UGANDA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	74,521	1	21,188	+ 53,333
Stroke	2	34,150	6	11,181	+ 22,969
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	33,168	2	18,865	+ 14,303
Malaria	4	22,123	3	13,576	+ 8,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	19,103	5	12,103	+ 7,000
Coronary Heart Disease	6	18,650	9	8,784	+ 9,866
Low Birth Weight	7	15,382	8	9,673	+ 5,708
Birth Trauma	8	14,506	7	10,405	+ 4,101
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,473	4	13,012	+ 460
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,162	14	4,794	+ 5,367
Hypertension	11	8,550	21	3,120	+ 5,430
Tuberculosis	12	8,526	10	7,255	+ 1,271
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,225	11	6,641	+ 1,585
Other Injuries	14	7,276	20	3,130	+ 4,146
Maternal Conditions	15	6,412	17	3,641	+ 2,771
Suicide	16	6,123	24	2,033	+ 4,090
Meningitis	17	6,062	16	3,718	+ 2,344
Malnutrition	18	5,968	18	3,317	+ 2,651
Kidney Disease	19	5,964	19	3,168	+ 2,796
Liver Disease	20	5,916	13	5,122	+ 794
Cervical Cancer	21	4,872	15	4,378	+ 494
Lung Disease	22	4,412	22	3,051	+ 1,361
Asthma	23	3,192	27	1,745	+ 1,447
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,547	30	1,286	+ 1,261
Falls	25	2,252	33	1,127	+ 1,125
Drownings	26	2,096	31	1,238	+ 858
Syphilis	27	2,075	23	2,235	- 161
Pertussis	28	1,950	25	1,909	+ 41
Fires	29	1,948	36	872	+ 1,076
Lymphomas	30	1,743	26	1,762	- 19
Poisonings	31	1,679	39	745	+ 934
Violence	32	1,644	12	6,175	- 4,530
Liver Cancer	33	1,637	29	1,522	+ 115
Epilepsy	34	1,599	43	599	+ 1,000
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,507	37	859	+ 647
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,442	28	1,674	- 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,432	41	687	+ 746
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,347	38	761	+ 586
Prostate Cancer	39	1,189	34	950	+ 240
Breast Cancer	40	1,118	32	1,128	- 10
Skin Cancers	41	832	49	349	+ 483
Schistosomiasis	42	830	52	286	+ 544
Leukemia	43	820	42	599	+ 221
Oral Cancer	44	805	40	731	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	762	50	348	+ 414
Tetanus	46	673	53	271	+ 403
Parkinson's Disease	47	670	48	351	+ 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	627	35	919	- 292
Alcohol	49	595	54	256	+ 339
Appendicitis	50	580	58	211	+ 369
Skin Disease	51	557	55	242	+ 314
Upper Respiratory	52	457	60	144	+ 314
Hepatitis B	53	382	61	123	+ 258
Encephalitis	54	355	62	122	+ 232
Bladder Cancer	55	349	59	181	+ 169
Lung Cancers	56	326	46	441	- 115
Stomach Cancer	57	293	45	515	- 222
War	58	259	63	88	+ 171
Drug Use	59	237	57	233	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	60	177	44	519	- 342
Uterin Cancer	61	144	56	234	- 89
Pancreas Cancer	62	132	47	358	- 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	115	64	55	+ 60
Hepatitis C	64	81	67	30	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	65	64	66	37	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	56	69	16	+ 40
Ascariasis	67	42	70	16	+ 26
Otitis Media	68	33	71	11	+ 21
Chlamydia	69	26	73	6	+ 20
Diphtheria	70	8	72	11	- 3
Measles	71	3	51	343	- 340
Dengue	72	1	74	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Mozambique

Uganda

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.