COSTA RICA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,962	25	192	+ 7,770
Stroke	2	3,649	2	1,624	+ 2,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,544	7	836	+ 2,708
Malaria	4	2,364	78	0	+ 2,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,041	39	87	+ 1,954
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,993	1	2,639	- 647
Low Birth Weight	7	1,643	28	178	+ 1,466
Birth Trauma	8	1,550	47	48	+ 1,502
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,439	9	746	+ 694
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,086	5	953	+ 132
Hypertension	11	914	6	863	+ 50
Tuberculosis	12	911	50	32	+ 879
Congenital Anomalies	13	879	21	315	+ 564
Other Injuries	14	777	13	571	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	15	685	55	17	+ 668
Suicide	16	654	15	407	+ 247
Meningitis	17	648	54	18	+ 630
Malnutrition	18	638	48	37	+ 601
Kidney Disease	19	637	3	1,482	- 845
Liver Disease	20	632	18	370	+ 262
Cervical Cancer	21	521	29	159	+ 362
Lung Disease	22	471	4	1,046	- 575
Asthma	23	341	45	60	+ 281
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	272	8	818	- 546
Falls	25	241	35	116	+ 125
Drownings	26	224	37	97	+ 127
Syphilis	27	222	65	1	+ 221
Pertussis	28	208	69	0	+ 208
Fires	29	208	58	10	+ 198
Lymphomas	30	186	19	356	- 169
Poisonings	31	179	60	5	+ 174
Violence	32	176	11	635	- 460
Liver Cancer	33	175	17	382	- 207
Epilepsy	34	171	34	116	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	35	161	26	191	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	36	154	44	61	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	153	42	74	+ 80
Endocrine Disorders	38	144	27	183	- 39
Prostate Cancer	39	127	14	448	- 321
Breast Cancer	40	119	16	384	- 265
Skin Cancers	41	89	31	137	- 48
Schistosomiasis	42	89	76	0	+ 89
Leukemia	43	88	24	262	- 174
Oral Cancer	44	86	38	96	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	81	49	32	+ 49
Tetanus	46	72	74	0	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	47	72	30	138	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	67	12	621	- 554
Alcohol	49	64	33	126	- 63
Appendicitis	50	62	52	22	+ 40
Skin Disease	51	59	32	126	- 67
Upper Respiratory	52	49	62	3	+ 46
Hepatitis B	53	41	59	7	+ 34
Encephalitis	54	38	63	3	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	55	37	36	100	- 62
Lung Cancers	56	35	20	343	- 309
Stomach Cancer	57	31	10	661	- 629
War	58	28	68	1	+ 27
Drug Use	59	25	43	63	- 38
Ovary Cancer	60	19	40	80	- 61
Uterin Cancer	61	15	41	80	- 65
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	22	294	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	12	46	55	- 43
Hepatitis C	64	9	64	1	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	65	7	23	266	- 259
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	57	11	- 5
Ascariasis	67	4	71	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	25	- 25
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Mozambique

Costa Rica

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.