MOZAMBIQUE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,254	3	22,445	- 1,191
Tuberculosis	2	12,646	12	5,770	+ 6,877
Measles	3	12,211	71	2	+ 12,209
Malaria	4	12,084	4	14,971	- 2,887
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,936	5	12,928	- 992
Stroke	6	10,576	2	23,110	- 12,534
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,032	6	12,621	- 2,589
Low Birth Weight	8	10,019	7	10,409	- 390
Birth Trauma	9	9,559	8	9,817	- 258
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,744	9	9,117	- 373
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,698	13	5,566	- 868
Hypertension	12	4,550	11	5,786	- 1,237
Liver Disease	13	4,348	20	4,004	+ 344
Lung Disease	14	3,909	22	2,986	+ 923
HIV/AIDS	15	3,840	1	50,430	- 46,591
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,729	10	6,877	- 3,148
Meningitis	17	3,343	17	4,102	- 759
Violence	18	3,214	32	1,113	+ 2,101
Maternal Conditions	19	3,038	15	4,339	- 1,301
Kidney Disease	20	2,623	19	4,036	- 1,413
Malnutrition	21	2,575	18	4,039	- 1,464
Other Injuries	22	2,391	14	4,924	- 2,533
Pertussis	23	2,289	28	1,320	+ 969
Asthma	24	2,235	23	2,160	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,133	38	912	+ 1,221
Suicide	26	1,680	16	4,144	- 2,464
Cervical Cancer	27	1,394	21	3,297	- 1,903
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,314	24	1,724	- 409
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,169	35	1,020	+ 149
Prostate Cancer	30	1,141	39	805	+ 336
Liver Cancer	31	1,110	33	1,108	+ 2
Syphilis	32	1,084	27	1,404	- 320
Falls	33	1,007	25	1,524	- 517
Drownings	34	998	26	1,418	- 420
Breast Cancer	35	987	40	757	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	857	48	424	+ 433
Stomach Cancer	37	745	57	198	+ 547
Lymphomas	38	596	30	1,180	- 584
Fires	39	580	29	1,318	- 738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	556	37	969	- 414
Leukemia	41	541	43	555	- 14
Poisonings	42	500	31	1,136	- 636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	499	45	516	- 16
Epilepsy	44	499	34	1,082	- 583
War	45	479	58	175	+ 304
Tetanus	46	337	46	456	- 119
Lung Cancers	47	335	56	220	+ 114
Schistosomiasis	48	309	42	562	- 252
Parkinson's Disease	49	299	47	453	- 154
Pancreas Cancer	50	294	62	90	+ 204
Oral Cancer	51	290	44	545	- 255
Leishmaniasis	52	251	75	0	+ 251
Oesophagus Cancer	53	228	36	976	- 748
Skin Disease	54	226	51	377	- 151
Skin Cancers	55	221	41	563	- 342
Appendicitis	56	203	50	393	- 189
Encephalitis	57	196	54	240	- 44
Ovary Cancer	58	190	60	120	+ 70
Drug Use	59	185	59	160	+ 24
Alcohol	60	183	49	403	- 219
Hepatitis B	61	132	53	258	- 126
Upper Respiratory	62	107	52	309	- 203
Uterin Cancer	63	102	61	98	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	64	100	77	0	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	65	78	55	236	- 158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	63	63	78	- 15
Other Neoplasms	67	25	65	43	- 18
Ascariasis	68	23	67	28	- 5
Hepatitis C	69	20	64	55	- 35
Diphtheria	70	14	70	5	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	71	13	66	38	- 25
Otitis Media	72	11	68	22	- 11
Chlamydia	73	4	69	18	- 13
Dengue	74	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

DR Congo

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.