IRAQ VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	63,635	72	0	+ 63,635
Stroke	2	29,161	2	20,793	+ 8,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,322	8	5,551	+ 22,771
Malaria	4	18,891	73	0	+ 18,891
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,312	18	1,578	+ 14,734
Coronary Heart Disease	6	15,925	1	36,594	- 20,669
Low Birth Weight	7	13,135	5	6,573	+ 6,562
Birth Trauma	8	12,387	10	4,223	+ 8,164
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,504	3	10,726	+ 778
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,677	4	7,395	+ 1,282
Hypertension	11	7,301	12	2,451	+ 4,850
Tuberculosis	12	7,280	25	821	+ 6,459
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,024	9	4,812	+ 2,212
Other Injuries	14	6,213	14	2,212	+ 4,001
Maternal Conditions	15	5,475	27	780	+ 4,696
Suicide	16	5,229	19	1,418	+ 3,811
Meningitis	17	5,177	42	372	+ 4,804
Malnutrition	18	5,096	53	92	+ 5,005
Kidney Disease	19	5,093	6	6,323	- 1,230
Liver Disease	20	5,052	16	2,127	+ 2,925
Cervical Cancer	21	4,160	48	162	+ 3,998
Lung Disease	22	3,768	20	1,329	+ 2,439
Asthma	23	2,726	23	914	+ 1,812
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,175	13	2,429	- 254
Falls	25	1,923	30	709	+ 1,214
Drownings	26	1,790	32	658	+ 1,132
Syphilis	27	1,772	50	137	+ 1,635
Pertussis	28	1,665	33	636	+ 1,030
Fires	29	1,663	29	742	+ 922
Lymphomas	30	1,488	26	811	+ 677
Poisonings	31	1,433	52	95	+ 1,338
Violence	32	1,404	7	5,658	- 4,254
Liver Cancer	33	1,398	35	555	+ 843
Epilepsy	34	1,365	45	253	+ 1,113
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,287	22	1,190	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,232	46	173	+ 1,059
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,223	49	159	+ 1,064
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,151	37	462	+ 688
Prostate Cancer	39	1,016	47	171	+ 845
Breast Cancer	40	955	17	1,783	- 828
Skin Cancers	41	711	43	339	+ 372
Schistosomiasis	42	709	59	37	+ 672
Leukemia	43	700	21	1,315	- 615
Oral Cancer	44	688	39	410	+ 277
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	651	44	283	+ 368
Tetanus	46	575	51	111	+ 464
Parkinson's Disease	47	572	31	658	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	536	24	852	- 316
Alcohol	49	508	58	40	+ 468
Appendicitis	50	496	64	15	+ 480
Skin Disease	51	475	57	49	+ 426
Upper Respiratory	52	391	65	6	+ 385
Hepatitis B	53	326	56	57	+ 269
Encephalitis	54	303	40	378	- 76
Bladder Cancer	55	298	34	628	- 330
Lung Cancers	56	278	15	2,162	- 1,884
Stomach Cancer	57	250	28	771	- 521
War	58	221	11	2,942	- 2,721
Drug Use	59	202	38	441	- 238
Ovary Cancer	60	151	41	376	- 225
Uterin Cancer	61	123	54	61	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	62	113	36	530	- 417
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	98	63	21	+ 77
Hepatitis C	64	69	68	1	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	65	54	61	26	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	48	60	30	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	36	67	2	+ 34
Otitis Media	68	28	70	0	+ 28
Chlamydia	69	22	69	1	+ 22
Diphtheria	70	7	66	4	+ 3
Measles	71	3	55	59	- 56
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.