Road Traffic Accidents	33	29	6	226	- 198
Skin Disease	34	28	48	9	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	35	28	10	131	- 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	27	34	21	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	24	62	1	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	21	2	363	- 342
Alcohol	39	20	51	6	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	40	17	5	328	- 311
Asthma	41	17	21	49	- 32
Epilepsy	42	16	40	17	- 2
Cervical Cancer	43	14	13	104	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	13	58	2	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	12	47	10	+ 1
Violence	46	11	20	63	- 52
Tuberculosis	47	5	19	79	- 74
Fires	48	4	30	27	- 23
Drownings	49	4	25	35	- 31
Anemia	50	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	51	4	61	1	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	11	115	- 112
Poisonings	53	3	35	20	- 17
Birth Trauma	54	2	7	211	- 208
HIV/AIDS	55	2	76	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	2	84	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	58	2	15	96	- 94
Appendicitis	59	1	50	6	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	1	83	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	38	19	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	1	53	4	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	22	47	- 46
Hepatitis B	65	1	52	5	- 5
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	- 0
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	18	80	- 80
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	43	12	- 12
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

United Kingdom

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.