MAURITIUS VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,982	13	141	+ 1,841
Stroke	2	908	3	985	- 77
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	882	7	346	+ 536
Malaria	4	588	70	0	+ 588
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	508	42	23	+ 485
Coronary Heart Disease	6	496	2	1,805	- 1,309
Low Birth Weight	7	409	35	37	+ 372
Birth Trauma	8	386	36	37	+ 349
Road Traffic Accidents	9	358	11	155	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	10	270	1	1,873	- 1,603
Hypertension	11	227	6	592	- 364
Tuberculosis	12	227	45	17	+ 209
Congenital Anomalies	13	219	25	57	+ 162
Other Injuries	14	193	21	66	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	15	171	48	11	+ 160
Suicide	16	163	14	120	+ 43
Meningitis	17	161	57	2	+ 159
Malnutrition	18	159	54	4	+ 155
Kidney Disease	19	159	4	724	- 566
Liver Disease	20	157	12	145	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	21	130	30	49	+ 80
Lung Disease	22	117	5	646	- 529
Asthma	23	85	17	107	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	68	34	42	+ 26
Falls	25	60	26	57	+ 3
Drownings	26	56	33	43	+ 13
Syphilis	27	55	67	0	+ 55
Pertussis	28	52	66	0	+ 52
Fires	29	52	50	10	+ 41
Lymphomas	30	46	24	57	- 10
Poisonings	31	45	49	11	+ 34
Violence	32	44	41	30	+ 14
Liver Cancer	33	44	27	56	- 13
Epilepsy	34	43	38	35	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	35	40	16	108	- 68
Oesophagus Cancer	36	38	37	35	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	38	43	22	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	38	36	19	101	- 65
Prostate Cancer	39	32	15	115	- 83
Breast Cancer	40	30	8	232	- 203
Skin Cancers	41	22	53	5	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	42	22	69	0	+ 22
Leukemia	43	22	31	48	- 27
Oral Cancer	44	21	23	63	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	20	56	3	+ 17
Tetanus	46	18	76	0	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	47	18	47	12	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	17	10	182	- 166
Alcohol	49	16	29	53	- 37
Appendicitis	50	15	59	1	+ 14
Skin Disease	51	15	22	64	- 50
Upper Respiratory	52	12	63	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	53	10	65	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	54	9	61	1	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	55	9	44	21	- 12
Lung Cancers	56	9	9	182	- 174
Stomach Cancer	57	8	18	104	- 97
War	58	7	62	0	+ 7
Drug Use	59	6	46	16	- 10
Ovary Cancer	60	5	32	46	- 41
Uterin Cancer	61	4	40	32	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	62	4	28	55	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	60	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	51	9	- 7
Other Neoplasms	65	2	20	77	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	39	33	- 33
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	52	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	55	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

Mozambique

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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.