COMOROS VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,329	4	349	+ 980
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	756	23	46	+ 710
Lung Disease	3	514	17	83	+ 431
Stroke	4	417	3	356	+ 62
Lung Cancers	5	409	60	1	+ 408
Kidney Disease	6	226	14	101	+ 125
Drug Use	7	196	49	7	+ 189
Hypertension	8	174	12	115	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	163	39	19	+ 144
Diabetes Mellitus	10	162	9	136	+ 25
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	159	1	594	- 436
Suicide	12	140	24	46	+ 94
Breast Cancer	13	128	33	23	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	14	124	36	19	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	15	117	82	0	+ 117
Liver Disease	16	114	8	160	- 45
Road Traffic Accidents	17	110	6	226	- 116
Falls	18	106	32	26	+ 80
Lymphomas	19	106	37	19	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	20	94	27	33	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	21	91	44	11	+ 79
Inflammatory/Heart	22	86	31	26	+ 59
Liver Cancer	23	71	28	29	+ 42
Leukemia	24	71	57	3	+ 68
Other Injuries	25	68	16	90	- 22
Bladder Cancer	26	52	46	10	+ 41
Violence	27	50	20	63	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	28	47	26	34	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	29	47	59	1	+ 46
Alcohol	30	39	51	6	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	31	38	56	3	+ 35
Skin Cancers	32	38	42	12	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	33	34	45	11	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	34	31	10	131	- 100
Oral Cancer	35	30	41	15	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	36	26	55	3	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	26	2	363	- 337
Cervical Cancer	38	18	13	104	- 86
Low Birth Weight	39	18	5	328	- 310
Malnutrition	40	18	15	96	- 78
Hepatitis C	41	15	61	1	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	42	15	76	0	+ 15
Skin Disease	43	14	48	9	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	44	13	62	1	+ 13
Drownings	45	11	25	35	- 24
Asthma	46	10	21	49	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	10	47	10	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	9	34	21	- 12
Fires	49	8	30	27	- 19
Epilepsy	50	8	40	17	- 9
Anemia	51	8	81	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	6	58	2	+ 5
Poisonings	53	4	35	20	- 16
Birth Trauma	54	3	7	211	- 208
War	55	3	67	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	56	2	22	47	- 45
Schizophrenia	57	2	83	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2	85	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	52	5	- 4
Meningitis	60	2	11	115	- 114
Osteoarthritis	61	2	84	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	62	1	19	79	- 77
Appendicitis	63	1	50	6	- 5
Oral conditions	64	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	53	4	- 4
Syphilis	66	0	38	19	- 19
Otitis Media	67	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	18	80	- 80
Chagas disease	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	43	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	70	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.