MOZAMBIQUE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,675	1	50,430	- 30,756
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,859	3	22,445	- 10,586
Malaria	3	9,667	4	14,971	- 5,304
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,534	9	9,117	+ 417
Stroke	5	9,101	2	23,110	- 14,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,860	5	12,928	- 4,067
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,553	6	12,621	- 5,067
Low Birth Weight	8	6,649	7	10,409	- 3,760
Birth Trauma	9	5,460	8	9,817	- 4,357
Liver Disease	10	4,994	20	4,004	+ 990
Tuberculosis	11	4,585	12	5,770	- 1,184
Cervical Cancer	12	4,408	21	3,297	+ 1,111
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,845	13	5,566	- 1,721
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,474	10	6,877	- 3,403
Maternal Conditions	15	2,841	15	4,339	- 1,498
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,822	36	976	+ 1,846
Hypertension	17	2,753	11	5,786	- 3,033
Meningitis	18	2,746	17	4,102	- 1,356
Kidney Disease	19	2,402	19	4,036	- 1,634
Malnutrition	20	2,298	18	4,039	- 1,741
Lung Disease	21	2,054	22	2,986	- 932
Other Injuries	22	1,940	14	4,924	- 2,983
Suicide	23	1,543	16	4,144	- 2,601
Lymphomas	24	1,285	30	1,180	+ 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,199	24	1,724	- 525
Asthma	26	1,080	23	2,160	- 1,080
Breast Cancer	27	920	40	757	+ 163
Falls	28	861	25	1,524	- 663
Syphilis	29	736	27	1,404	- 668
Drownings	30	702	26	1,418	- 717
Pertussis	31	668	28	1,320	- 652
Violence	32	623	32	1,113	- 490
Bladder Cancer	33	595	55	236	+ 358
Fires	34	582	29	1,318	- 737
Inflammatory/Heart	35	568	35	1,020	- 452
Skin Cancers	36	507	41	563	- 56
Poisonings	37	498	31	1,136	- 638
Liver Cancer	38	485	33	1,108	- 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	428	37	969	- 541
Prostate Cancer	40	415	39	805	- 390
Epilepsy	41	398	34	1,082	- 684
Endocrine Disorders	42	393	38	912	- 519
Oral Cancer	43	385	44	545	- 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	359	48	424	- 65
Stomach Cancer	45	316	57	198	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	46	306	47	453	- 147
Tetanus	47	272	46	456	- 183
Ovary Cancer	48	241	60	120	+ 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	236	45	516	- 279
Schistosomiasis	50	220	42	562	- 342
Lung Cancers	51	200	56	220	- 20
Alcohol	52	174	49	403	- 228
Skin Disease	53	155	51	377	- 221
Appendicitis	54	144	50	393	- 249
Hepatitis B	55	135	53	258	- 124
Leukemia	56	126	43	555	- 429
Upper Respiratory	57	91	52	309	- 218
Encephalitis	58	73	54	240	- 167
Drug Use	59	73	59	160	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	60	58	62	90	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	44	63	78	- 34
Uterin Cancer	62	35	61	98	- 63
Other Neoplasms	63	25	65	43	- 18
Hepatitis C	64	22	64	55	- 32
Dengue	65	14	72	1	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	66	38	- 25
Measles	67	9	71	2	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	8	68	22	- 14
Ascariasis	69	6	67	28	- 22
Chlamydia	70	4	69	18	- 14
War	71	4	58	175	- 172
Diphtheria	72	3	70	5	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	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

Malawi

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.