COLOMBIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	74,983	17	2,683	+ 72,300
Stroke	2	34,361	3	16,573	+ 17,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	33,373	5	10,773	+ 22,600
Malaria	4	22,260	67	26	+ 22,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	19,221	38	747	+ 18,474
Coronary Heart Disease	6	18,765	1	43,066	- 24,301
Low Birth Weight	7	15,477	23	2,095	+ 13,382
Birth Trauma	8	14,596	41	648	+ 13,947
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,556	6	7,765	+ 5,791
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,225	11	5,028	+ 5,196
Hypertension	11	8,603	8	6,400	+ 2,204
Tuberculosis	12	8,579	32	1,272	+ 7,307
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,276	16	2,963	+ 5,314
Other Injuries	14	7,321	28	1,592	+ 5,729
Maternal Conditions	15	6,452	46	394	+ 6,058
Suicide	16	6,161	26	1,965	+ 4,196
Meningitis	17	6,100	50	244	+ 5,856
Malnutrition	18	6,005	27	1,878	+ 4,127
Kidney Disease	19	6,001	7	6,834	- 833
Liver Disease	20	5,953	19	2,426	+ 3,527
Cervical Cancer	21	4,902	20	2,266	+ 2,636
Lung Disease	22	4,440	4	15,928	- 11,489
Asthma	23	3,212	54	191	+ 3,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,563	22	2,157	+ 406
Falls	25	2,266	29	1,518	+ 748
Drownings	26	2,109	40	689	+ 1,420
Syphilis	27	2,088	65	30	+ 2,058
Pertussis	28	1,962	69	18	+ 1,944
Fires	29	1,960	56	127	+ 1,833
Lymphomas	30	1,754	18	2,603	- 849
Poisonings	31	1,689	61	61	+ 1,628
Violence	32	1,655	2	19,268	- 17,614
Liver Cancer	33	1,647	24	2,065	- 418
Epilepsy	34	1,609	43	597	+ 1,012
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,516	31	1,329	+ 187
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,451	36	835	+ 616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,441	39	698	+ 743
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,356	30	1,367	- 11
Prostate Cancer	39	1,197	14	3,584	- 2,388
Breast Cancer	40	1,125	13	3,669	- 2,544
Skin Cancers	41	837	35	1,028	- 191
Schistosomiasis	42	835	77	1	+ 835
Leukemia	43	825	21	2,208	- 1,383
Oral Cancer	44	810	37	807	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	767	63	38	+ 729
Tetanus	46	678	71	14	+ 663
Parkinson's Disease	47	674	47	383	+ 291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	631	12	4,371	- 3,740
Alcohol	49	599	68	23	+ 576
Appendicitis	50	584	52	213	+ 371
Skin Disease	51	560	34	1,102	- 542
Upper Respiratory	52	460	66	27	+ 434
Hepatitis B	53	384	62	50	+ 333
Encephalitis	54	357	64	38	+ 319
Bladder Cancer	55	352	42	609	- 257
Lung Cancers	56	328	10	5,250	- 4,922
Stomach Cancer	57	294	9	6,112	- 5,818
War	58	261	49	260	+ 1
Drug Use	59	239	44	492	- 253
Ovary Cancer	60	178	33	1,122	- 944
Uterin Cancer	61	145	45	423	- 278
Pancreas Cancer	62	133	25	2,022	- 1,889
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	116	51	242	- 127
Hepatitis C	64	81	59	65	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	65	64	15	3,205	- 3,140
Multiple Sclerosis	66	56	60	62	- 6
Ascariasis	67	42	76	5	+ 38
Otitis Media	68	33	73	7	+ 25
Chlamydia	69	26	81	0	+ 26
Diphtheria	70	8	80	0	+ 8
Measles	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	55	133	- 132
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Mozambique

Colombia

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.