MOZAMBIQUE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,716	6	12,621	+ 4,096
Stroke	2	10,288	2	23,110	- 12,822
Kidney Disease	3	9,388	19	4,036	+ 5,352
Lung Disease	4	6,628	22	2,986	+ 3,642
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,039	10	6,877	- 838
Hypertension	6	5,467	11	5,786	- 320
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,292	3	22,445	- 17,153
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,183	24	1,724	+ 3,459
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,724	9	9,117	- 4,393
Stomach Cancer	10	4,184	57	198	+ 3,986
Violence	11	4,024	32	1,113	+ 2,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,931	48	424	+ 3,507
Other Injuries	13	3,615	14	4,924	- 1,309
Prostate Cancer	14	2,838	39	805	+ 2,033
Suicide	15	2,577	16	4,144	- 1,567
Breast Cancer	16	2,433	40	757	+ 1,677
Liver Cancer	17	2,418	33	1,108	+ 1,310
Liver Disease	18	2,341	20	4,004	- 1,662
Lymphomas	19	2,253	30	1,180	+ 1,073
Lung Cancers	20	2,175	56	220	+ 1,955
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,997	13	5,566	- 3,569
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,859	62	90	+ 1,770
Other Neoplasms	23	1,682	65	43	+ 1,639
Leukemia	24	1,657	43	555	+ 1,102
HIV/AIDS	25	1,216	1	50,430	- 49,215
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,211	35	1,020	+ 192
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,161	38	912	+ 249
Low Birth Weight	28	1,127	7	10,409	- 9,283
Cervical Cancer	29	1,007	21	3,297	- 2,290
Parkinson's Disease	30	874	47	453	+ 421
Skin Cancers	31	866	41	563	+ 303
Skin Disease	32	799	51	377	+ 422
Alcohol	33	799	49	403	+ 396
Epilepsy	34	736	34	1,082	- 347
Falls	35	735	25	1,524	- 789
Bladder Cancer	36	632	55	236	+ 395
Drownings	37	613	26	1,418	- 806
Oral Cancer	38	608	44	545	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	553	5	12,928	- 12,375
Ovary Cancer	40	509	60	120	+ 389
Uterin Cancer	41	509	61	98	+ 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	466	37	969	- 504
Drug Use	43	399	59	160	+ 239
Oesophagus Cancer	44	386	36	976	- 590
Asthma	45	383	23	2,160	- 1,777
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	349	63	78	+ 271
Birth Trauma	47	304	8	9,817	- 9,512
Malnutrition	48	233	18	4,039	- 3,806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	204	45	516	- 312
Tuberculosis	50	200	12	5,770	- 5,569
Anemia	51	157	81	0	+ 157
Appendicitis	52	137	50	393	- 256
Schizophrenia	53	131	83	0	+ 131
Meningitis	54	113	17	4,102	- 3,990
Maternal Conditions	55	108	15	4,339	- 4,232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	83	84	0	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	57	68	66	38	+ 30
Fires	58	64	29	1,318	- 1,254
Hepatitis B	59	44	53	258	- 214
Poisonings	60	34	31	1,136	- 1,102
Osteoarthritis	61	31	85	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	62	19	52	309	- 291
Encephalitis	63	16	54	240	- 224
Hepatitis C	64	7	64	55	- 48
Syphilis	65	6	27	1,404	- 1,398
Oral conditions	66	6	86	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	79	0	+ 6
War	68	4	58	175	- 172
Pertussis	69	1	28	1,320	- 1,319
Dengue	70	0	72	1	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	5	- 5
Tetanus	74	0	46	456	- 456
Measles	75	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	562	- 562
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	18	- 18
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Costa Rica

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.