MOZAMBIQUE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,664	1	50,430	- 25,766
Tuberculosis	2	15,211	12	5,770	+ 9,441
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,090	3	22,445	- 8,355
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,643	6	12,621	+ 1,022
Stroke	5	12,397	2	23,110	- 10,713
Malaria	6	10,813	4	14,971	- 4,158
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,742	9	9,117	- 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,133	5	12,928	- 5,794
Low Birth Weight	9	7,018	7	10,409	- 3,392
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,741	10	6,877	- 1,136
Birth Trauma	11	5,455	8	9,817	- 4,361
Hypertension	12	5,100	11	5,786	- 686
Liver Disease	13	5,089	20	4,004	+ 1,086
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,987	13	5,566	- 1,579
Kidney Disease	15	3,352	19	4,036	- 684
Maternal Conditions	16	3,159	15	4,339	- 1,180
Lung Disease	17	2,958	22	2,986	- 28
Violence	18	2,947	32	1,113	+ 1,834
Suicide	19	1,907	16	4,144	- 2,237
Other Injuries	20	1,822	14	4,924	- 3,102
Pertussis	21	1,800	28	1,320	+ 480
Meningitis	22	1,636	17	4,102	- 2,466
Asthma	23	1,590	23	2,160	- 570
Malnutrition	24	1,486	18	4,039	- 2,553
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,259	24	1,724	- 464
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,201	35	1,020	+ 181
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,137	38	912	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	28	1,082	39	805	+ 277
Cervical Cancer	29	1,073	21	3,297	- 2,224
Liver Cancer	30	927	33	1,108	- 181
Measles	31	871	71	2	+ 869
Breast Cancer	32	868	40	757	+ 111
Falls	33	813	25	1,524	- 711
Syphilis	34	583	27	1,404	- 821
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	575	37	969	- 395
Drownings	36	568	26	1,418	- 850
Fires	37	494	29	1,318	- 824
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	486	48	424	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	39	481	57	198	+ 283
Epilepsy	40	415	34	1,082	- 667
Poisonings	41	386	31	1,136	- 750
Parkinson's Disease	42	377	47	453	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	364	45	516	- 152
Drug Use	44	358	59	160	+ 197
Lymphomas	45	334	30	1,180	- 846
Leukemia	46	314	43	555	- 240
Lung Cancers	47	293	56	220	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	48	270	60	120	+ 151
Alcohol	49	252	49	403	- 151
Skin Disease	50	250	51	377	- 126
Schistosomiasis	51	245	42	562	- 317
Pancreas Cancer	52	229	62	90	+ 139
Skin Cancers	53	197	41	563	- 366
Oral Cancer	54	179	44	545	- 366
Tetanus	55	126	46	456	- 330
Encephalitis	56	108	54	240	- 132
Oesophagus Cancer	57	106	36	976	- 870
Appendicitis	58	101	50	393	- 292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	82	63	78	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	60	80	61	98	- 18
Bladder Cancer	61	80	55	236	- 157
Hepatitis B	62	79	53	258	- 179
Other Neoplasms	63	41	65	43	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	37	52	309	- 273
Trypanosomiasis	65	37	77	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	66	38	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	14	64	55	- 41
Diphtheria	68	10	70	5	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	6	67	28	- 23
Chlamydia	70	6	69	18	- 12
Otitis Media	71	4	68	22	- 19
War	72	3	58	175	- 173
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

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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.