SOMALIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,684	33	610	+ 19,074
Stroke	2	9,020	6	8,595	+ 425
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,761	1	21,712	- 12,951
Malaria	4	5,843	22	1,942	+ 3,901
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,046	2	15,363	- 10,317
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,926	7	7,233	- 2,307
Low Birth Weight	7	4,063	8	6,250	- 2,187
Birth Trauma	8	3,832	5	9,573	- 5,742
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,559	11	4,231	- 673
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,684	16	2,888	- 204
Hypertension	11	2,258	18	2,643	- 385
Tuberculosis	12	2,252	4	10,261	- 8,009
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,173	15	3,410	- 1,238
Other Injuries	14	1,922	14	3,602	- 1,680
Maternal Conditions	15	1,694	12	4,127	- 2,433
Suicide	16	1,617	27	1,219	+ 398
Meningitis	17	1,601	9	5,381	- 3,780
Malnutrition	18	1,576	10	4,825	- 3,248
Kidney Disease	19	1,575	21	2,051	- 476
Liver Disease	20	1,563	13	3,917	- 2,354
Cervical Cancer	21	1,287	28	883	+ 404
Lung Disease	22	1,165	19	2,442	- 1,277
Asthma	23	843	23	1,878	- 1,035
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	673	32	647	+ 25
Falls	25	595	37	548	+ 47
Drownings	26	554	25	1,272	- 718
Syphilis	27	548	45	378	+ 170
Pertussis	28	515	20	2,054	- 1,539
Fires	29	515	30	810	- 296
Lymphomas	30	460	34	605	- 144
Poisonings	31	443	31	758	- 315
Violence	32	434	29	828	- 394
Liver Cancer	33	432	53	256	+ 177
Epilepsy	34	422	43	419	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	398	39	521	- 123
Oesophagus Cancer	36	381	40	516	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	378	36	559	- 181
Endocrine Disorders	38	356	44	406	- 50
Prostate Cancer	39	314	52	285	+ 29
Breast Cancer	40	295	26	1,232	- 936
Skin Cancers	41	220	57	164	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	42	219	42	435	- 216
Leukemia	43	217	35	562	- 345
Oral Cancer	44	213	46	328	- 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	201	41	446	- 245
Tetanus	46	178	17	2,648	- 2,470
Parkinson's Disease	47	177	56	184	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	166	38	546	- 381
Alcohol	49	157	59	151	+ 6
Appendicitis	50	153	55	188	- 34
Skin Disease	51	147	58	151	- 4
Upper Respiratory	52	121	47	326	- 205
Hepatitis B	53	101	48	315	- 214
Encephalitis	54	94	63	91	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	55	92	61	149	- 57
Lung Cancers	56	86	54	233	- 147
Stomach Cancer	57	77	49	310	- 232
War	58	68	24	1,318	- 1,250
Drug Use	59	63	65	54	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	60	47	50	295	- 248
Uterin Cancer	61	38	64	78	- 40
Pancreas Cancer	62	35	62	108	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	30	66	35	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	21	67	34	- 13
Other Neoplasms	65	17	70	12	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	71	8	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	11	69	30	- 18
Otitis Media	68	9	68	32	- 23
Chlamydia	69	7	72	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	60	150	- 148
Measles	71	1	3	11,576	- 11,575
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Mozambique

Somalia

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.