MOZAMBIQUE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,924	3	22,445	- 9,521
HIV/AIDS	2	11,958	1	50,430	- 38,472
Tuberculosis	3	11,254	12	5,770	+ 5,485
Stroke	4	9,101	2	23,110	- 14,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,829	5	12,928	- 4,098
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,522	9	9,117	- 596
Liver Disease	7	7,675	20	4,004	+ 3,672
Malaria	8	7,244	4	14,971	- 7,727
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,855	6	12,621	- 5,765
Birth Trauma	10	5,701	8	9,817	- 4,115
Low Birth Weight	11	5,475	7	10,409	- 4,934
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,502	13	5,566	- 2,065
Maternal Conditions	13	3,236	15	4,339	- 1,103
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,236	10	6,877	- 3,641
Meningitis	15	3,071	17	4,102	- 1,031
Kidney Disease	16	2,556	19	4,036	- 1,480
Hypertension	17	2,529	11	5,786	- 3,257
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,504	36	976	+ 1,528
Other Injuries	19	2,483	14	4,924	- 2,441
Lung Disease	20	2,451	22	2,986	- 535
Malnutrition	21	2,412	18	4,039	- 1,627
Cervical Cancer	22	1,940	21	3,297	- 1,356
Suicide	23	1,840	16	4,144	- 2,303
Violence	24	1,685	32	1,113	+ 572
Breast Cancer	25	1,522	40	757	+ 765
Asthma	26	1,317	23	2,160	- 843
Tetanus	27	1,219	46	456	+ 763
Stomach Cancer	28	1,151	57	198	+ 953
Lymphomas	29	1,106	30	1,180	- 74
Oral Cancer	30	1,055	44	545	+ 510
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,046	24	1,724	- 677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	846	48	424	+ 421
Falls	33	839	25	1,524	- 685
Liver Cancer	34	773	33	1,108	- 334
Leukemia	35	760	43	555	+ 205
Fires	36	754	29	1,318	- 564
Prostate Cancer	37	740	39	805	- 65
Poisonings	38	726	31	1,136	- 410
Drownings	39	687	26	1,418	- 731
Inflammatory/Heart	40	642	35	1,020	- 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	623	37	969	- 346
Pertussis	42	580	28	1,320	- 739
Epilepsy	43	477	34	1,082	- 605
Endocrine Disorders	44	476	38	912	- 436
Ovary Cancer	45	455	60	120	+ 335
Pancreas Cancer	46	410	62	90	+ 320
Lung Cancers	47	383	56	220	+ 162
Skin Cancers	48	365	41	563	- 198
Hepatitis B	49	299	53	258	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	50	269	47	453	- 184
Skin Disease	51	261	51	377	- 116
Syphilis	52	257	27	1,404	- 1,147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	233	45	516	- 282
Schistosomiasis	54	212	42	562	- 350
Alcohol	55	204	49	403	- 199
Uterin Cancer	56	185	61	98	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	57	182	55	236	- 55
Appendicitis	58	138	50	393	- 255
Leishmaniasis	59	111	75	0	+ 111
Encephalitis	60	108	54	240	- 132
Hepatitis C	61	87	64	55	+ 33
Drug Use	62	65	59	160	- 96
Measles	63	59	71	2	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	64	54	52	309	- 255
War	65	51	58	175	- 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	48	63	78	- 30
Other Neoplasms	67	35	65	43	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	68	22	66	38	- 16
Diphtheria	69	7	70	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	6	69	18	- 12
Ascariasis	71	5	67	28	- 23
Otitis Media	72	4	68	22	- 18
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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

Kenya

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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.