ICELAND VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	550	59	0	+ 550
Stroke	2	252	3	141	+ 112
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	245	6	82	+ 163
Malaria	4	163	73	0	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	141	55	1	+ 140
Coronary Heart Disease	6	138	1	403	- 266
Low Birth Weight	7	114	43	3	+ 111
Birth Trauma	8	107	46	2	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	9	100	35	7	+ 93
Diabetes Mellitus	10	75	16	30	+ 45
Hypertension	11	63	17	24	+ 39
Tuberculosis	12	63	82	0	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	13	61	34	7	+ 53
Other Injuries	14	54	11	50	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	15	47	60	0	+ 47
Suicide	16	45	13	40	+ 5
Meningitis	17	45	50	1	+ 43
Malnutrition	18	44	57	1	+ 44
Kidney Disease	19	44	15	33	+ 11
Liver Disease	20	44	31	9	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	21	36	32	9	+ 27
Lung Disease	22	33	5	129	- 96
Asthma	23	24	48	2	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	19	2	295	- 277
Falls	25	17	18	24	- 7
Drownings	26	15	56	1	+ 15
Syphilis	27	15	80	0	+ 15
Pertussis	28	14	62	0	+ 14
Fires	29	14	58	1	+ 14
Lymphomas	30	13	14	37	- 24
Poisonings	31	12	42	3	+ 9
Violence	32	12	39	4	+ 8
Liver Cancer	33	12	20	22	- 10
Epilepsy	34	12	37	5	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	35	11	26	16	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	36	11	19	23	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	11	41	3	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	38	10	27	16	- 6
Prostate Cancer	39	9	8	61	- 52
Breast Cancer	40	8	9	53	- 45
Skin Cancers	41	6	29	13	- 7
Schistosomiasis	42	6	75	0	+ 6
Leukemia	43	6	22	19	- 13
Oral Cancer	44	6	33	9	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6	54	1	+ 5
Tetanus	46	5	68	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	47	5	10	53	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	5	7	73	- 69
Alcohol	49	4	28	14	- 10
Appendicitis	50	4	86	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	51	4	45	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	52	3	51	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	53	3	63	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	3	78	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	55	3	21	20	- 18
Lung Cancers	56	2	4	134	- 132
Stomach Cancer	57	2	23	18	- 15
War	58	2	61	0	+ 2
Drug Use	59	2	24	17	- 15
Ovary Cancer	60	1	25	16	- 15
Uterin Cancer	61	1	36	7	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	12	43	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	38	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	1	52	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	0	30	10	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	44	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	4	- 4
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	47	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Mozambique

Iceland

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.