MOZAMBIQUE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,960	6	12,621	+ 24,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,068	24	1,724	+ 25,345
Stroke	3	12,880	2	23,110	- 10,230
Lung Cancers	4	12,294	56	220	+ 12,073
Lung Disease	5	11,791	22	2,986	+ 8,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,542	3	22,445	- 14,904
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,729	48	424	+ 6,304
Prostate Cancer	8	5,574	39	805	+ 4,769
Breast Cancer	9	4,888	40	757	+ 4,131
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,853	47	453	+ 4,400
Other Injuries	11	4,582	14	4,924	- 342
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,968	62	90	+ 3,878
Suicide	13	3,687	16	4,144	- 457
Lymphomas	14	3,368	30	1,180	+ 2,188
Kidney Disease	15	3,046	19	4,036	- 991
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,717	10	6,877	- 4,160
Hypertension	17	2,218	11	5,786	- 3,568
Falls	18	2,170	25	1,524	+ 646
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,064	36	976	+ 1,088
Liver Cancer	20	2,050	33	1,108	+ 942
Bladder Cancer	21	1,864	55	236	+ 1,628
Leukemia	22	1,731	43	555	+ 1,176
Stomach Cancer	23	1,609	57	198	+ 1,411
Drug Use	24	1,540	59	160	+ 1,379
Ovary Cancer	25	1,506	60	120	+ 1,386
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,431	35	1,020	+ 412
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,428	38	912	+ 516
Alcohol	28	1,296	49	403	+ 893
Skin Cancers	29	1,190	41	563	+ 627
Other Neoplasms	30	891	65	43	+ 848
Liver Disease	31	867	20	4,004	- 3,137
Cervical Cancer	32	842	21	3,297	- 2,455
Oral Cancer	33	782	44	545	+ 238
Congenital Anomalies	34	683	13	5,566	- 4,883
Road Traffic Accidents	35	636	9	9,117	- 8,481
Uterin Cancer	36	633	61	98	+ 536
Epilepsy	37	497	34	1,082	- 585
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	388	63	78	+ 310
Violence	39	367	32	1,113	- 746
Anemia	40	336	81	0	+ 336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	298	37	969	- 671
Poisonings	42	296	31	1,136	- 840
Low Birth Weight	43	276	7	10,409	- 10,133
Multiple Sclerosis	44	253	66	38	+ 215
Skin Disease	45	241	51	377	- 135
Birth Trauma	46	228	8	9,817	- 9,589
Osteoarthritis	47	190	85	0	+ 190
Asthma	48	152	23	2,160	- 2,008
Schizophrenia	49	133	83	0	+ 133
Meningitis	50	117	17	4,102	- 3,985
Upper Respiratory	51	101	52	309	- 208
Hepatitis C	52	101	64	55	+ 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	97	84	0	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	95	45	516	- 420
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	89	5	12,928	- 12,839
Drownings	56	84	26	1,418	- 1,335
Malnutrition	57	50	18	4,039	- 3,989
Fires	58	49	29	1,318	- 1,269
HIV/AIDS	59	43	1	50,430	- 50,388
Maternal Conditions	60	33	15	4,339	- 4,306
War	61	4	58	175	- 172
Pertussis	62	1	28	1,320	- 1,319
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	258	- 258
Otitis Media	64	0	68	22	- 22
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	5	- 5
Measles	67	0	71	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	46	456	- 456
Ascariasis	69	0	67	28	- 28
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	562	- 562
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	240	- 240
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	27	1,404	- 1,404
Chlamydia	81	0	69	18	- 18
Tuberculosis	82	0	12	5,770	- 5,770
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	50	393	- 393
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Iceland

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.