MOZAMBIQUE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,326	3	22,445	+ 1,881
Malaria	2	21,135	4	14,971	+ 6,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,205	5	12,928	+ 4,278
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,748	6	12,621	- 873
Low Birth Weight	5	9,856	7	10,409	- 554
Birth Trauma	6	9,301	8	9,817	- 515
Stroke	7	9,154	2	23,110	- 13,956
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,123	9	9,117	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,939	38	912	+ 6,027
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,087	13	5,566	- 479
Meningitis	11	4,885	17	4,102	+ 782
HIV/AIDS	12	4,487	1	50,430	- 45,943
Malnutrition	13	4,152	18	4,039	+ 113
Liver Disease	14	3,940	20	4,004	- 64
Other Injuries	15	3,816	14	4,924	- 1,108
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,776	10	6,877	- 3,101
Kidney Disease	17	3,470	19	4,036	- 566
Cervical Cancer	18	3,072	21	3,297	- 225
Hypertension	19	2,923	11	5,786	- 2,863
Tuberculosis	20	2,848	12	5,770	- 2,921
Violence	21	2,813	32	1,113	+ 1,700
Suicide	22	2,201	16	4,144	- 1,943
Maternal Conditions	23	1,996	15	4,339	- 2,344
Liver Cancer	24	1,895	33	1,108	+ 787
Measles	25	1,731	71	2	+ 1,728
Lung Disease	26	1,681	22	2,986	- 1,305
Asthma	27	1,362	23	2,160	- 798
Drownings	28	1,317	26	1,418	- 102
War	29	1,279	58	175	+ 1,103
Breast Cancer	30	1,247	40	757	+ 491
Falls	31	1,199	25	1,524	- 325
Stomach Cancer	32	1,125	57	198	+ 927
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,110	24	1,724	- 613
Pertussis	34	1,080	28	1,320	- 240
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,075	35	1,020	+ 55
Fires	36	1,019	29	1,318	- 299
Poisonings	37	897	31	1,136	- 239
Prostate Cancer	38	744	39	805	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	692	48	424	+ 268
Epilepsy	40	690	34	1,082	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	594	37	969	- 376
Syphilis	42	425	27	1,404	- 979
Lymphomas	43	405	30	1,180	- 774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	389	45	516	- 126
Bladder Cancer	45	384	55	236	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	46	364	47	453	- 89
Schistosomiasis	47	361	42	562	- 201
Lung Cancers	48	350	56	220	+ 130
Oral Cancer	49	329	44	545	- 216
Skin Cancers	50	318	41	563	- 245
Tetanus	51	262	46	456	- 194
Ovary Cancer	52	253	60	120	+ 133
Skin Disease	53	252	51	377	- 125
Drug Use	54	249	59	160	+ 88
Hepatitis B	55	238	53	258	- 20
Alcohol	56	219	49	403	- 183
Pancreas Cancer	57	214	62	90	+ 124
Leukemia	58	162	43	555	- 393
Oesophagus Cancer	59	146	36	976	- 830
Appendicitis	60	137	50	393	- 256
Encephalitis	61	120	54	240	- 120
Uterin Cancer	62	107	61	98	+ 9
Ascariasis	63	107	67	28	+ 78
Hepatitis C	64	84	64	55	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	65	69	52	309	- 240
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	66	38	- 3
Other Neoplasms	67	33	65	43	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	22	63	78	- 56
Diphtheria	69	10	70	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	69	18	- 13
Otitis Media	71	1	68	22	- 21
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
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Burkina Faso

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.