MOZAMBIQUE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,548	6	12,621	+ 29,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,218	24	1,724	+ 24,495
Stroke	3	20,626	2	23,110	- 2,484
Lung Cancers	4	18,870	56	220	+ 18,649
Lung Disease	5	17,926	22	2,986	+ 14,940
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,808	3	22,445	- 6,637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,269	48	424	+ 8,844
Kidney Disease	8	8,219	19	4,036	+ 4,183
Breast Cancer	9	7,203	40	757	+ 6,446
Suicide	10	5,878	16	4,144	+ 1,734
Other Injuries	11	5,586	14	4,924	+ 663
Other Neoplasms	12	5,089	65	43	+ 5,046
Prostate Cancer	13	5,080	39	805	+ 4,275
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,038	62	90	+ 4,949
Falls	15	4,888	25	1,524	+ 3,364
Lymphomas	16	4,322	30	1,180	+ 3,143
Liver Disease	17	3,990	20	4,004	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,986	38	912	+ 3,075
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,836	47	453	+ 3,383
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,534	10	6,877	- 3,342
Leukemia	21	3,340	43	555	+ 2,785
Bladder Cancer	22	3,003	55	236	+ 2,766
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,953	35	1,020	+ 1,933
Liver Cancer	24	2,717	33	1,108	+ 1,609
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,501	36	976	+ 1,525
Stomach Cancer	26	2,403	57	198	+ 2,205
Hypertension	27	2,059	11	5,786	- 3,727
Oral Cancer	28	1,879	44	545	+ 1,334
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,854	9	9,117	- 7,263
Ovary Cancer	30	1,817	60	120	+ 1,697
Skin Cancers	31	1,454	41	563	+ 891
Alcohol	32	1,391	49	403	+ 989
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,163	5	12,928	- 11,765
Uterin Cancer	34	1,070	61	98	+ 972
Skin Disease	35	1,057	51	377	+ 680
Epilepsy	36	968	34	1,082	- 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	815	45	516	+ 300
Malnutrition	38	809	18	4,039	- 3,229
Drug Use	39	800	59	160	+ 640
Congenital Anomalies	40	785	13	5,566	- 4,781
Cervical Cancer	41	676	21	3,297	- 2,621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	592	37	969	- 378
Anemia	43	554	81	0	+ 554
Violence	44	416	32	1,113	- 697
Multiple Sclerosis	45	409	66	38	+ 371
Asthma	46	355	23	2,160	- 1,805
Drownings	47	219	26	1,418	- 1,199
Fires	48	209	29	1,318	- 1,110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	202	63	78	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	50	194	7	10,409	- 10,215
Osteoarthritis	51	163	85	0	+ 163
Hepatitis C	52	148	64	55	+ 93
Birth Trauma	53	131	8	9,817	- 9,686
Tuberculosis	54	127	12	5,770	- 5,643
Poisonings	55	114	31	1,136	- 1,021
Schizophrenia	56	110	83	0	+ 110
HIV/AIDS	57	101	1	50,430	- 50,330
Meningitis	58	79	17	4,102	- 4,023
Upper Respiratory	59	61	52	309	- 248
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	56	84	0	+ 56
Oral conditions	61	53	86	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	62	46	50	393	- 346
Hepatitis B	63	46	53	258	- 212
Maternal Conditions	64	17	15	4,339	- 4,322
Otitis Media	65	5	68	22	- 17
Encephalitis	66	4	54	240	- 236
War	67	3	58	175	- 172
Pertussis	68	2	28	1,320	- 1,317
Diphtheria	69	0	70	5	- 5
Syphilis	70	0	27	1,404	- 1,404
Chlamydia	71	0	69	18	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	562	- 562
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	46	456	- 456
Measles	79	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	28	- 28
Dengue	83	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Belgium

Mozambique

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.