CAPE VERDE VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	924	21	34	+ 890
Stroke	2	423	2	272	+ 152
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	411	3	236	+ 175
Malaria	4	274	77	0	+ 274
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	237	18	41	+ 196
Coronary Heart Disease	6	231	1	457	- 226
Low Birth Weight	7	191	20	37	+ 154
Birth Trauma	8	180	35	15	+ 165
Road Traffic Accidents	9	167	4	147	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	10	126	5	112	+ 14
Hypertension	11	106	15	49	+ 57
Tuberculosis	12	106	28	23	+ 82
Congenital Anomalies	13	102	19	38	+ 64
Other Injuries	14	90	22	33	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	15	79	47	5	+ 75
Suicide	16	76	9	71	+ 5
Meningitis	17	75	36	14	+ 61
Malnutrition	18	74	43	8	+ 66
Kidney Disease	19	74	7	85	- 11
Liver Disease	20	73	6	101	- 27
Cervical Cancer	21	60	23	27	+ 33
Lung Disease	22	55	12	58	- 3
Asthma	23	40	29	23	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	32	10	68	- 36
Falls	25	28	26	27	+ 1
Drownings	26	26	25	27	- 1
Syphilis	27	26	50	3	+ 22
Pertussis	28	24	61	0	+ 24
Fires	29	24	39	13	+ 11
Lymphomas	30	22	33	19	+ 2
Poisonings	31	21	53	2	+ 18
Violence	32	20	8	73	- 53
Liver Cancer	33	20	14	49	- 29
Epilepsy	34	20	34	16	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	19	37	14	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	36	18	17	42	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	18	40	10	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	38	17	42	9	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	39	15	13	52	- 38
Breast Cancer	40	14	27	24	- 10
Skin Cancers	41	10	54	2	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	42	10	79	0	+ 10
Leukemia	43	10	41	10	+ 0
Oral Cancer	44	10	31	20	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	9	45	5	+ 5
Tetanus	46	8	59	1	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	47	8	32	20	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	8	30	21	- 13
Alcohol	49	7	48	4	+ 3
Appendicitis	50	7	60	0	+ 7
Skin Disease	51	7	44	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	52	6	63	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	53	5	52	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	4	49	4	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	55	4	46	5	- 0
Lung Cancers	56	4	16	44	- 40
Stomach Cancer	57	4	11	67	- 64
War	58	3	64	0	+ 3
Drug Use	59	3	38	14	- 11
Ovary Cancer	60	2	51	3	- 1
Uterin Cancer	61	2	55	2	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	62	2	24	27	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	58	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	57	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	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 CAPE VERDE

Mozambique

Cape Verde

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.