MOZAMBIQUE VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,680	3	22,445	- 6,765
Stroke	2	14,620	2	23,110	- 8,490
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,598	6	12,621	+ 977
HIV/AIDS	4	13,080	1	50,430	- 37,351
Malaria	5	10,762	4	14,971	- 4,209
Tuberculosis	6	9,849	12	5,770	+ 4,079
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,528	9	9,117	- 1,589
Low Birth Weight	8	6,423	7	10,409	- 3,986
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,304	5	12,928	- 6,623
Birth Trauma	10	5,972	8	9,817	- 3,844
Liver Disease	11	5,837	20	4,004	+ 1,833
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,717	10	6,877	- 1,160
Kidney Disease	13	4,012	19	4,036	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,795	13	5,566	- 1,772
Lung Disease	15	3,008	22	2,986	+ 22
Meningitis	16	2,876	17	4,102	- 1,226
Liver Cancer	17	2,749	33	1,108	+ 1,641
Other Injuries	18	2,346	14	4,924	- 2,578
Hypertension	19	2,151	11	5,786	- 3,635
Cervical Cancer	20	2,084	21	3,297	- 1,213
Suicide	21	1,922	16	4,144	- 2,222
Maternal Conditions	22	1,920	15	4,339	- 2,420
Asthma	23	1,908	23	2,160	- 252
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,895	38	912	+ 983
Breast Cancer	25	1,868	40	757	+ 1,112
Malnutrition	26	1,801	18	4,039	- 2,237
Violence	27	1,791	32	1,113	+ 678
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,557	35	1,020	+ 537
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,248	24	1,724	- 476
Falls	30	1,126	25	1,524	- 398
Prostate Cancer	31	994	39	805	+ 189
Lymphomas	32	844	30	1,180	- 336
Stomach Cancer	33	839	57	198	+ 641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	774	48	424	+ 350
Pertussis	35	718	28	1,320	- 602
Drownings	36	714	26	1,418	- 705
Fires	37	703	29	1,318	- 615
Ovary Cancer	38	673	60	120	+ 554
Drug Use	39	607	59	160	+ 447
Poisonings	40	503	31	1,136	- 633
Syphilis	41	466	27	1,404	- 939
Oral Cancer	42	465	44	545	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	43	373	47	453	- 80
Encephalitis	44	344	54	240	+ 104
Leukemia	45	328	43	555	- 227
Pancreas Cancer	46	322	62	90	+ 233
Epilepsy	47	318	34	1,082	- 765
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	309	37	969	- 660
Oesophagus Cancer	49	275	36	976	- 701
Skin Disease	50	255	51	377	- 122
Schistosomiasis	51	248	42	562	- 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	247	45	516	- 269
Bladder Cancer	53	237	55	236	+ 0
Alcohol	54	235	49	403	- 167
Lung Cancers	55	229	56	220	+ 9
Tetanus	56	212	46	456	- 244
Uterin Cancer	57	211	61	98	+ 113
Skin Cancers	58	207	41	563	- 356
Appendicitis	59	141	50	393	- 252
Measles	60	131	71	2	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	61	108	66	38	+ 71
Hepatitis B	62	98	53	258	- 161
Other Neoplasms	63	46	65	43	+ 3
War	64	28	58	175	- 147
Hepatitis C	65	27	64	55	- 28
Upper Respiratory	66	16	52	309	- 294
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	16	63	78	- 62
Ascariasis	68	12	67	28	- 17
Diphtheria	69	4	70	5	- 1
Chlamydia	70	3	69	18	- 14
Dengue	71	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	22	- 22
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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

Ghana

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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.