MOZAMBIQUE VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	67,361	1	50,430	+ 16,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,775	3	22,445	+ 330
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,210	6	12,621	+ 9,589
Stroke	4	21,614	2	23,110	- 1,496
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,319	10	6,877	+ 10,443
Tuberculosis	6	8,829	12	5,770	+ 3,059
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,281	9	9,117	- 837
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,174	5	12,928	- 5,754
Kidney Disease	9	6,891	19	4,036	+ 2,855
Lung Disease	10	6,555	22	2,986	+ 3,569
Hypertension	11	6,407	11	5,786	+ 621
Liver Disease	12	6,243	20	4,004	+ 2,239
Low Birth Weight	13	6,083	7	10,409	- 4,326
Violence	14	5,297	32	1,113	+ 4,184
Suicide	15	5,033	16	4,144	+ 889
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,909	13	5,566	- 1,657
Birth Trauma	17	3,558	8	9,817	- 6,259
Asthma	18	3,159	23	2,160	+ 999
Other Injuries	19	2,945	14	4,924	- 1,979
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,409	35	1,020	+ 1,389
Malnutrition	21	2,327	18	4,039	- 1,712
Cervical Cancer	22	2,232	21	3,297	- 1,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,228	24	1,724	+ 504
Maternal Conditions	24	1,603	15	4,339	- 2,737
Meningitis	25	1,475	17	4,102	- 2,628
Fires	26	1,474	29	1,318	+ 156
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,397	38	912	+ 486
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,397	36	976	+ 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,226	37	969	+ 257
Drownings	30	1,123	26	1,418	- 295
Lymphomas	31	1,046	30	1,180	- 134
Oral Cancer	32	953	44	545	+ 408
Breast Cancer	33	930	40	757	+ 174
Falls	34	838	25	1,524	- 686
Liver Cancer	35	779	33	1,108	- 329
Epilepsy	36	764	34	1,082	- 318
Skin Cancers	37	707	41	563	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	38	643	47	453	+ 190
Lung Cancers	39	618	56	220	+ 397
Pertussis	40	607	28	1,320	- 713
Prostate Cancer	41	606	39	805	- 199
Poisonings	42	575	31	1,136	- 561
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	504	45	516	- 11
Syphilis	44	496	27	1,404	- 908
Alcohol	45	418	49	403	+ 15
Skin Disease	46	407	51	377	+ 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	375	48	424	- 49
Drug Use	48	350	59	160	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	49	263	60	120	+ 143
Pancreas Cancer	50	219	62	90	+ 130
Leukemia	51	178	43	555	- 377
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	144	63	78	+ 66
Stomach Cancer	53	140	57	198	- 58
Schistosomiasis	54	136	42	562	- 425
Other Neoplasms	55	128	65	43	+ 85
Uterin Cancer	56	128	61	98	+ 30
Appendicitis	57	103	50	393	- 290
Upper Respiratory	58	101	52	309	- 209
Encephalitis	59	95	54	240	- 145
Bladder Cancer	60	87	55	236	- 149
Tetanus	61	85	46	456	- 371
Hepatitis B	62	79	53	258	- 180
Multiple Sclerosis	63	42	66	38	+ 4
Malaria	64	10	4	14,971	- 14,961
Chlamydia	65	7	69	18	- 10
Hepatitis C	66	7	64	55	- 48
Ascariasis	67	6	67	28	- 22
Measles	68	5	71	2	+ 3
War	69	5	58	175	- 171
Diphtheria	70	4	70	5	- 1
Otitis Media	71	3	68	22	- 19
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Botswana

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.