MALAWI VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,908	1	12,839	+ 20,070
Stroke	2	15,081	5	5,939	+ 9,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,647	2	7,739	+ 6,908
Malaria	4	9,769	3	6,308	+ 3,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,436	6	5,782	+ 2,654
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,236	7	4,929	+ 3,307
Low Birth Weight	7	6,793	8	4,339	+ 2,454
Birth Trauma	8	6,406	9	3,563	+ 2,843
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,949	4	6,221	- 272
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,487	14	2,267	+ 2,221
Hypertension	11	3,776	17	1,797	+ 1,979
Tuberculosis	12	3,765	11	2,992	+ 773
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,632	13	2,509	+ 1,123
Other Injuries	14	3,213	22	1,266	+ 1,947
Maternal Conditions	15	2,832	15	1,854	+ 978
Suicide	16	2,704	23	1,007	+ 1,697
Meningitis	17	2,677	18	1,792	+ 885
Malnutrition	18	2,636	20	1,499	+ 1,136
Kidney Disease	19	2,634	19	1,567	+ 1,066
Liver Disease	20	2,613	10	3,259	- 646
Cervical Cancer	21	2,151	12	2,876	- 725
Lung Disease	22	1,948	21	1,340	+ 608
Asthma	23	1,410	26	705	+ 705
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,125	25	782	+ 343
Falls	25	994	28	562	+ 433
Drownings	26	926	30	458	+ 468
Syphilis	27	916	29	480	+ 436
Pertussis	28	861	31	436	+ 425
Fires	29	860	34	380	+ 481
Lymphomas	30	770	24	839	- 69
Poisonings	31	741	37	325	+ 416
Violence	32	726	32	406	+ 320
Liver Cancer	33	723	38	317	+ 406
Epilepsy	34	706	41	260	+ 446
Inflammatory/Heart	35	665	35	370	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	36	637	16	1,842	- 1,205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	633	39	280	+ 353
Endocrine Disorders	38	595	42	257	+ 339
Prostate Cancer	39	525	40	271	+ 255
Breast Cancer	40	494	27	600	- 106
Skin Cancers	41	367	36	331	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	42	367	50	143	+ 223
Leukemia	43	362	56	82	+ 280
Oral Cancer	44	356	43	251	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	337	49	154	+ 182
Tetanus	46	297	47	178	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	47	296	46	200	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	277	44	234	+ 43
Alcohol	49	263	52	114	+ 149
Appendicitis	50	256	54	94	+ 163
Skin Disease	51	246	53	101	+ 144
Upper Respiratory	52	202	57	60	+ 142
Hepatitis B	53	168	55	88	+ 81
Encephalitis	54	157	58	48	+ 109
Bladder Cancer	55	154	33	388	- 234
Lung Cancers	56	144	51	131	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	57	129	45	206	- 77
War	58	114	71	2	+ 112
Drug Use	59	105	59	48	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	60	78	48	158	- 80
Uterin Cancer	61	64	62	23	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	62	58	60	38	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	51	61	29	+ 22
Hepatitis C	64	36	64	15	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	65	28	63	17	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	66	9	+ 16
Ascariasis	67	19	69	4	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	14	68	5	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	11	70	3	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	3	72	2	+ 2
Measles	71	1	67	6	- 5
Dengue	72	1	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 MALAWI

Mozambique

Malawi

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.