MOZAMBIQUE VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,188	6	12,621	+ 16,567
Kidney Disease	2	17,647	19	4,036	+ 13,610
Stroke	3	11,112	2	23,110	- 11,998
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,327	10	6,877	+ 3,451
Lung Disease	5	7,840	22	2,986	+ 4,854
Liver Disease	6	6,010	20	4,004	+ 2,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,752	3	22,445	- 16,693
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,537	9	9,117	- 3,580
Hypertension	9	5,510	11	5,786	- 276
Violence	10	3,089	32	1,113	+ 1,977
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,851	13	5,566	- 2,715
Liver Cancer	12	2,541	33	1,108	+ 1,433
Low Birth Weight	13	2,446	7	10,409	- 7,963
Stomach Cancer	14	2,386	57	198	+ 2,188
Prostate Cancer	15	1,928	39	805	+ 1,123
Cervical Cancer	16	1,869	21	3,297	- 1,428
Other Injuries	17	1,786	14	4,924	- 3,138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,575	48	424	+ 1,151
Suicide	19	1,422	16	4,144	- 2,722
Breast Cancer	20	1,414	40	757	+ 657
Alcohol	21	1,392	49	403	+ 989
Falls	22	1,379	25	1,524	- 145
Lung Cancers	23	1,368	56	220	+ 1,147
Leukemia	24	1,133	43	555	+ 579
Birth Trauma	25	989	8	9,817	- 8,828
Other Neoplasms	26	960	65	43	+ 917
Pancreas Cancer	27	888	62	90	+ 798
Endocrine Disorders	28	817	38	912	- 95
Lymphomas	29	817	30	1,180	- 362
Malnutrition	30	815	18	4,039	- 3,224
Skin Disease	31	808	51	377	+ 431
Drownings	32	784	26	1,418	- 635
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	744	24	1,724	- 979
Inflammatory/Heart	34	696	35	1,020	- 323
HIV/AIDS	35	695	1	50,430	- 49,735
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	611	5	12,928	- 12,316
Tuberculosis	37	573	12	5,770	- 5,197
Asthma	38	524	23	2,160	- 1,636
Maternal Conditions	39	440	15	4,339	- 3,899
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	427	37	969	- 542
Epilepsy	41	370	34	1,082	- 712
Parkinson's Disease	42	333	47	453	- 120
Oral Cancer	43	321	44	545	- 224
Ovary Cancer	44	306	60	120	+ 186
Skin Cancers	45	294	41	563	- 269
Drug Use	46	251	59	160	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	47	209	36	976	- 767
Uterin Cancer	48	194	61	98	+ 97
Appendicitis	49	158	50	393	- 234
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	153	63	78	+ 75
Meningitis	51	145	17	4,102	- 3,958
Bladder Cancer	52	140	55	236	- 97
Anemia	53	140	81	0	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	100	45	516	- 416
Poisonings	55	88	31	1,136	- 1,048
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	84	84	0	+ 84
Fires	57	82	29	1,318	- 1,237
Encephalitis	58	51	54	240	- 189
Osteoarthritis	59	49	85	0	+ 49
Syphilis	60	47	27	1,404	- 1,357
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	66	38	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	26	53	258	- 232
Oral conditions	63	23	86	0	+ 23
Dengue	64	22	72	1	+ 21
Chagas disease	65	20	76	0	+ 20
Schizophrenia	66	17	83	0	+ 17
Pertussis	67	15	28	1,320	- 1,305
Hepatitis C	68	6	64	55	- 49
Ascariasis	69	4	67	28	- 24
War	70	3	58	175	- 172
Leprosy	71	3	79	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	72	3	52	309	- 307
Iodine Deficiency	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	74	2	69	18	- 16
Otitis Media	75	1	68	22	- 21
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	5	- 5
Measles	78	0	71	2	- 2
Tetanus	79	0	46	456	- 456
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Schistosomiasis	84	0	42	562	- 562
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Nicaragua

Mozambique

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.