NEW ZEALAND VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,804	57	10	+ 7,794
Stroke	2	3,576	3	2,378	+ 1,198
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,474	7	920	+ 2,553
Malaria	4	2,317	78	0	+ 2,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,001	37	81	+ 1,920
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,953	1	5,095	- 3,142
Low Birth Weight	7	1,611	38	78	+ 1,532
Birth Trauma	8	1,519	54	15	+ 1,505
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,411	16	458	+ 953
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,064	8	769	+ 296
Hypertension	11	895	20	327	+ 569
Tuberculosis	12	893	52	17	+ 876
Congenital Anomalies	13	861	30	176	+ 686
Other Injuries	14	762	28	218	+ 544
Maternal Conditions	15	672	63	5	+ 667
Suicide	16	641	15	528	+ 113
Meningitis	17	635	59	9	+ 626
Malnutrition	18	625	55	14	+ 611
Kidney Disease	19	625	17	432	+ 193
Liver Disease	20	620	32	158	+ 462
Cervical Cancer	21	510	41	61	+ 449
Lung Disease	22	462	5	1,815	- 1,353
Asthma	23	334	36	91	+ 244
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	267	2	3,032	- 2,765
Falls	25	236	11	627	- 391
Drownings	26	220	44	54	+ 165
Syphilis	27	217	70	0	+ 217
Pertussis	28	204	65	1	+ 203
Fires	29	204	53	17	+ 187
Lymphomas	30	183	13	608	- 426
Poisonings	31	176	58	9	+ 167
Violence	32	172	42	57	+ 115
Liver Cancer	33	171	24	288	- 116
Epilepsy	34	167	43	55	+ 112
Inflammatory/Heart	35	158	23	313	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	36	151	25	279	- 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	150	39	70	+ 80
Endocrine Disorders	38	141	21	325	- 183
Prostate Cancer	39	125	9	739	- 614
Breast Cancer	40	117	10	737	- 620
Skin Cancers	41	87	12	612	- 524
Schistosomiasis	42	87	77	0	+ 87
Leukemia	43	86	18	391	- 305
Oral Cancer	44	84	31	164	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	80	35	113	- 33
Tetanus	46	71	69	0	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	47	70	19	353	- 283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	66	6	1,495	- 1,429
Alcohol	49	62	45	51	+ 11
Appendicitis	50	61	62	6	+ 55
Skin Disease	51	58	34	118	- 60
Upper Respiratory	52	48	64	4	+ 44
Hepatitis B	53	40	56	14	+ 26
Encephalitis	54	37	66	1	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	55	37	26	267	- 230
Lung Cancers	56	34	4	1,873	- 1,839
Stomach Cancer	57	31	22	323	- 292
War	58	27	68	1	+ 27
Drug Use	59	25	40	69	- 44
Ovary Cancer	60	19	29	207	- 188
Uterin Cancer	61	15	33	145	- 129
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	14	543	- 529
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	12	46	47	- 35
Hepatitis C	64	8	48	30	- 21
Other Neoplasms	65	7	27	245	- 238
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	47	43	- 38
Ascariasis	67	4	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	17	- 17
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Mozambique

New Zealand

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.