MOZAMBIQUE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,964	6	12,621	+ 16,344
Violence	2	12,959	32	1,113	+ 11,846
Stroke	3	11,146	2	23,110	- 11,964
Lung Disease	4	10,713	22	2,986	+ 7,727
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,246	3	22,445	- 15,199
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,222	9	9,117	- 3,895
Kidney Disease	7	4,596	19	4,036	+ 560
Hypertension	8	4,304	11	5,786	- 1,482
Stomach Cancer	9	4,111	57	198	+ 3,913
Lung Cancers	10	3,531	56	220	+ 3,311
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,382	10	6,877	- 3,495
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,940	48	424	+ 2,515
Breast Cancer	13	2,468	40	757	+ 1,711
Prostate Cancer	14	2,411	39	805	+ 1,606
Other Neoplasms	15	2,155	65	43	+ 2,112
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,993	13	5,566	- 3,574
HIV/AIDS	17	1,805	1	50,430	- 48,626
Lymphomas	18	1,751	30	1,180	+ 571
Liver Disease	19	1,632	20	4,004	- 2,372
Cervical Cancer	20	1,524	21	3,297	- 1,773
Leukemia	21	1,485	43	555	+ 930
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,451	24	1,724	- 273
Low Birth Weight	23	1,409	7	10,409	- 9,000
Liver Cancer	24	1,389	33	1,108	+ 281
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,360	62	90	+ 1,271
Suicide	26	1,321	16	4,144	- 2,822
Malnutrition	27	1,263	18	4,039	- 2,776
Other Injuries	28	1,071	14	4,924	- 3,853
Falls	29	1,021	25	1,524	- 503
Endocrine Disorders	30	920	38	912	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	31	894	35	1,020	- 126
Tuberculosis	32	855	12	5,770	- 4,914
Ovary Cancer	33	755	60	120	+ 635
Skin Disease	34	741	51	377	+ 364
Skin Cancers	35	692	41	563	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	36	562	36	976	- 414
Oral Cancer	37	543	44	545	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	503	5	12,928	- 12,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	470	37	969	- 500
Drownings	40	463	26	1,418	- 955
Birth Trauma	41	436	8	9,817	- 9,380
Bladder Cancer	42	410	55	236	+ 173
Epilepsy	43	402	34	1,082	- 680
Drug Use	44	331	59	160	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	45	285	61	98	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	46	265	15	4,339	- 4,074
Parkinson's Disease	47	258	47	453	- 196
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	224	84	0	+ 224
War	49	175	58	175	- 1
Meningitis	50	164	17	4,102	- 3,938
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	163	63	78	+ 85
Appendicitis	52	143	50	393	- 250
Chagas disease	53	137	76	0	+ 137
Asthma	54	129	23	2,160	- 2,032
Dengue	55	90	72	1	+ 89
Fires	56	85	29	1,318	- 1,233
Anemia	57	68	81	0	+ 68
Osteoarthritis	58	45	85	0	+ 45
Hepatitis C	59	44	64	55	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	42	66	38	+ 4
Poisonings	61	41	31	1,136	- 1,095
Hepatitis B	62	34	53	258	- 224
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	25	45	516	- 490
Encephalitis	64	25	54	240	- 215
Syphilis	65	20	27	1,404	- 1,384
Upper Respiratory	66	18	52	309	- 292
Malaria	67	17	4	14,971	- 14,954
Alcohol	68	15	49	403	- 387
Pertussis	69	12	28	1,320	- 1,308
Schizophrenia	70	12	83	0	+ 12
Tetanus	71	9	46	456	- 446
Leprosy	72	6	79	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	5	68	22	- 17
Leishmaniasis	74	5	75	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	5	86	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	3	67	28	- 25
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	562	- 561
Measles	78	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	81	0	69	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Colombia

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.