ZAMBIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,450	1	17,234	+ 14,216
Stroke	2	14,412	3	7,948	+ 6,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,998	2	9,517	+ 4,481
Malaria	4	9,337	4	7,882	+ 1,455
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,062	5	6,275	+ 1,787
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,871	10	4,432	+ 3,439
Low Birth Weight	7	6,492	8	4,857	+ 1,635
Birth Trauma	8	6,122	7	5,062	+ 1,060
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,686	11	3,654	+ 2,032
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,289	14	2,395	+ 1,894
Hypertension	11	3,609	13	2,616	+ 992
Tuberculosis	12	3,598	6	5,941	- 2,343
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,471	12	3,146	+ 326
Other Injuries	14	3,071	19	1,729	+ 1,342
Maternal Conditions	15	2,706	22	1,188	+ 1,518
Suicide	16	2,584	20	1,303	+ 1,282
Meningitis	17	2,558	16	1,976	+ 583
Malnutrition	18	2,519	15	2,303	+ 216
Kidney Disease	19	2,517	18	1,760	+ 757
Liver Disease	20	2,497	9	4,501	- 2,004
Cervical Cancer	21	2,056	17	1,799	+ 258
Lung Disease	22	1,862	21	1,273	+ 590
Asthma	23	1,347	26	741	+ 607
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,075	29	590	+ 485
Falls	25	950	28	596	+ 354
Drownings	26	885	27	689	+ 196
Syphilis	27	876	24	885	- 9
Pertussis	28	823	25	743	+ 80
Fires	29	822	32	546	+ 276
Lymphomas	30	736	31	548	+ 188
Poisonings	31	708	34	456	+ 252
Violence	32	694	23	1,153	- 459
Liver Cancer	33	691	46	177	+ 514
Epilepsy	34	675	38	332	+ 343
Inflammatory/Heart	35	636	33	501	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	36	609	36	359	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	605	40	246	+ 359
Endocrine Disorders	38	569	37	354	+ 215
Prostate Cancer	39	502	30	561	- 60
Breast Cancer	40	472	35	366	+ 106
Skin Cancers	41	351	54	108	+ 243
Schistosomiasis	42	350	51	128	+ 222
Leukemia	43	346	39	261	+ 85
Oral Cancer	44	340	48	155	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	322	45	190	+ 132
Tetanus	46	284	44	190	+ 94
Parkinson's Disease	47	283	47	164	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	265	43	203	+ 62
Alcohol	49	251	49	140	+ 111
Appendicitis	50	245	56	84	+ 161
Skin Disease	51	235	52	126	+ 109
Upper Respiratory	52	193	60	68	+ 125
Hepatitis B	53	161	55	104	+ 57
Encephalitis	54	150	59	70	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	55	147	50	132	+ 16
Lung Cancers	56	137	41	226	- 88
Stomach Cancer	57	123	42	206	- 83
War	58	109	69	6	+ 103
Drug Use	59	100	53	122	- 22
Ovary Cancer	60	75	57	82	- 8
Uterin Cancer	61	61	64	30	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	62	56	62	42	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	48	63	30	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	34	66	18	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	65	27	65	20	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	67	13	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	18	68	9	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	14	70	5	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	11	71	3	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	3	73	3	+ 1
Measles	71	1	61	48	- 47
Dengue	72	1	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	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 ZAMBIA

Mozambique

Zambia

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.