MOZAMBIQUE VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,077	6	12,621	+ 29,457
Stroke	2	40,318	2	23,110	+ 17,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	23,496	24	1,724	+ 21,772
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,386	3	22,445	- 59
Lung Cancers	5	14,396	56	220	+ 14,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,342	48	424	+ 13,918
Lung Disease	7	14,004	22	2,986	+ 11,018
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,767	10	6,877	+ 4,890
Kidney Disease	9	9,160	19	4,036	+ 5,124
Stomach Cancer	10	8,273	57	198	+ 8,075
Prostate Cancer	11	6,939	39	805	+ 6,134
Breast Cancer	12	6,525	40	757	+ 5,768
Other Injuries	13	6,329	14	4,924	+ 1,405
Hypertension	14	6,142	11	5,786	+ 356
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,454	62	90	+ 5,364
Lymphomas	16	5,252	30	1,180	+ 4,073
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,054	38	912	+ 4,142
Liver Cancer	18	4,151	33	1,108	+ 3,043
Suicide	19	3,829	16	4,144	- 315
Bladder Cancer	20	3,825	55	236	+ 3,588
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,723	47	453	+ 3,270
Liver Disease	22	3,678	20	4,004	- 326
Falls	23	3,374	25	1,524	+ 1,850
Leukemia	24	3,318	43	555	+ 2,763
Oral Cancer	25	2,980	44	545	+ 2,435
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,969	35	1,020	+ 1,950
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,739	9	9,117	- 6,379
Other Neoplasms	28	2,131	65	43	+ 2,088
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,035	36	976	+ 1,059
Skin Cancers	30	1,710	41	563	+ 1,147
Epilepsy	31	1,356	34	1,082	+ 274
Uterin Cancer	32	1,326	61	98	+ 1,229
Ovary Cancer	33	1,298	60	120	+ 1,179
Cervical Cancer	34	1,074	21	3,297	- 2,223
HIV/AIDS	35	1,044	1	50,430	- 49,386
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	754	5	12,928	- 12,174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	747	37	969	- 223
Tuberculosis	38	696	12	5,770	- 5,074
Skin Disease	39	661	51	377	+ 285
Congenital Anomalies	40	642	13	5,566	- 4,924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	552	45	516	+ 36
Anemia	42	493	81	0	+ 493
Asthma	43	478	23	2,160	- 1,682
Drug Use	44	420	59	160	+ 259
Alcohol	45	363	49	403	- 40
Fires	46	354	29	1,318	- 964
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	323	63	78	+ 245
Violence	48	315	32	1,113	- 798
Hepatitis C	49	284	64	55	+ 229
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	269	84	0	+ 269
Drownings	51	259	26	1,418	- 1,159
Low Birth Weight	52	257	7	10,409	- 10,152
Malnutrition	53	257	18	4,039	- 3,782
Multiple Sclerosis	54	184	66	38	+ 146
Schizophrenia	55	160	83	0	+ 160
Meningitis	56	139	17	4,102	- 3,963
Poisonings	57	96	31	1,136	- 1,040
Osteoarthritis	58	94	85	0	+ 94
Hepatitis B	59	85	53	258	- 173
Birth Trauma	60	78	8	9,817	- 9,739
Appendicitis	61	68	50	393	- 325
Upper Respiratory	62	48	52	309	- 261
Maternal Conditions	63	23	15	4,339	- 4,316
Syphilis	64	10	27	1,404	- 1,394
Oral conditions	65	10	86	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	8	68	22	- 14
Encephalitis	67	4	54	240	- 236
Leishmaniasis	68	4	75	0	+ 4
War	69	3	58	175	- 172
Leprosy	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	71	2	- 1
Pertussis	72	0	28	1,320	- 1,320
Tetanus	73	0	46	456	- 456
Diphtheria	74	0	70	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	562	- 562
Malaria	78	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	28	- 28
Dengue	84	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Portugal

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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.