ZIMBABWE VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,933	1	19,988	+ 5,945
Stroke	2	11,884	5	5,126	+ 6,758
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,542	2	10,779	+ 763
Malaria	4	7,699	15	2,003	+ 5,696
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,648	6	4,595	+ 2,053
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,490	3	8,493	- 2,003
Low Birth Weight	7	5,353	7	4,038	+ 1,315
Birth Trauma	8	5,048	8	3,405	+ 1,643
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,688	4	6,037	- 1,349
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,536	9	3,344	+ 192
Hypertension	11	2,975	24	1,146	+ 1,830
Tuberculosis	12	2,967	16	1,999	+ 968
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,862	11	2,217	+ 645
Other Injuries	14	2,532	20	1,656	+ 876
Maternal Conditions	15	2,231	19	1,749	+ 482
Suicide	16	2,131	13	2,069	+ 62
Meningitis	17	2,110	22	1,325	+ 784
Malnutrition	18	2,077	10	2,396	- 319
Kidney Disease	19	2,075	12	2,214	- 138
Liver Disease	20	2,059	17	1,941	+ 118
Cervical Cancer	21	1,695	14	2,023	- 328
Lung Disease	22	1,535	23	1,163	+ 372
Asthma	23	1,111	21	1,531	- 420
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	886	31	768	+ 119
Falls	25	784	41	465	+ 319
Drownings	26	729	27	956	- 226
Syphilis	27	722	55	124	+ 598
Pertussis	28	679	42	419	+ 260
Fires	29	678	30	793	- 115
Lymphomas	30	607	26	960	- 353
Poisonings	31	584	37	515	+ 69
Violence	32	572	18	1,916	- 1,344
Liver Cancer	33	570	38	510	+ 60
Epilepsy	34	556	39	508	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	35	524	25	1,047	- 523
Oesophagus Cancer	36	502	29	801	- 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	499	35	548	- 50
Endocrine Disorders	38	469	34	553	- 85
Prostate Cancer	39	414	32	628	- 214
Breast Cancer	40	389	28	839	- 450
Skin Cancers	41	290	44	264	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	42	289	53	172	+ 117
Leukemia	43	285	45	244	+ 42
Oral Cancer	44	280	49	208	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	265	36	542	- 277
Tetanus	46	234	57	102	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	47	233	46	226	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	218	40	505	- 287
Alcohol	49	207	61	48	+ 159
Appendicitis	50	202	58	66	+ 136
Skin Disease	51	194	52	173	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	52	159	59	65	+ 94
Hepatitis B	53	133	60	57	+ 76
Encephalitis	54	123	56	117	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	55	122	54	125	- 3
Lung Cancers	56	113	43	286	- 172
Stomach Cancer	57	102	33	559	- 457
War	58	90	65	26	+ 64
Drug Use	59	83	48	213	- 130
Ovary Cancer	60	61	51	173	- 112
Uterin Cancer	61	50	50	182	- 132
Pancreas Cancer	62	46	47	217	- 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	40	64	26	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	28	66	14	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	65	22	62	37	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	67	14	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	15	70	2	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	11	68	3	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	9	69	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	3	72	2	+ 1
Measles	71	1	63	30	- 29
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

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.