NAMIBIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,239	1	2,928	+ 1,311
Stroke	2	1,943	4	1,333	+ 610
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,887	2	1,464	+ 422
Malaria	4	1,259	51	22	+ 1,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,087	8	645	+ 442
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,061	5	1,221	- 160
Low Birth Weight	7	875	9	516	+ 359
Birth Trauma	8	825	13	345	+ 481
Road Traffic Accidents	9	766	6	868	- 102
Diabetes Mellitus	10	578	7	724	- 146
Hypertension	11	486	12	428	+ 58
Tuberculosis	12	485	3	1,416	- 931
Congenital Anomalies	13	468	16	283	+ 185
Other Injuries	14	414	19	207	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	15	365	25	110	+ 255
Suicide	16	348	17	243	+ 106
Meningitis	17	345	27	109	+ 236
Malnutrition	18	340	18	224	+ 116
Kidney Disease	19	339	15	322	+ 18
Liver Disease	20	337	14	336	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	21	277	23	133	+ 144
Lung Disease	22	251	10	461	- 210
Asthma	23	182	20	200	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	145	21	176	- 31
Falls	25	128	34	62	+ 66
Drownings	26	119	26	110	+ 10
Syphilis	27	118	43	35	+ 83
Pertussis	28	111	37	54	+ 57
Fires	29	111	28	109	+ 2
Lymphomas	30	99	40	46	+ 53
Poisonings	31	95	39	46	+ 49
Violence	32	94	11	450	- 356
Liver Cancer	33	93	41	45	+ 48
Epilepsy	34	91	38	49	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	35	86	22	162	- 76
Oesophagus Cancer	36	82	52	21	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	81	32	76	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	38	77	33	73	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	39	68	31	94	- 27
Breast Cancer	40	64	24	121	- 58
Skin Cancers	41	47	29	108	- 60
Schistosomiasis	42	47	55	14	+ 34
Leukemia	43	47	49	24	+ 23
Oral Cancer	44	46	30	100	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	43	44	33	+ 10
Tetanus	46	38	62	6	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	47	38	42	43	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	36	36	54	- 19
Alcohol	49	34	48	28	+ 6
Appendicitis	50	33	58	9	+ 24
Skin Disease	51	32	47	31	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	52	26	61	6	+ 20
Hepatitis B	53	22	63	4	+ 17
Encephalitis	54	20	59	8	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	55	20	54	16	+ 4
Lung Cancers	56	19	35	59	- 40
Stomach Cancer	57	17	45	33	- 16
War	58	15	67	0	+ 14
Drug Use	59	13	46	32	- 18
Ovary Cancer	60	10	50	23	- 13
Uterin Cancer	61	8	56	11	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	62	8	53	18	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	57	9	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	5	66	1	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	4	60	8	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	64	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Mozambique

Namibia

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.