NORTH KOREA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,766	31	753	+ 39,013
Stroke	2	18,223	1	49,648	- 31,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,699	6	6,231	+ 11,468
Malaria	4	11,805	69	0	+ 11,805
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,194	40	374	+ 9,819
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,952	2	31,342	- 21,390
Low Birth Weight	7	8,208	25	1,208	+ 7,000
Birth Trauma	8	7,741	32	736	+ 7,005
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,189	7	6,210	+ 979
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,423	14	3,671	+ 1,752
Hypertension	11	4,563	8	5,368	- 805
Tuberculosis	12	4,550	4	17,417	- 12,868
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,389	29	991	+ 3,398
Other Injuries	14	3,883	20	1,531	+ 2,351
Maternal Conditions	15	3,422	47	252	+ 3,170
Suicide	16	3,268	16	2,407	+ 861
Meningitis	17	3,235	49	207	+ 3,028
Malnutrition	18	3,185	43	317	+ 2,867
Kidney Disease	19	3,183	12	3,959	- 776
Liver Disease	20	3,157	10	4,506	- 1,349
Cervical Cancer	21	2,600	33	704	+ 1,896
Lung Disease	22	2,354	3	26,178	- 23,823
Asthma	23	1,704	22	1,439	+ 265
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,359	11	4,340	- 2,981
Falls	25	1,202	18	1,801	- 600
Drownings	26	1,119	27	1,126	- 7
Syphilis	27	1,107	58	54	+ 1,053
Pertussis	28	1,041	61	34	+ 1,006
Fires	29	1,039	46	253	+ 786
Lymphomas	30	930	35	560	+ 370
Poisonings	31	896	41	366	+ 529
Violence	32	878	28	1,082	- 205
Liver Cancer	33	874	9	5,326	- 4,452
Epilepsy	34	853	45	266	+ 587
Inflammatory/Heart	35	804	34	684	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	36	770	24	1,222	- 453
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	764	19	1,712	- 948
Endocrine Disorders	38	719	39	452	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	39	635	48	219	+ 416
Breast Cancer	40	597	23	1,366	- 769
Skin Cancers	41	444	51	168	+ 276
Schistosomiasis	42	443	74	0	+ 443
Leukemia	43	438	30	965	- 527
Oral Cancer	44	430	37	513	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	407	17	2,093	- 1,686
Tetanus	46	359	62	28	+ 332
Parkinson's Disease	47	357	26	1,155	- 797
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	335	15	3,232	- 2,897
Alcohol	49	317	44	304	+ 13
Appendicitis	50	310	57	57	+ 253
Skin Disease	51	297	52	158	+ 139
Upper Respiratory	52	244	56	67	+ 177
Hepatitis B	53	204	55	68	+ 135
Encephalitis	54	189	54	117	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	55	186	38	500	- 313
Lung Cancers	56	174	5	11,893	- 11,720
Stomach Cancer	57	156	13	3,771	- 3,615
War	58	138	63	16	+ 122
Drug Use	59	127	42	356	- 230
Ovary Cancer	60	94	36	532	- 437
Uterin Cancer	61	77	53	138	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	62	71	21	1,525	- 1,455
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	61	50	198	- 137
Hepatitis C	64	43	64	10	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	65	34	59	44	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	30	60	40	- 10
Ascariasis	67	22	67	1	+ 22
Otitis Media	68	17	70	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	69	14	66	1	+ 12
Diphtheria	70	4	68	0	+ 4
Measles	71	2	65	4	- 2
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	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 NORTH KOREA

Mozambique

North Korea

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.