MOZAMBIQUE VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,157	3	22,445	+ 711
Malaria	2	15,969	4	14,971	+ 998
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,500	5	12,928	+ 2,572
Stroke	4	13,286	2	23,110	- 9,824
Coronary Heart Disease	5	12,247	6	12,621	- 373
Low Birth Weight	6	11,137	7	10,409	+ 727
Birth Trauma	7	8,963	8	9,817	- 854
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,176	9	9,117	- 1,942
Liver Disease	9	5,552	20	4,004	+ 1,548
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,139	13	5,566	- 427
HIV/AIDS	11	5,135	1	50,430	- 45,296
Meningitis	12	4,463	17	4,102	+ 361
Kidney Disease	13	4,377	19	4,036	+ 340
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,338	10	6,877	- 2,539
Other Injuries	15	3,477	14	4,924	- 1,447
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,299	38	912	+ 2,387
Lung Disease	17	2,768	22	2,986	- 218
Pertussis	18	2,650	28	1,320	+ 1,330
Hypertension	19	2,470	11	5,786	- 3,316
Maternal Conditions	20	2,358	15	4,339	- 1,982
Malnutrition	21	2,105	18	4,039	- 1,933
Suicide	22	2,092	16	4,144	- 2,052
Tuberculosis	23	2,085	12	5,770	- 3,685
Asthma	24	2,021	23	2,160	- 139
Prostate Cancer	25	1,967	39	805	+ 1,163
Measles	26	1,788	71	2	+ 1,786
Breast Cancer	27	1,780	40	757	+ 1,023
Violence	28	1,648	32	1,113	+ 535
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,623	24	1,724	- 101
Cervical Cancer	30	1,517	21	3,297	- 1,780
Drownings	31	1,294	26	1,418	- 125
Falls	32	1,232	25	1,524	- 292
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,037	35	1,020	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,004	37	969	+ 35
Fires	35	978	29	1,318	- 341
Lymphomas	36	877	30	1,180	- 302
Epilepsy	37	837	34	1,082	- 245
Stomach Cancer	38	819	57	198	+ 621
Oesophagus Cancer	39	740	36	976	- 236
Liver Cancer	40	730	33	1,108	- 378
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	706	48	424	+ 282
Poisonings	42	697	31	1,136	- 439
Parkinson's Disease	43	480	47	453	+ 27
Drug Use	44	447	59	160	+ 287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	447	45	516	- 69
Leukemia	46	444	43	555	- 111
Schistosomiasis	47	415	42	562	- 146
Pancreas Cancer	48	402	62	90	+ 312
Oral Cancer	49	355	44	545	- 190
Tetanus	50	354	46	456	- 102
Syphilis	51	341	27	1,404	- 1,063
Skin Disease	52	326	51	377	- 50
Hepatitis B	53	324	53	258	+ 66
Skin Cancers	54	230	41	563	- 333
Uterin Cancer	55	225	61	98	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	56	194	60	120	+ 75
Encephalitis	57	193	54	240	- 47
Alcohol	58	193	49	403	- 210
Lung Cancers	59	151	56	220	- 70
Appendicitis	60	102	50	393	- 290
Bladder Cancer	61	98	55	236	- 138
Ascariasis	62	91	67	28	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	63	45	65	43	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	39	52	309	- 270
Hepatitis C	65	38	64	55	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	35	66	38	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	26	63	78	- 52
Diphtheria	68	23	70	5	+ 18
War	69	6	58	175	- 170
Chlamydia	70	4	69	18	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	68	22	- 22
Dengue	72	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	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
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Benin

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.