GABON VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,712	2	1,128	+ 2,584
Stroke	2	1,701	5	896	+ 805
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,652	4	966	+ 686
Malaria	4	1,102	7	540	+ 562
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	952	14	318	+ 633
Coronary Heart Disease	6	929	3	1,019	- 90
Low Birth Weight	7	766	9	494	+ 272
Birth Trauma	8	723	13	362	+ 360
Road Traffic Accidents	9	671	8	518	+ 153
Diabetes Mellitus	10	506	6	643	- 136
Hypertension	11	426	11	412	+ 14
Tuberculosis	12	425	1	1,819	- 1,394
Congenital Anomalies	13	410	15	285	+ 124
Other Injuries	14	362	22	140	+ 223
Maternal Conditions	15	319	21	145	+ 174
Suicide	16	305	18	183	+ 122
Meningitis	17	302	23	113	+ 189
Malnutrition	18	297	33	78	+ 220
Kidney Disease	19	297	12	384	- 86
Liver Disease	20	295	10	416	- 122
Cervical Cancer	21	243	26	96	+ 147
Lung Disease	22	220	16	215	+ 5
Asthma	23	159	28	90	+ 69
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	127	19	152	- 25
Falls	25	112	30	84	+ 28
Drownings	26	104	38	42	+ 63
Syphilis	27	103	47	33	+ 71
Pertussis	28	97	31	81	+ 16
Fires	29	97	39	39	+ 58
Lymphomas	30	87	49	32	+ 55
Poisonings	31	84	50	28	+ 56
Violence	32	82	17	184	- 102
Liver Cancer	33	82	35	53	+ 29
Epilepsy	34	80	40	37	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	35	75	24	101	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	36	72	44	35	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	71	41	36	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	38	67	25	98	- 31
Prostate Cancer	39	59	32	80	- 20
Breast Cancer	40	56	27	92	- 37
Skin Cancers	41	41	46	34	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	42	41	58	14	+ 27
Leukemia	43	41	57	17	+ 24
Oral Cancer	44	40	34	69	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	38	54	20	+ 18
Tetanus	46	34	59	8	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	47	33	36	47	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	31	37	43	- 12
Alcohol	49	30	56	19	+ 10
Appendicitis	50	29	61	7	+ 22
Skin Disease	51	28	52	22	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	52	23	66	3	+ 20
Hepatitis B	53	19	62	7	+ 12
Encephalitis	54	18	60	7	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	55	17	43	35	- 17
Lung Cancers	56	16	29	87	- 71
Stomach Cancer	57	15	48	32	- 18
War	58	13	65	3	+ 10
Drug Use	59	12	45	34	- 22
Ovary Cancer	60	9	51	27	- 18
Uterin Cancer	61	7	55	19	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	62	7	53	21	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	63	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	4	68	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	3	64	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	67	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	20	146	- 146
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	42	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Mozambique

Gabon

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.