BOTSWANA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,706	1	4,950	- 1,244
Stroke	2	1,698	4	1,588	+ 110
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,649	2	1,674	- 24
Malaria	4	1,100	64	1	+ 1,099
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	950	8	527	+ 423
Coronary Heart Disease	6	927	3	1,632	- 705
Low Birth Weight	7	765	13	447	+ 318
Birth Trauma	8	721	17	261	+ 460
Road Traffic Accidents	9	670	7	608	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	10	505	5	1,273	- 767
Hypertension	11	425	11	471	- 46
Tuberculosis	12	424	6	649	- 225
Congenital Anomalies	13	409	16	287	+ 122
Other Injuries	14	362	19	216	+ 145
Maternal Conditions	15	319	24	118	+ 201
Suicide	16	304	15	370	- 65
Meningitis	17	301	25	108	+ 193
Malnutrition	18	297	21	171	+ 126
Kidney Disease	19	297	9	506	- 210
Liver Disease	20	294	12	459	- 165
Cervical Cancer	21	242	22	164	+ 78
Lung Disease	22	219	10	482	- 262
Asthma	23	159	18	232	- 73
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	127	23	164	- 37
Falls	25	112	34	62	+ 50
Drownings	26	104	30	83	+ 22
Syphilis	27	103	44	36	+ 67
Pertussis	28	97	40	45	+ 52
Fires	29	97	26	108	- 11
Lymphomas	30	87	31	77	+ 10
Poisonings	31	83	42	42	+ 41
Violence	32	82	14	389	- 307
Liver Cancer	33	81	35	57	+ 24
Epilepsy	34	80	36	56	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	35	75	20	177	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	36	72	28	103	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	71	29	90	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	38	67	27	103	- 36
Prostate Cancer	39	59	41	45	+ 15
Breast Cancer	40	56	33	68	- 13
Skin Cancers	41	41	37	52	- 11
Schistosomiasis	42	41	54	10	+ 31
Leukemia	43	41	51	13	+ 28
Oral Cancer	44	40	32	70	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	38	43	37	+ 1
Tetanus	46	33	61	6	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	47	33	38	47	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	31	47	28	+ 4
Alcohol	49	30	45	31	- 1
Appendicitis	50	29	57	8	+ 21
Skin Disease	51	28	46	30	- 2
Upper Respiratory	52	23	58	7	+ 15
Hepatitis B	53	19	62	6	+ 13
Encephalitis	54	18	59	7	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	55	17	60	6	+ 11
Lung Cancers	56	16	39	45	- 29
Stomach Cancer	57	15	53	10	+ 4
War	58	13	69	0	+ 13
Drug Use	59	12	48	26	- 14
Ovary Cancer	60	9	49	19	- 11
Uterin Cancer	61	7	56	9	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	7	50	16	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	52	11	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	4	66	1	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	3	55	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	63	3	- 0
Ascariasis	67	2	67	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	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	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Mozambique

Botswana

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.