BELIZE VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	629	5	119	+ 510
Stroke	2	288	4	127	+ 161
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	280	7	97	+ 183
Malaria	4	187	76	0	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	161	34	9	+ 153
Coronary Heart Disease	6	157	1	192	- 35
Low Birth Weight	7	130	25	20	+ 110
Birth Trauma	8	122	32	9	+ 113
Road Traffic Accidents	9	114	8	88	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	10	86	3	141	- 55
Hypertension	11	72	12	46	+ 26
Tuberculosis	12	72	33	9	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	13	69	21	23	+ 46
Other Injuries	14	61	14	36	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	15	54	42	2	+ 52
Suicide	16	52	16	28	+ 24
Meningitis	17	51	46	1	+ 50
Malnutrition	18	50	29	10	+ 41
Kidney Disease	19	50	6	102	- 52
Liver Disease	20	50	9	58	- 8
Cervical Cancer	21	41	17	28	+ 14
Lung Disease	22	37	11	46	- 9
Asthma	23	27	35	8	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	21	13	45	- 23
Falls	25	19	27	13	+ 6
Drownings	26	18	18	24	- 6
Syphilis	27	18	62	0	+ 17
Pertussis	28	16	63	0	+ 16
Fires	29	16	40	4	+ 13
Lymphomas	30	15	50	1	+ 14
Poisonings	31	14	45	1	+ 13
Violence	32	14	2	146	- 132
Liver Cancer	33	14	19	24	- 10
Epilepsy	34	13	36	8	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	35	13	26	18	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	36	12	43	2	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	12	38	5	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	38	11	22	23	- 11
Prostate Cancer	39	10	10	47	- 37
Breast Cancer	40	9	23	22	- 12
Skin Cancers	41	7	66	0	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	42	7	78	0	+ 7
Leukemia	43	7	39	4	+ 3
Oral Cancer	44	7	67	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6	41	3	+ 3
Tetanus	46	6	59	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	47	6	28	11	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	5	24	20	- 15
Alcohol	49	5	30	10	- 5
Appendicitis	50	5	44	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	51	5	37	5	- 1
Upper Respiratory	52	4	58	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	53	3	56	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	3	48	1	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	55	3	81	0	+ 3
Lung Cancers	56	3	15	30	- 28
Stomach Cancer	57	2	20	23	- 21
War	58	2	60	0	+ 2
Drug Use	59	2	47	1	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	60	1	52	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	61	1	51	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	31	9	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	49	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	1	61	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	1	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	54	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.