MOZAMBIQUE VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	71,378	1	50,430	+ 20,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	48,124	3	22,445	+ 25,678
Stroke	3	42,174	2	23,110	+ 19,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	35,246	5	12,928	+ 22,319
Coronary Heart Disease	5	31,455	6	12,621	+ 18,834
Diabetes Mellitus	6	29,937	10	6,877	+ 23,061
Suicide	7	23,049	16	4,144	+ 18,905
Tuberculosis	8	18,091	12	5,770	+ 12,322
Lung Disease	9	16,497	22	2,986	+ 13,511
Kidney Disease	10	15,189	19	4,036	+ 11,153
Hypertension	11	14,821	11	5,786	+ 9,035
Low Birth Weight	12	14,325	7	10,409	+ 3,916
Violence	13	13,833	32	1,113	+ 12,720
Liver Disease	14	11,859	20	4,004	+ 7,855
Birth Trauma	15	10,739	8	9,817	+ 922
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,158	9	9,117	+ 1,041
Asthma	17	10,148	23	2,160	+ 7,988
Other Injuries	18	7,977	14	4,924	+ 3,054
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,829	13	5,566	+ 263
Cervical Cancer	20	5,576	21	3,297	+ 2,279
Malnutrition	21	5,347	18	4,039	+ 1,309
Meningitis	22	4,758	17	4,102	+ 655
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,568	35	1,020	+ 3,548
Maternal Conditions	24	4,375	15	4,339	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,173	37	969	+ 3,203
Fires	26	4,024	29	1,318	+ 2,706
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,517	38	912	+ 2,605
Drownings	28	2,993	26	1,418	+ 1,574
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,908	24	1,724	+ 1,184
Epilepsy	30	2,148	34	1,082	+ 1,065
Falls	31	1,913	25	1,524	+ 390
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,880	45	516	+ 1,364
Poisonings	33	1,663	31	1,136	+ 527
Breast Cancer	34	1,454	40	757	+ 697
Prostate Cancer	35	1,207	39	805	+ 402
Lymphomas	36	1,165	30	1,180	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,099	36	976	+ 123
Alcohol	38	1,060	49	403	+ 657
Liver Cancer	39	1,058	33	1,108	- 50
Skin Disease	40	1,046	51	377	+ 669
Parkinson's Disease	41	820	47	453	+ 367
Oral Cancer	42	773	44	545	+ 228
Lung Cancers	43	764	56	220	+ 544
Pertussis	44	764	28	1,320	- 556
Syphilis	45	756	27	1,404	- 648
Skin Cancers	46	693	41	563	+ 130
Tetanus	47	676	46	456	+ 220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	593	48	424	+ 169
Leukemia	49	582	43	555	+ 27
Drug Use	50	473	59	160	+ 312
Hepatitis B	51	400	53	258	+ 142
Appendicitis	52	372	50	393	- 21
Ovary Cancer	53	366	60	120	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	54	351	61	98	+ 254
Upper Respiratory	55	272	52	309	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	270	63	78	+ 193
Encephalitis	57	203	54	240	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	58	183	62	90	+ 93
Measles	59	175	71	2	+ 173
Stomach Cancer	60	161	57	198	- 37
Bladder Cancer	61	144	55	236	- 93
Other Neoplasms	62	138	65	43	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	63	89	66	38	+ 51
Hepatitis C	64	37	64	55	- 18
Chlamydia	65	23	69	18	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	18	68	22	- 4
Ascariasis	67	11	67	28	- 17
War	68	4	58	175	- 171
Diphtheria	69	4	70	5	- 1
Dengue	70	1	72	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	562	- 562
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
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

Lesotho

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.