GUINEA-BISSAU VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,224	1	1,445	+ 1,779
Stroke	2	1,478	6	829	+ 648
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,435	2	1,390	+ 45
Malaria	4	957	9	684	+ 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	827	4	913	- 86
Coronary Heart Disease	6	807	5	907	- 100
Low Birth Weight	7	666	8	705	- 39
Birth Trauma	8	628	7	790	- 162
Road Traffic Accidents	9	583	10	619	- 36
Diabetes Mellitus	10	440	14	313	+ 126
Hypertension	11	370	21	177	+ 193
Tuberculosis	12	369	3	1,387	- 1,018
Congenital Anomalies	13	356	12	373	- 17
Other Injuries	14	315	17	234	+ 81
Maternal Conditions	15	277	13	333	- 56
Suicide	16	265	26	134	+ 131
Meningitis	17	262	16	258	+ 4
Malnutrition	18	258	27	121	+ 137
Kidney Disease	19	258	15	268	- 10
Liver Disease	20	256	11	405	- 149
Cervical Cancer	21	211	23	154	+ 57
Lung Disease	22	191	20	191	- 0
Asthma	23	138	24	150	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	110	34	69	+ 41
Falls	25	97	33	71	+ 26
Drownings	26	91	30	89	+ 1
Syphilis	27	90	31	85	+ 5
Pertussis	28	84	19	212	- 128
Fires	29	84	35	64	+ 20
Lymphomas	30	75	45	28	+ 48
Poisonings	31	73	41	45	+ 28
Violence	32	71	22	173	- 102
Liver Cancer	33	71	28	116	- 45
Epilepsy	34	69	39	48	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	35	65	37	53	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	36	62	49	19	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	62	32	77	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	38	58	18	221	- 163
Prostate Cancer	39	51	42	41	+ 11
Breast Cancer	40	48	29	93	- 44
Skin Cancers	41	36	52	17	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	42	36	44	30	+ 6
Leukemia	43	35	61	6	+ 29
Oral Cancer	44	35	56	13	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	33	43	33	- 0
Tetanus	46	29	40	48	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	47	29	46	27	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	27	38	50	- 22
Alcohol	49	26	57	12	+ 13
Appendicitis	50	25	60	7	+ 18
Skin Disease	51	24	53	16	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	52	20	66	2	+ 18
Hepatitis B	53	17	47	20	- 4
Encephalitis	54	15	58	10	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	55	15	51	17	- 2
Lung Cancers	56	14	50	18	- 4
Stomach Cancer	57	13	36	55	- 43
War	58	11	70	0	+ 11
Drug Use	59	10	55	13	- 3
Ovary Cancer	60	8	48	19	- 11
Uterin Cancer	61	6	59	8	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	6	54	14	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	67	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	3	63	3	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	3	65	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	64	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	2	62	4	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	71	0	25	147	- 147
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Mozambique

Guinea-Bissau

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.