KENYA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	88,075	2	20,885	+ 67,190
Stroke	2	40,361	4	15,895	+ 24,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	39,200	1	22,571	+ 16,629
Malaria	4	26,146	8	12,652	+ 13,494
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,578	5	15,420	+ 7,158
Coronary Heart Disease	6	22,042	9	11,972	+ 10,069
Low Birth Weight	7	18,179	11	9,562	+ 8,618
Birth Trauma	8	17,144	10	9,957	+ 7,187
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,923	6	14,883	+ 1,040
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,010	14	5,651	+ 6,359
Hypertension	11	10,105	17	4,418	+ 5,688
Tuberculosis	12	10,076	3	19,655	- 9,579
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,721	12	6,115	+ 3,606
Other Injuries	14	8,599	19	4,336	+ 4,263
Maternal Conditions	15	7,578	13	5,651	+ 1,927
Suicide	16	7,237	23	3,214	+ 4,023
Meningitis	17	7,165	15	5,364	+ 1,801
Malnutrition	18	7,054	21	4,212	+ 2,841
Kidney Disease	19	7,049	16	4,464	+ 2,585
Liver Disease	20	6,992	7	13,405	- 6,412
Cervical Cancer	21	5,758	22	3,389	+ 2,369
Lung Disease	22	5,215	20	4,280	+ 935
Asthma	23	3,773	26	2,300	+ 1,473
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,010	31	1,827	+ 1,183
Falls	25	2,661	33	1,465	+ 1,196
Drownings	26	2,477	39	1,200	+ 1,277
Syphilis	27	2,452	52	449	+ 2,003
Pertussis	28	2,305	42	1,014	+ 1,291
Fires	29	2,302	36	1,316	+ 986
Lymphomas	30	2,060	29	1,931	+ 129
Poisonings	31	1,984	38	1,269	+ 715
Violence	32	1,944	24	2,942	- 999
Liver Cancer	33	1,935	34	1,351	+ 584
Epilepsy	34	1,890	43	832	+ 1,057
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,781	40	1,121	+ 659
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,705	18	4,373	- 2,668
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,693	41	1,089	+ 604
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,593	44	831	+ 762
Prostate Cancer	39	1,406	37	1,292	+ 114
Breast Cancer	40	1,321	25	2,658	- 1,336
Skin Cancers	41	983	48	638	+ 345
Schistosomiasis	42	981	54	370	+ 611
Leukemia	43	969	35	1,327	- 358
Oral Cancer	44	952	30	1,842	- 890
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	901	53	408	+ 493
Tetanus	46	796	27	2,129	- 1,333
Parkinson's Disease	47	791	50	470	+ 321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	741	32	1,477	- 736
Alcohol	49	703	55	355	+ 348
Appendicitis	50	686	58	240	+ 445
Skin Disease	51	658	51	455	+ 203
Upper Respiratory	52	541	64	95	+ 446
Hepatitis B	53	451	49	522	- 71
Encephalitis	54	419	60	189	+ 230
Bladder Cancer	55	413	57	318	+ 95
Lung Cancers	56	385	47	669	- 284
Stomach Cancer	57	346	28	2,010	- 1,664
War	58	306	65	89	+ 217
Drug Use	59	280	62	113	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	60	209	45	795	- 586
Uterin Cancer	61	170	56	323	- 152
Pancreas Cancer	62	156	46	716	- 560
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	136	66	84	+ 52
Hepatitis C	64	95	61	152	- 57
Other Neoplasms	65	75	67	60	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	66	68	39	+ 27
Ascariasis	67	50	71	9	+ 41
Otitis Media	68	39	72	7	+ 32
Chlamydia	69	31	70	10	+ 20
Diphtheria	70	9	69	13	- 3
Measles	71	4	63	103	- 99
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.