SWAZILAND VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,721	1	2,314	- 593
Stroke	2	789	4	800	- 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	766	2	921	- 155
Malaria	4	511	67	0	+ 511
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	441	6	517	- 76
Coronary Heart Disease	6	431	5	755	- 324
Low Birth Weight	7	355	14	233	+ 122
Birth Trauma	8	335	18	166	+ 169
Road Traffic Accidents	9	311	7	384	- 73
Diabetes Mellitus	10	235	3	892	- 657
Hypertension	11	197	10	292	- 95
Tuberculosis	12	197	13	256	- 59
Congenital Anomalies	13	190	19	160	+ 30
Other Injuries	14	168	17	190	- 22
Maternal Conditions	15	148	21	116	+ 32
Suicide	16	141	9	338	- 196
Meningitis	17	140	23	97	+ 43
Malnutrition	18	138	22	106	+ 32
Kidney Disease	19	138	8	381	- 243
Liver Disease	20	137	11	274	- 137
Cervical Cancer	21	113	15	215	- 102
Lung Disease	22	102	12	264	- 163
Asthma	23	74	20	150	- 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	59	27	77	- 18
Falls	25	52	32	41	+ 11
Drownings	26	48	25	87	- 39
Syphilis	27	48	45	17	+ 30
Pertussis	28	45	33	39	+ 6
Fires	29	45	26	84	- 39
Lymphomas	30	40	36	31	+ 9
Poisonings	31	39	34	37	+ 1
Violence	32	38	16	212	- 174
Liver Cancer	33	38	37	29	+ 8
Epilepsy	34	37	30	46	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	35	24	94	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	36	33	44	18	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	33	29	51	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	38	31	28	74	- 43
Prostate Cancer	39	27	31	45	- 17
Breast Cancer	40	26	35	37	- 11
Skin Cancers	41	19	42	20	- 1
Schistosomiasis	42	19	49	13	+ 6
Leukemia	43	19	47	16	+ 3
Oral Cancer	44	19	51	10	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18	39	26	- 9
Tetanus	46	16	62	4	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	47	15	41	24	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	14	43	19	- 4
Alcohol	49	14	48	16	- 2
Appendicitis	50	13	54	7	+ 7
Skin Disease	51	13	40	25	- 12
Upper Respiratory	52	11	60	4	+ 6
Hepatitis B	53	9	57	6	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	8	59	5	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	55	8	55	6	+ 2
Lung Cancers	56	8	46	17	- 9
Stomach Cancer	57	7	53	7	- 0
War	58	6	71	0	+ 6
Drug Use	59	5	38	27	- 21
Ovary Cancer	60	4	52	10	- 6
Uterin Cancer	61	3	50	11	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	56	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	58	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	1	61	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	66	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	64	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	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 SWAZILAND

Mozambique

Swaziland

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.