LATVIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,724	39	74	+ 2,650
Stroke	2	1,248	2	5,893	- 4,644
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,212	9	501	+ 711
Malaria	4	809	79	0	+ 809
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	698	54	14	+ 685
Coronary Heart Disease	6	682	1	8,099	- 7,418
Low Birth Weight	7	562	56	11	+ 551
Birth Trauma	8	530	55	12	+ 519
Road Traffic Accidents	9	492	27	154	+ 339
Diabetes Mellitus	10	371	8	529	- 158
Hypertension	11	313	3	1,194	- 881
Tuberculosis	12	312	40	71	+ 240
Congenital Anomalies	13	301	43	46	+ 254
Other Injuries	14	266	16	362	- 96
Maternal Conditions	15	234	60	5	+ 230
Suicide	16	224	14	384	- 160
Meningitis	17	222	52	15	+ 207
Malnutrition	18	218	64	2	+ 216
Kidney Disease	19	218	17	356	- 138
Liver Disease	20	216	15	365	- 149
Cervical Cancer	21	178	33	128	+ 50
Lung Disease	22	161	18	346	- 185
Asthma	23	117	46	42	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	93	7	664	- 571
Falls	25	82	23	201	- 119
Drownings	26	77	34	127	- 50
Syphilis	27	76	65	1	+ 75
Pertussis	28	71	70	0	+ 71
Fires	29	71	36	103	- 32
Lymphomas	30	64	19	245	- 182
Poisonings	31	61	49	23	+ 38
Violence	32	60	37	94	- 34
Liver Cancer	33	60	26	157	- 97
Epilepsy	34	58	45	44	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	35	55	5	921	- 866
Oesophagus Cancer	36	53	32	131	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	52	31	142	- 89
Endocrine Disorders	38	49	41	59	- 10
Prostate Cancer	39	43	12	464	- 421
Breast Cancer	40	41	10	472	- 432
Skin Cancers	41	30	30	144	- 114
Schistosomiasis	42	30	78	0	+ 30
Leukemia	43	30	25	186	- 156
Oral Cancer	44	29	22	214	- 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	28	47	41	- 13
Tetanus	46	25	71	0	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	47	24	35	125	- 101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	23	6	722	- 699
Alcohol	49	22	21	227	- 206
Appendicitis	50	21	59	5	+ 16
Skin Disease	51	20	38	76	- 56
Upper Respiratory	52	17	62	4	+ 13
Hepatitis B	53	14	63	3	+ 11
Encephalitis	54	13	69	0	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	55	13	20	228	- 215
Lung Cancers	56	12	4	956	- 945
Stomach Cancer	57	11	11	470	- 459
War	58	9	68	0	+ 9
Drug Use	59	9	48	41	- 32
Ovary Cancer	60	6	24	196	- 190
Uterin Cancer	61	5	29	148	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	62	5	13	436	- 431
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	51	20	- 16
Hepatitis C	64	3	42	53	- 50
Other Neoplasms	65	2	28	153	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	50	20	- 18
Ascariasis	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	14	- 14
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Mozambique

Latvia

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.