MOZAMBIQUE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,874	3	22,445	+ 8,429
Tuberculosis	2	27,760	12	5,770	+ 21,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,643	5	12,928	+ 14,716
HIV/AIDS	4	22,147	1	50,430	- 28,283
Stroke	5	19,380	2	23,110	- 3,730
Malaria	6	19,355	4	14,971	+ 4,384
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,115	6	12,621	+ 4,494
Low Birth Weight	8	13,148	7	10,409	+ 2,739
Birth Trauma	9	12,935	8	9,817	+ 3,118
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,563	9	9,117	+ 1,446
Measles	11	9,591	71	2	+ 9,589
Hypertension	12	7,390	11	5,786	+ 1,604
Maternal Conditions	13	6,931	15	4,339	+ 2,592
Liver Disease	14	6,807	20	4,004	+ 2,803
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,736	10	6,877	- 141
Meningitis	16	5,989	17	4,102	+ 1,886
Violence	17	5,952	32	1,113	+ 4,839
Lung Disease	18	5,643	22	2,986	+ 2,657
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,577	13	5,566	- 989
Asthma	20	4,490	23	2,160	+ 2,330
Kidney Disease	21	4,191	19	4,036	+ 155
Malnutrition	22	4,076	18	4,039	+ 38
Other Injuries	23	3,662	14	4,924	- 1,261
Suicide	24	3,452	16	4,144	- 692
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,496	38	912	+ 1,585
Breast Cancer	26	2,031	40	757	+ 1,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,872	37	969	+ 902
War	28	1,850	58	175	+ 1,675
Tetanus	29	1,654	46	456	+ 1,199
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,593	35	1,020	+ 573
Pertussis	31	1,565	28	1,320	+ 245
Cervical Cancer	32	1,358	21	3,297	- 1,939
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,203	24	1,724	- 520
Drownings	34	1,194	26	1,418	- 225
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,144	45	516	+ 629
Falls	36	1,070	25	1,524	- 454
Schistosomiasis	37	999	42	562	+ 437
Prostate Cancer	38	923	39	805	+ 118
Fires	39	837	29	1,318	- 481
Poisonings	40	791	31	1,136	- 345
Syphilis	41	709	27	1,404	- 695
Lymphomas	42	702	30	1,180	- 477
Epilepsy	43	701	34	1,082	- 381
Liver Cancer	44	688	33	1,108	- 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	687	48	424	+ 263
Oral Cancer	46	537	44	545	- 8
Leukemia	47	520	43	555	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	48	397	47	453	- 56
Stomach Cancer	49	387	57	198	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	50	378	60	120	+ 258
Appendicitis	51	365	50	393	- 28
Alcohol	52	364	49	403	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	53	284	36	976	- 692
Skin Disease	54	284	51	377	- 92
Lung Cancers	55	276	56	220	+ 56
Leishmaniasis	56	269	75	0	+ 269
Drug Use	57	259	59	160	+ 98
Skin Cancers	58	253	41	563	- 310
Trypanosomiasis	59	234	77	0	+ 234
Pancreas Cancer	60	216	62	90	+ 126
Hepatitis B	61	195	53	258	- 63
Encephalitis	62	165	54	240	- 75
Upper Respiratory	63	144	52	309	- 166
Bladder Cancer	64	137	55	236	- 99
Uterin Cancer	65	115	61	98	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	89	63	78	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	63	70	5	+ 57
Otitis Media	68	37	68	22	+ 14
Hepatitis C	69	33	64	55	- 22
Other Neoplasms	70	28	65	43	- 15
Ascariasis	71	28	67	28	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	22	66	38	- 15
Chlamydia	73	11	69	18	- 7
Dengue	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	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
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

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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.