ERITREA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,593	25	308	+ 9,285
Stroke	2	4,396	2	2,564	+ 1,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,269	1	3,277	+ 993
Malaria	4	2,848	17	437	+ 2,411
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,459	3	2,292	+ 167
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,401	4	2,154	+ 247
Low Birth Weight	7	1,980	16	531	+ 1,449
Birth Trauma	8	1,867	11	616	+ 1,251
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,734	5	1,326	+ 408
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,308	7	944	+ 364
Hypertension	11	1,101	8	926	+ 175
Tuberculosis	12	1,097	14	543	+ 554
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,059	18	432	+ 627
Other Injuries	14	937	15	540	+ 397
Maternal Conditions	15	825	13	544	+ 282
Suicide	16	788	21	382	+ 407
Meningitis	17	780	19	404	+ 376
Malnutrition	18	768	10	660	+ 109
Kidney Disease	19	768	12	578	+ 190
Liver Disease	20	762	6	1,215	- 453
Cervical Cancer	21	627	30	132	+ 495
Lung Disease	22	568	9	662	- 94
Asthma	23	411	22	326	+ 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	328	24	310	+ 18
Falls	25	290	26	168	+ 122
Drownings	26	270	33	118	+ 152
Syphilis	27	267	54	35	+ 232
Pertussis	28	251	36	90	+ 161
Fires	29	251	31	132	+ 119
Lymphomas	30	224	28	147	+ 78
Poisonings	31	216	34	114	+ 102
Violence	32	212	20	384	- 173
Liver Cancer	33	211	45	69	+ 142
Epilepsy	34	206	38	81	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	35	194	32	123	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	36	186	39	81	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	184	27	147	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	38	173	43	71	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	39	153	47	54	+ 99
Breast Cancer	40	144	23	311	- 168
Skin Cancers	41	107	56	30	+ 77
Schistosomiasis	42	107	42	73	+ 34
Leukemia	43	106	29	144	- 39
Oral Cancer	44	104	44	71	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	98	41	77	+ 21
Tetanus	46	87	52	37	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	47	86	37	85	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	81	35	113	- 32
Alcohol	49	77	49	45	+ 31
Appendicitis	50	75	55	31	+ 43
Skin Disease	51	72	50	45	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	52	59	60	18	+ 41
Hepatitis B	53	49	57	28	+ 22
Encephalitis	54	46	62	16	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	55	45	51	42	+ 3
Lung Cancers	56	42	46	62	- 20
Stomach Cancer	57	38	48	48	- 11
War	58	33	71	0	+ 33
Drug Use	59	31	53	36	- 6
Ovary Cancer	60	23	40	79	- 57
Uterin Cancer	61	19	61	18	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	17	58	20	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	64	12	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	10	65	6	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	8	66	6	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	67	4	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	5	68	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	4	69	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	3	70	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	63	13	- 12
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Mozambique

Eritrea

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.