MOZAMBIQUE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,209	6	12,621	+ 33,588
Stroke	2	24,305	2	23,110	+ 1,195
Road Traffic Accidents	3	21,390	9	9,117	+ 12,273
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,517	10	6,877	+ 1,640
Liver Disease	5	8,265	20	4,004	+ 4,261
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,952	3	22,445	- 15,494
Kidney Disease	7	6,539	19	4,036	+ 2,503
HIV/AIDS	8	5,954	1	50,430	- 44,476
Violence	9	5,910	32	1,113	+ 4,797
Hypertension	10	5,840	11	5,786	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,574	24	1,724	+ 3,851
Prostate Cancer	12	5,102	39	805	+ 4,297
Low Birth Weight	13	4,725	7	10,409	- 5,684
Breast Cancer	14	4,502	40	757	+ 3,746
Lung Disease	15	4,194	22	2,986	+ 1,209
Lung Cancers	16	3,835	56	220	+ 3,614
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,201	13	5,566	- 2,365
Birth Trauma	18	2,821	8	9,817	- 6,996
Other Injuries	19	2,745	14	4,924	- 2,179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,624	48	424	+ 2,199
Liver Cancer	21	2,048	33	1,108	+ 940
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,857	38	912	+ 946
Cervical Cancer	23	1,728	21	3,297	- 1,569
Stomach Cancer	24	1,688	57	198	+ 1,490
Suicide	25	1,633	16	4,144	- 2,511
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,555	5	12,928	- 11,373
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,405	62	90	+ 1,316
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,376	47	453	+ 923
Asthma	29	1,360	23	2,160	- 801
Falls	30	1,341	25	1,524	- 183
Oral Cancer	31	1,338	44	545	+ 793
Leukemia	32	1,260	43	555	+ 705
Lymphomas	33	1,154	30	1,180	- 26
Malnutrition	34	1,146	18	4,039	- 2,893
Inflammatory/Heart	35	961	35	1,020	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	909	37	969	- 60
Drownings	37	764	26	1,418	- 654
Tuberculosis	38	746	12	5,770	- 5,023
Maternal Conditions	39	624	15	4,339	- 3,715
Oesophagus Cancer	40	618	36	976	- 358
Skin Cancers	41	531	41	563	- 32
Epilepsy	42	488	34	1,082	- 594
Drug Use	43	481	59	160	+ 321
Fires	44	429	29	1,318	- 889
Meningitis	45	412	17	4,102	- 3,690
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	378	45	516	- 137
Pertussis	47	372	28	1,320	- 948
Alcohol	48	371	49	403	- 31
Bladder Cancer	49	285	55	236	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	50	274	60	120	+ 154
Syphilis	51	217	27	1,404	- 1,187
Appendicitis	52	205	50	393	- 187
Skin Disease	53	154	51	377	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	149	63	78	+ 71
Poisonings	55	144	31	1,136	- 992
Encephalitis	56	137	54	240	- 103
Uterin Cancer	57	133	61	98	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	58	109	65	43	+ 66
Schistosomiasis	59	68	42	562	- 494
Hepatitis C	60	53	64	55	- 2
Tetanus	61	53	46	456	- 403
Multiple Sclerosis	62	40	66	38	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	33	53	258	- 225
Dengue	64	15	72	1	+ 14
Malaria	65	12	4	14,971	- 14,959
Chlamydia	66	5	69	18	- 13
War	67	4	58	175	- 172
Upper Respiratory	68	3	52	309	- 307
Diphtheria	69	2	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	70	2	67	28	- 26
Otitis Media	71	0	68	22	- 22
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Dominican Rep.

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.