BRAZIL VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	332,741	22	12,558	+ 320,183
Stroke	2	152,481	2	123,207	+ 29,274
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	148,095	3	94,705	+ 53,390
Malaria	4	98,780	74	44	+ 98,735
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	85,297	35	5,659	+ 79,637
Coronary Heart Disease	6	83,272	1	165,788	- 82,515
Low Birth Weight	7	68,681	33	6,881	+ 61,800
Birth Trauma	8	64,770	45	3,777	+ 60,993
Road Traffic Accidents	9	60,156	8	33,871	+ 26,285
Diabetes Mellitus	10	45,373	5	59,608	- 14,235
Hypertension	11	38,177	11	28,822	+ 9,355
Tuberculosis	12	38,068	40	4,895	+ 33,173
Congenital Anomalies	13	36,726	23	12,317	+ 24,409
Other Injuries	14	32,487	21	13,807	+ 18,680
Maternal Conditions	15	28,630	53	1,507	+ 27,123
Suicide	16	27,341	20	14,540	+ 12,801
Meningitis	17	27,068	54	1,359	+ 25,709
Malnutrition	18	26,648	34	6,695	+ 19,953
Kidney Disease	19	26,630	7	37,690	- 11,060
Liver Disease	20	26,416	13	21,422	+ 4,994
Cervical Cancer	21	21,753	29	9,511	+ 12,243
Lung Disease	22	19,701	6	59,373	- 39,672
Asthma	23	14,254	48	2,595	+ 11,660
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	11,372	10	30,717	- 19,344
Falls	25	10,055	16	18,847	- 8,792
Drownings	26	9,359	39	4,937	+ 4,422
Syphilis	27	9,265	68	223	+ 9,042
Pertussis	28	8,708	75	30	+ 8,678
Fires	29	8,698	58	1,028	+ 7,670
Lymphomas	30	7,782	27	10,376	- 2,593
Poisonings	31	7,495	66	317	+ 7,179
Violence	32	7,343	4	68,779	- 61,437
Liver Cancer	33	7,310	25	11,514	- 4,204
Epilepsy	34	7,140	46	3,263	+ 3,877
Inflammatory/Heart	35	6,727	18	17,508	- 10,781
Oesophagus Cancer	36	6,440	26	10,466	- 4,026
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,396	44	4,258	+ 2,138
Endocrine Disorders	38	6,016	19	16,927	- 10,911
Prostate Cancer	39	5,311	15	19,001	- 13,690
Breast Cancer	40	4,992	14	20,759	- 15,767
Skin Cancers	41	3,715	38	5,032	- 1,316
Schistosomiasis	42	3,706	62	593	+ 3,113
Leukemia	43	3,661	30	8,531	- 4,870
Oral Cancer	44	3,595	28	9,951	- 6,356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3,402	51	2,193	+ 1,210
Tetanus	46	3,007	71	88	+ 2,919
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,989	41	4,770	- 1,781
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	2,800	12	23,161	- 20,361
Alcohol	49	2,657	32	7,121	- 4,464
Appendicitis	50	2,591	57	1,067	+ 1,524
Skin Disease	51	2,485	31	7,179	- 4,694
Upper Respiratory	52	2,042	67	260	+ 1,782
Hepatitis B	53	1,704	59	775	+ 929
Encephalitis	54	1,584	72	65	+ 1,519
Bladder Cancer	55	1,560	36	5,306	- 3,745
Lung Cancers	56	1,454	9	31,659	- 30,205
Stomach Cancer	57	1,306	17	17,992	- 16,686
War	58	1,158	56	1,090	+ 68
Drug Use	59	1,059	49	2,467	- 1,408
Ovary Cancer	60	789	43	4,355	- 3,566
Uterin Cancer	61	644	47	2,780	- 2,136
Pancreas Cancer	62	591	24	11,999	- 11,408
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	513	61	596	- 84
Hepatitis C	64	361	52	1,955	- 1,594
Other Neoplasms	65	285	42	4,665	- 4,380
Multiple Sclerosis	66	249	64	356	- 107
Ascariasis	67	188	78	7	+ 180
Otitis Media	68	146	70	94	+ 52
Chlamydia	69	116	80	5	+ 110
Diphtheria	70	35	79	7	+ 28
Measles	71	14	81	4	+ 11
Dengue	72	6	76	14	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	79	0	69	173	- 173
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Mozambique

Brazil

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.