NIGER VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,833	30	1,048	+ 38,785
Stroke	2	18,254	5	8,717	+ 9,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,729	1	21,093	- 3,365
Malaria	4	11,825	2	17,022	- 5,197
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,211	3	16,030	- 5,819
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,969	6	8,229	+ 1,739
Low Birth Weight	7	8,222	4	9,560	- 1,338
Birth Trauma	8	7,754	7	8,030	- 277
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,201	8	5,946	+ 1,255
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,432	17	2,630	+ 2,801
Hypertension	11	4,570	25	1,356	+ 3,215
Tuberculosis	12	4,557	13	3,703	+ 854
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,397	10	4,346	+ 51
Other Injuries	14	3,889	12	3,826	+ 64
Maternal Conditions	15	3,427	14	3,317	+ 110
Suicide	16	3,273	27	1,227	+ 2,046
Meningitis	17	3,240	9	5,237	- 1,997
Malnutrition	18	3,190	21	2,170	+ 1,020
Kidney Disease	19	3,188	16	2,732	+ 455
Liver Disease	20	3,162	11	4,116	- 954
Cervical Cancer	21	2,604	38	487	+ 2,117
Lung Disease	22	2,358	20	2,172	+ 186
Asthma	23	1,706	22	1,902	- 196
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,361	32	858	+ 503
Falls	25	1,204	26	1,297	- 94
Drownings	26	1,120	24	1,581	- 460
Syphilis	27	1,109	62	110	+ 999
Pertussis	28	1,042	15	2,858	- 1,815
Fires	29	1,041	28	1,120	- 79
Lymphomas	30	932	43	350	+ 581
Poisonings	31	897	33	771	+ 126
Violence	32	879	19	2,244	- 1,365
Liver Cancer	33	875	35	745	+ 130
Epilepsy	34	855	36	676	+ 178
Inflammatory/Heart	35	805	34	769	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	36	771	55	132	+ 639
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	766	31	1,044	- 279
Endocrine Disorders	38	720	23	1,806	- 1,086
Prostate Cancer	39	636	57	128	+ 508
Breast Cancer	40	598	29	1,075	- 478
Skin Cancers	41	445	45	287	+ 158
Schistosomiasis	42	444	50	237	+ 206
Leukemia	43	438	48	258	+ 181
Oral Cancer	44	430	49	242	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	407	39	467	- 60
Tetanus	46	360	42	372	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	47	358	47	275	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	335	37	522	- 187
Alcohol	49	318	60	120	+ 198
Appendicitis	50	310	56	128	+ 182
Skin Disease	51	297	52	213	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	52	244	63	94	+ 151
Hepatitis B	53	204	46	279	- 75
Encephalitis	54	190	61	112	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	55	187	53	161	+ 26
Lung Cancers	56	174	67	42	+ 132
Stomach Cancer	57	156	44	300	- 144
War	58	139	41	409	- 271
Drug Use	59	127	58	126	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	60	94	40	425	- 330
Uterin Cancer	61	77	64	86	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	62	71	54	138	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	61	70	18	+ 44
Hepatitis C	64	43	66	46	- 2
Other Neoplasms	65	34	68	24	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	30	69	22	+ 8
Ascariasis	67	22	59	125	- 102
Otitis Media	68	17	72	1	+ 17
Chlamydia	69	14	71	3	+ 11
Diphtheria	70	4	65	60	- 56
Measles	71	2	18	2,414	- 2,412
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Mozambique

Niger

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.