BENIN VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,224	11	2,263	+ 19,961
Stroke	2	10,184	4	5,855	+ 4,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,891	1	10,205	- 313
Malaria	4	6,597	2	7,037	- 440
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,697	3	6,830	- 1,133
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,562	5	5,397	+ 165
Low Birth Weight	7	4,587	6	4,908	- 321
Birth Trauma	8	4,326	7	3,950	+ 376
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,018	8	3,162	+ 856
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,030	14	1,912	+ 1,119
Hypertension	11	2,550	19	1,088	+ 1,461
Tuberculosis	12	2,543	23	919	+ 1,624
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,453	10	2,265	+ 188
Other Injuries	14	2,170	15	1,532	+ 638
Maternal Conditions	15	1,912	20	1,039	+ 873
Suicide	16	1,826	22	922	+ 904
Meningitis	17	1,808	12	1,967	- 159
Malnutrition	18	1,780	21	928	+ 852
Kidney Disease	19	1,779	13	1,929	- 150
Liver Disease	20	1,764	9	2,447	- 682
Cervical Cancer	21	1,453	30	669	+ 784
Lung Disease	22	1,316	17	1,220	+ 96
Asthma	23	952	24	891	+ 61
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	760	29	715	+ 44
Falls	25	672	32	543	+ 129
Drownings	26	625	31	570	+ 55
Syphilis	27	619	51	150	+ 468
Pertussis	28	582	18	1,168	- 586
Fires	29	581	35	431	+ 150
Lymphomas	30	520	36	387	+ 133
Poisonings	31	501	42	307	+ 193
Violence	32	490	28	726	- 236
Liver Cancer	33	488	40	322	+ 166
Epilepsy	34	477	37	369	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	35	449	33	457	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	36	430	39	326	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	427	34	442	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	38	402	16	1,454	- 1,052
Prostate Cancer	39	355	25	867	- 512
Breast Cancer	40	333	27	784	- 451
Skin Cancers	41	248	54	102	+ 147
Schistosomiasis	42	248	47	183	+ 64
Leukemia	43	245	46	196	+ 49
Oral Cancer	44	240	49	156	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	227	45	197	+ 30
Tetanus	46	201	50	156	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	47	200	43	212	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	187	41	311	- 124
Alcohol	49	177	58	85	+ 92
Appendicitis	50	173	60	45	+ 128
Skin Disease	51	166	52	144	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	52	136	64	17	+ 119
Hepatitis B	53	114	53	143	- 29
Encephalitis	54	106	57	85	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	55	104	61	43	+ 61
Lung Cancers	56	97	59	66	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	57	87	38	361	- 274
War	58	77	69	2	+ 75
Drug Use	59	71	44	197	- 126
Ovary Cancer	60	53	56	86	- 33
Uterin Cancer	61	43	55	99	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	62	39	48	177	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	34	67	11	+ 23
Hepatitis C	64	24	65	17	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	65	19	63	20	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	66	16	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	13	62	40	- 28
Otitis Media	68	10	71	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	8	70	2	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	2	68	10	- 8
Measles	71	1	26	788	- 787
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Mozambique

Benin

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.