MOZAMBIQUE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,211	3	22,445	- 1,234
HIV/AIDS	2	14,958	1	50,430	- 35,472
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,761	5	12,928	- 166
Malaria	4	12,098	4	14,971	- 2,873
Stroke	5	12,062	2	23,110	- 11,048
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,519	6	12,621	- 1,102
Birth Trauma	7	8,878	8	9,817	- 939
Low Birth Weight	8	8,563	7	10,409	- 1,847
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,411	9	9,117	- 706
Tuberculosis	10	7,985	12	5,770	+ 2,216
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,889	10	6,877	- 988
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,663	13	5,566	+ 97
Kidney Disease	13	5,536	19	4,036	+ 1,500
Liver Disease	14	4,880	20	4,004	+ 876
Meningitis	15	3,706	17	4,102	- 396
Other Injuries	16	3,542	14	4,924	- 1,381
Maternal Conditions	17	2,816	15	4,339	- 1,523
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,665	38	912	+ 1,753
Suicide	19	2,513	16	4,144	- 1,631
Lung Disease	20	2,488	22	2,986	- 498
Pertussis	21	2,464	28	1,320	+ 1,144
Hypertension	22	2,192	11	5,786	- 3,594
Breast Cancer	23	2,019	40	757	+ 1,262
Violence	24	1,795	32	1,113	+ 682
Asthma	25	1,744	23	2,160	- 416
Cervical Cancer	26	1,704	21	3,297	- 1,593
Falls	27	1,330	25	1,524	- 194
Malnutrition	28	1,312	18	4,039	- 2,727
Drownings	29	1,269	26	1,418	- 150
Syphilis	30	1,260	27	1,404	- 144
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,246	24	1,724	- 478
Measles	32	1,107	71	2	+ 1,105
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,062	35	1,020	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	34	1,012	39	805	+ 207
Drug Use	35	999	59	160	+ 839
Fires	36	978	29	1,318	- 340
Liver Cancer	37	943	33	1,108	- 165
Epilepsy	38	933	34	1,082	- 149
Oral Cancer	39	910	44	545	+ 366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	812	37	969	- 157
Poisonings	41	717	31	1,136	- 419
War	42	693	58	175	+ 517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	613	48	424	+ 189
Lymphomas	44	527	30	1,180	- 653
Stomach Cancer	45	493	57	198	+ 295
Parkinson's Disease	46	484	47	453	+ 31
Hepatitis B	47	362	53	258	+ 104
Skin Disease	48	349	51	377	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	348	45	516	- 168
Ovary Cancer	50	326	60	120	+ 206
Lung Cancers	51	324	56	220	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	52	312	62	90	+ 222
Schistosomiasis	53	310	42	562	- 252
Leukemia	54	296	43	555	- 259
Tetanus	55	240	46	456	- 216
Skin Cancers	56	220	41	563	- 343
Alcohol	57	213	49	403	- 190
Encephalitis	58	201	54	240	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	59	146	36	976	- 830
Uterin Cancer	60	81	61	98	- 17
Appendicitis	61	78	50	393	- 315
Bladder Cancer	62	70	55	236	- 167
Other Neoplasms	63	52	65	43	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	64	44	66	38	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	32	67	28	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	29	64	55	- 26
Diphtheria	67	28	70	5	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	27	63	78	- 50
Leishmaniasis	69	22	75	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	70	20	52	309	- 289
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	77	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	72	5	69	18	- 13
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	68	22	- 22
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Cameroon

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.