MOZAMBIQUE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,200	3	22,445	+ 6,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	20,388	5	12,928	+ 7,460
Tuberculosis	3	17,938	12	5,770	+ 12,168
Malaria	4	14,223	4	14,971	- 748
Birth Trauma	5	14,113	8	9,817	+ 4,297
Low Birth Weight	6	13,518	7	10,409	+ 3,109
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,646	6	12,621	- 3,975
Stroke	8	8,134	2	23,110	- 14,976
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,001	13	5,566	+ 1,435
HIV/AIDS	10	6,216	1	50,430	- 44,214
Meningitis	11	6,149	17	4,102	+ 2,047
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,873	9	9,117	- 3,244
Liver Disease	13	5,399	20	4,004	+ 1,395
Measles	14	4,147	71	2	+ 4,145
Maternal Conditions	15	3,316	15	4,339	- 1,023
Pertussis	16	3,280	28	1,320	+ 1,960
Other Injuries	17	3,197	14	4,924	- 1,727
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,169	10	6,877	- 3,708
Violence	19	2,593	32	1,113	+ 1,480
Kidney Disease	20	2,562	19	4,036	- 1,474
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,226	38	912	+ 1,314
Lung Disease	22	1,771	22	2,986	- 1,215
Breast Cancer	23	1,674	40	757	+ 918
Hypertension	24	1,506	11	5,786	- 4,280
Cervical Cancer	25	1,490	21	3,297	- 1,807
Tetanus	26	1,177	46	456	+ 721
Asthma	27	1,154	23	2,160	- 1,006
Falls	28	1,061	25	1,524	- 463
Fires	29	1,005	29	1,318	- 314
Suicide	30	989	16	4,144	- 3,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	956	24	1,724	- 768
Drownings	32	928	26	1,418	- 491
Poisonings	33	926	31	1,136	- 210
Drug Use	34	884	59	160	+ 723
Prostate Cancer	35	833	39	805	+ 28
Malnutrition	36	831	18	4,039	- 3,208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	824	37	969	- 146
Syphilis	38	768	27	1,404	- 637
Liver Cancer	39	745	33	1,108	- 363
Lymphomas	40	733	30	1,180	- 447
Epilepsy	41	705	34	1,082	- 378
Inflammatory/Heart	42	680	35	1,020	- 340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	585	48	424	+ 161
Diphtheria	44	535	70	5	+ 530
War	45	457	58	175	+ 282
Parkinson's Disease	46	348	47	453	- 105
Leukemia	47	318	43	555	- 237
Oral Cancer	48	315	44	545	- 230
Ovary Cancer	49	300	60	120	+ 181
Stomach Cancer	50	300	57	198	+ 102
Pancreas Cancer	51	278	62	90	+ 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	274	45	516	- 242
Skin Cancers	53	272	41	563	- 291
Schistosomiasis	54	212	42	562	- 349
Hepatitis B	55	210	53	258	- 49
Skin Disease	56	207	51	377	- 170
Lung Cancers	57	182	56	220	- 38
Alcohol	58	145	49	403	- 257
Encephalitis	59	132	54	240	- 108
Appendicitis	60	107	50	393	- 286
Ascariasis	61	97	67	28	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	62	96	61	98	- 2
Bladder Cancer	63	94	55	236	- 142
Oesophagus Cancer	64	79	36	976	- 897
Hepatitis C	65	43	64	55	- 12
Other Neoplasms	66	41	65	43	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	36	52	309	- 273
Multiple Sclerosis	68	25	66	38	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	23	63	78	- 55
Leishmaniasis	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	69	18	- 16
Otitis Media	72	0	68	22	- 22
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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 MOZAMBIQUE

Nigeria

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.