COMOROS VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,049	76	0	+ 1,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	566	1	594	- 29
Coronary Heart Disease	3	446	4	349	+ 97
Road Traffic Accidents	4	317	6	226	+ 91
Stroke	5	269	3	356	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	241	2	363	- 122
Low Birth Weight	7	212	5	328	- 116
Birth Trauma	8	179	7	211	- 32
Diabetes Mellitus	9	176	9	136	+ 39
Malnutrition	10	126	15	96	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	11	116	10	131	- 14
Kidney Disease	12	116	14	101	+ 15
Suicide	13	109	24	46	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	14	106	13	104	+ 2
Malaria	15	105	29	29	+ 76
Tuberculosis	16	105	19	79	+ 26
Liver Disease	17	102	8	160	- 58
Violence	18	101	20	63	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	19	92	22	47	+ 45
Other Injuries	20	87	16	90	- 3
Asthma	21	80	21	49	+ 31
Meningitis	22	70	11	115	- 46
Lung Disease	23	61	17	83	- 22
Hypertension	24	60	12	115	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	25	55	31	26	+ 29
Lymphomas	26	50	37	19	+ 31
Drownings	27	50	25	35	+ 15
Breast Cancer	28	44	33	23	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	29	42	26	34	+ 8
Fires	30	42	30	27	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	40	23	46	- 6
Prostate Cancer	32	33	27	33	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	33	29	45	11	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	34	29	36	19	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	29	34	21	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	28	47	10	+ 18
Poisonings	37	27	35	20	+ 7
Liver Cancer	38	27	28	29	- 2
Epilepsy	39	27	40	17	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	27	39	19	+ 8
Falls	41	24	32	26	- 2
Pertussis	42	22	18	80	- 58
Lung Cancers	43	15	60	1	+ 14
Skin Cancers	44	14	42	12	+ 1
Leukemia	45	13	57	3	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	12	44	11	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	47	11	82	0	+ 11
Drug Use	48	11	49	7	+ 4
Oral Cancer	49	11	41	15	- 5
Uterin Cancer	50	10	55	3	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	51	9	56	3	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	9	48	9	- 0
Schistosomiasis	53	9	75	0	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	54	7	46	10	- 4
Syphilis	55	7	38	19	- 13
Encephalitis	56	6	54	4	+ 2
Tetanus	57	5	43	12	- 7
Appendicitis	58	3	50	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	59	3	53	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	3	52	5	- 2
Alcohol	61	3	51	6	- 3
Other Neoplasms	62	2	59	1	+ 1
Measles	63	2	78	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	2	- 0
War	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	61	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	62	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.