SOUTH KOREA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	78,753	55	84	+ 78,669
Stroke	2	36,089	3	25,596	+ 10,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	35,051	2	26,650	+ 8,401
Malaria	4	23,379	71	1	+ 23,378
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,188	35	929	+ 19,259
Coronary Heart Disease	6	19,709	1	28,043	- 8,334
Low Birth Weight	7	16,255	45	370	+ 15,885
Birth Trauma	8	15,330	54	88	+ 15,242
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,238	15	4,399	+ 9,839
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,739	13	6,812	+ 3,927
Hypertension	11	9,036	17	3,711	+ 5,325
Tuberculosis	12	9,010	24	1,950	+ 7,060
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,692	41	518	+ 8,174
Other Injuries	14	7,689	18	3,634	+ 4,055
Maternal Conditions	15	6,776	61	34	+ 6,742
Suicide	16	6,471	5	14,636	- 8,164
Meningitis	17	6,406	58	51	+ 6,356
Malnutrition	18	6,307	53	88	+ 6,219
Kidney Disease	19	6,303	9	10,107	- 3,804
Liver Disease	20	6,252	14	6,348	- 96
Cervical Cancer	21	5,149	34	1,065	+ 4,084
Lung Disease	22	4,663	11	8,526	- 3,864
Asthma	23	3,374	32	1,150	+ 2,223
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,692	6	12,145	- 9,453
Falls	25	2,380	20	2,934	- 554
Drownings	26	2,215	42	501	+ 1,714
Syphilis	27	2,193	62	27	+ 2,166
Pertussis	28	2,061	67	6	+ 2,055
Fires	29	2,059	47	263	+ 1,795
Lymphomas	30	1,842	19	3,477	- 1,635
Poisonings	31	1,774	52	115	+ 1,659
Violence	32	1,738	44	386	+ 1,352
Liver Cancer	33	1,730	7	11,589	- 9,859
Epilepsy	34	1,690	40	524	+ 1,165
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,592	31	1,325	+ 267
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,524	28	1,733	- 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,514	38	540	+ 974
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,424	25	1,891	- 467
Prostate Cancer	39	1,257	22	2,316	- 1,059
Breast Cancer	40	1,181	21	2,880	- 1,699
Skin Cancers	41	879	37	585	+ 295
Schistosomiasis	42	877	72	1	+ 876
Leukemia	43	867	23	2,140	- 1,274
Oral Cancer	44	851	29	1,457	- 606
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	805	48	224	+ 581
Tetanus	46	712	69	5	+ 707
Parkinson's Disease	47	708	16	3,951	- 3,244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	663	8	10,180	- 9,518
Alcohol	49	629	33	1,081	- 452
Appendicitis	50	613	57	54	+ 559
Skin Disease	51	588	36	704	- 116
Upper Respiratory	52	483	63	26	+ 458
Hepatitis B	53	403	39	526	- 123
Encephalitis	54	375	65	19	+ 356
Bladder Cancer	55	369	27	1,768	- 1,399
Lung Cancers	56	344	4	20,293	- 19,949
Stomach Cancer	57	309	10	8,625	- 8,316
War	58	274	68	5	+ 269
Drug Use	59	251	50	154	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	60	187	30	1,330	- 1,143
Uterin Cancer	61	152	43	420	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	62	140	12	6,994	- 6,854
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	121	51	150	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	85	49	168	- 82
Other Neoplasms	65	67	26	1,807	- 1,739
Multiple Sclerosis	66	59	66	11	+ 48
Ascariasis	67	44	74	0	+ 44
Otitis Media	68	35	70	5	+ 30
Chlamydia	69	27	84	0	+ 27
Diphtheria	70	8	73	0	+ 8
Measles	71	3	83	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Mozambique

South 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.