MOZAMBIQUE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,412	6	12,621	+ 20,791
War	2	21,296	58	175	+ 21,121
Stroke	3	15,844	2	23,110	- 7,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,177	3	22,445	- 10,268
Low Birth Weight	5	10,499	7	10,409	+ 90
Birth Trauma	6	8,913	8	9,817	- 903
Tuberculosis	7	8,179	12	5,770	+ 2,409
Hypertension	8	6,646	11	5,786	+ 860
Maternal Conditions	9	6,489	15	4,339	+ 2,150
Kidney Disease	10	5,478	19	4,036	+ 1,442
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,015	9	9,117	- 4,102
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,779	10	6,877	- 2,097
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,618	5	12,928	- 8,310
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,157	13	5,566	- 1,409
Lung Disease	15	3,865	22	2,986	+ 879
Liver Disease	16	3,824	20	4,004	- 180
Asthma	17	2,829	23	2,160	+ 668
Other Injuries	18	2,694	14	4,924	- 2,229
Violence	19	2,674	32	1,113	+ 1,561
Meningitis	20	2,183	17	4,102	- 1,920
Pertussis	21	1,752	28	1,320	+ 432
Breast Cancer	22	1,515	40	757	+ 758
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,467	24	1,724	- 257
Suicide	24	1,307	16	4,144	- 2,837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,251	37	969	+ 282
Stomach Cancer	26	1,247	57	198	+ 1,049
Oral Cancer	27	1,220	44	545	+ 675
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,134	38	912	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,093	36	976	+ 117
Tetanus	30	1,043	46	456	+ 587
Encephalitis	31	989	54	240	+ 749
Lung Cancers	32	894	56	220	+ 674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	865	45	516	+ 349
Drownings	34	828	26	1,418	- 590
Epilepsy	35	825	34	1,082	- 257
Lymphomas	36	786	30	1,180	- 393
Falls	37	753	25	1,524	- 771
Hepatitis B	38	718	53	258	+ 460
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	616	48	424	+ 192
Liver Cancer	40	546	33	1,108	- 562
Parkinson's Disease	41	522	47	453	+ 69
Leukemia	42	507	43	555	- 48
Malnutrition	43	490	18	4,039	- 3,549
Cervical Cancer	44	449	21	3,297	- 2,847
Inflammatory/Heart	45	438	35	1,020	- 582
HIV/AIDS	46	386	1	50,430	- 50,045
Poisonings	47	319	31	1,136	- 817
Ovary Cancer	48	307	60	120	+ 187
Measles	49	291	71	2	+ 289
Fires	50	289	29	1,318	- 1,029
Drug Use	51	273	59	160	+ 112
Appendicitis	52	248	50	393	- 145
Uterin Cancer	53	240	61	98	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	54	226	55	236	- 10
Prostate Cancer	55	214	39	805	- 591
Pancreas Cancer	56	191	62	90	+ 101
Malaria	57	154	4	14,971	- 14,817
Alcohol	58	125	49	403	- 278
Skin Cancers	59	120	41	563	- 443
Syphilis	60	78	27	1,404	- 1,326
Skin Disease	61	78	51	377	- 299
Multiple Sclerosis	62	70	66	38	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	63	24	65	43	- 19
Hepatitis C	64	23	64	55	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	21	63	78	- 57
Ascariasis	66	14	67	28	- 14
Diphtheria	67	14	70	5	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	8	52	309	- 302
Chlamydia	69	1	69	18	- 16
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	22	- 22
Dengue	72	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	42	562	- 562
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

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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.