NICARAGUA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,096	35	139	+ 9,957
Stroke	2	4,627	3	2,225	+ 2,402
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,494	7	1,152	+ 3,342
Malaria	4	2,997	83	0	+ 2,997
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,588	36	122	+ 2,466
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,527	1	5,843	- 3,317
Low Birth Weight	7	2,084	13	490	+ 1,594
Birth Trauma	8	1,965	25	198	+ 1,767
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,825	8	1,109	+ 717
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,377	4	2,068	- 691
Hypertension	11	1,158	9	1,103	+ 55
Tuberculosis	12	1,155	37	115	+ 1,040
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,114	11	571	+ 544
Other Injuries	14	986	17	358	+ 628
Maternal Conditions	15	869	39	88	+ 781
Suicide	16	830	19	285	+ 545
Meningitis	17	821	51	29	+ 792
Malnutrition	18	809	30	163	+ 645
Kidney Disease	19	808	2	3,533	- 2,725
Liver Disease	20	802	6	1,203	- 402
Cervical Cancer	21	660	16	374	+ 286
Lung Disease	22	598	5	1,570	- 972
Asthma	23	433	38	105	+ 328
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	345	33	149	+ 196
Falls	25	305	22	276	+ 29
Drownings	26	284	32	157	+ 127
Syphilis	27	281	60	9	+ 272
Pertussis	28	264	67	3	+ 261
Fires	29	264	57	16	+ 248
Lymphomas	30	236	29	164	+ 73
Poisonings	31	227	55	18	+ 210
Violence	32	223	10	619	- 396
Liver Cancer	33	222	12	509	- 287
Epilepsy	34	217	41	74	+ 142
Inflammatory/Heart	35	204	34	139	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	36	195	47	42	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	194	40	85	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	38	183	28	164	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	39	161	15	386	- 225
Breast Cancer	40	151	20	283	- 132
Skin Cancers	41	113	45	59	+ 54
Schistosomiasis	42	112	84	0	+ 112
Leukemia	43	111	24	227	- 116
Oral Cancer	44	109	43	64	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	103	54	20	+ 83
Tetanus	46	91	79	0	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	47	91	42	67	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	85	18	315	- 230
Alcohol	49	81	21	279	- 198
Appendicitis	50	79	49	32	+ 47
Skin Disease	51	75	31	162	- 86
Upper Respiratory	52	62	72	1	+ 61
Hepatitis B	53	52	62	5	+ 47
Encephalitis	54	48	58	10	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	55	47	52	28	+ 19
Lung Cancers	56	44	23	274	- 230
Stomach Cancer	57	40	14	478	- 438
War	58	35	70	1	+ 34
Drug Use	59	32	46	50	- 18
Ovary Cancer	60	24	44	61	- 37
Uterin Cancer	61	20	48	39	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	62	18	27	178	- 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	50	31	- 15
Hepatitis C	64	11	68	1	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	65	9	26	192	- 184
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	61	7	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	6	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	4	75	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	4	74	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	28	- 28
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Mozambique

Nicaragua

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.