TANZANIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,551	2	26,028	+ 18,523
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	27,225	6	17,587	+ 9,638
Stroke	3	26,654	7	16,894	+ 9,760
Coronary Heart Disease	4	26,128	9	13,215	+ 12,914
Low Birth Weight	5	24,607	10	12,173	+ 12,434
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,945	5	18,054	- 1,108
Birth Trauma	7	15,800	8	15,086	+ 714
Liver Disease	8	11,967	13	6,586	+ 5,381
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,214	15	6,247	+ 3,968
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,794	11	9,791	+ 4
Meningitis	11	8,655	21	3,188	+ 5,467
Hypertension	12	8,625	17	5,209	+ 3,416
Cervical Cancer	13	7,829	14	6,424	+ 1,405
Kidney Disease	14	7,597	19	4,547	+ 3,050
Malnutrition	15	7,186	16	5,574	+ 1,611
Other Injuries	16	6,760	20	4,270	+ 2,490
Lung Disease	17	6,257	22	3,051	+ 3,206
Pertussis	18	5,996	23	2,774	+ 3,222
Tuberculosis	19	5,910	4	20,269	- 14,359
Violence	20	4,738	18	4,713	+ 25
Asthma	21	3,664	30	1,700	+ 1,964
Maternal Conditions	22	3,518	12	6,835	- 3,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,480	27	2,048	+ 1,432
Suicide	24	3,433	24	2,474	+ 959
Drownings	25	2,604	32	1,642	+ 962
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,522	25	2,247	+ 275
Prostate Cancer	27	2,460	28	1,819	+ 641
Liver Cancer	28	2,179	36	1,413	+ 765
Malaria	29	2,173	3	21,758	- 19,585
Fires	30	2,026	35	1,424	+ 602
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,968	38	1,227	+ 741
Falls	32	1,964	34	1,533	+ 431
Breast Cancer	33	1,692	37	1,285	+ 407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,574	46	462	+ 1,112
Poisonings	35	1,505	40	1,170	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,460	29	1,778	- 318
Lymphomas	37	1,444	41	805	+ 639
Syphilis	38	1,434	26	2,115	- 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,399	33	1,567	- 168
Epilepsy	40	1,298	43	707	+ 591
Oral Cancer	41	1,159	31	1,646	- 487
Skin Cancers	42	932	42	744	+ 187
Tetanus	43	891	49	402	+ 489
Parkinson's Disease	44	859	45	513	+ 346
Stomach Cancer	45	843	39	1,190	- 348
Bladder Cancer	46	769	44	667	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	762	50	401	+ 362
Skin Disease	48	691	52	359	+ 331
Drug Use	49	500	48	404	+ 96
Appendicitis	50	439	58	218	+ 221
Alcohol	51	433	56	270	+ 163
Hepatitis B	52	385	60	168	+ 217
Upper Respiratory	53	315	54	299	+ 17
Encephalitis	54	312	59	199	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	55	233	57	218	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	56	232	53	337	- 105
Leukemia	57	229	47	416	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	125	63	81	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	59	82	64	58	+ 25
Lung Cancers	60	77	61	159	- 82
Hepatitis C	61	73	66	40	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	62	54	68	27	+ 28
Ascariasis	63	26	65	56	- 29
Otitis Media	64	24	69	17	+ 7
Diphtheria	65	18	70	11	+ 8
Chlamydia	66	18	71	9	+ 9
War	67	8	67	30	- 22
Dengue	68	3	73	2	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	371	- 371
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	27,402	- 27,402
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	55	295	- 295
Depression	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	62	158	- 158
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Comoros

Tanzania

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.