BELGIUM VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,111	57	36	+ 18,075
Stroke	2	8,300	3	7,408	+ 892
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,061	6	5,677	+ 2,384
Malaria	4	5,377	75	0	+ 5,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,643	33	418	+ 4,225
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,533	1	15,281	- 10,748
Low Birth Weight	7	3,738	50	70	+ 3,669
Birth Trauma	8	3,526	53	47	+ 3,479
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,274	29	666	+ 2,608
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,470	20	1,269	+ 1,200
Hypertension	11	2,078	27	740	+ 1,338
Tuberculosis	12	2,072	54	46	+ 2,026
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,999	40	282	+ 1,717
Other Injuries	14	1,768	11	2,006	- 238
Maternal Conditions	15	1,558	64	6	+ 1,552
Suicide	16	1,488	10	2,111	- 623
Meningitis	17	1,473	58	28	+ 1,445
Malnutrition	18	1,450	38	291	+ 1,160
Kidney Disease	19	1,450	8	2,952	- 1,502
Liver Disease	20	1,438	17	1,433	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	21	1,184	41	243	+ 941
Lung Disease	22	1,072	5	6,438	- 5,366
Asthma	23	776	46	128	+ 648
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	619	2	9,416	- 8,797
Falls	25	547	15	1,756	- 1,208
Drownings	26	509	47	79	+ 431
Syphilis	27	504	70	0	+ 504
Pertussis	28	474	68	1	+ 473
Fires	29	473	48	75	+ 398
Lymphomas	30	424	16	1,552	- 1,129
Poisonings	31	408	55	41	+ 367
Violence	32	400	44	149	+ 250
Liver Cancer	33	398	24	976	- 578
Epilepsy	34	389	36	348	+ 41
Inflammatory/Heart	35	366	23	1,060	- 694
Oesophagus Cancer	36	351	25	898	- 548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	348	42	213	+ 136
Endocrine Disorders	38	327	18	1,432	- 1,104
Prostate Cancer	39	289	13	1,824	- 1,535
Breast Cancer	40	272	9	2,587	- 2,315
Skin Cancers	41	202	31	522	- 320
Schistosomiasis	42	202	76	0	+ 202
Leukemia	43	199	21	1,199	- 1,000
Oral Cancer	44	196	28	675	- 479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	185	37	293	- 108
Tetanus	46	164	78	0	+ 164
Parkinson's Disease	47	163	19	1,378	- 1,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	152	7	3,329	- 3,176
Alcohol	49	145	32	500	- 355
Appendicitis	50	141	62	17	+ 124
Skin Disease	51	135	35	380	- 244
Upper Respiratory	52	111	59	22	+ 89
Hepatitis B	53	93	63	17	+ 76
Encephalitis	54	86	66	1	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	55	85	22	1,078	- 994
Lung Cancers	56	79	4	6,777	- 6,698
Stomach Cancer	57	71	26	863	- 792
War	58	63	67	1	+ 62
Drug Use	59	58	39	287	- 230
Ovary Cancer	60	43	30	653	- 610
Uterin Cancer	61	35	34	384	- 349
Pancreas Cancer	62	32	14	1,809	- 1,777
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	28	49	73	- 45
Hepatitis C	64	20	52	53	- 33
Other Neoplasms	65	15	12	1,828	- 1,812
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	45	147	- 133
Ascariasis	67	10	82	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	8	65	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	6	71	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Mozambique

Belgium

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.