MOZAMBIQUE VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,925	3	22,445	- 9,520
Stroke	2	12,388	2	23,110	- 10,722
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,103	9	9,117	- 14
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,827	6	12,621	- 3,794
Malaria	5	8,074	4	14,971	- 6,897
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,641	5	12,928	- 5,286
HIV/AIDS	7	6,917	1	50,430	- 43,513
Liver Disease	8	6,238	20	4,004	+ 2,234
Low Birth Weight	9	5,368	7	10,409	- 5,041
Birth Trauma	10	4,622	8	9,817	- 5,194
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,550	10	6,877	- 2,327
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,351	13	5,566	- 1,215
Lung Disease	13	3,806	22	2,986	+ 820
Hypertension	14	3,323	11	5,786	- 2,463
Kidney Disease	15	2,952	19	4,036	- 1,084
Malnutrition	16	2,859	18	4,039	- 1,180
Other Injuries	17	2,311	14	4,924	- 2,612
Cervical Cancer	18	2,302	21	3,297	- 994
Meningitis	19	2,074	17	4,102	- 2,028
Stomach Cancer	20	1,910	57	198	+ 1,712
Maternal Conditions	21	1,769	15	4,339	- 2,571
Asthma	22	1,756	23	2,160	- 405
Liver Cancer	23	1,729	33	1,108	+ 621
Suicide	24	1,722	16	4,144	- 2,421
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,609	24	1,724	- 114
Tuberculosis	26	1,530	12	5,770	- 4,240
Breast Cancer	27	1,468	40	757	+ 712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,447	48	424	+ 1,023
Violence	29	1,341	32	1,113	+ 229
Lymphomas	30	1,101	30	1,180	- 79
Falls	31	1,009	25	1,524	- 515
Prostate Cancer	32	970	39	805	+ 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	887	37	969	- 83
Inflammatory/Heart	34	849	35	1,020	- 171
Leukemia	35	776	43	555	+ 221
Drownings	36	697	26	1,418	- 722
Oral Cancer	37	666	44	545	+ 121
Fires	38	660	29	1,318	- 658
Lung Cancers	39	573	56	220	+ 353
Poisonings	40	539	31	1,136	- 597
Endocrine Disorders	41	537	38	912	- 375
Pertussis	42	533	28	1,320	- 787
Pancreas Cancer	43	523	62	90	+ 434
Oesophagus Cancer	44	522	36	976	- 454
Epilepsy	45	468	34	1,082	- 614
Syphilis	46	422	27	1,404	- 982
Parkinson's Disease	47	358	47	453	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	333	45	516	- 183
Alcohol	49	307	49	403	- 95
Skin Cancers	50	276	41	563	- 287
Schistosomiasis	51	272	42	562	- 290
Skin Disease	52	252	51	377	- 125
Ovary Cancer	53	225	60	120	+ 106
Appendicitis	54	172	50	393	- 221
Hepatitis B	55	167	53	258	- 91
Uterin Cancer	56	143	61	98	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	57	143	52	309	- 167
Tetanus	58	129	46	456	- 327
Measles	59	126	71	2	+ 124
Drug Use	60	109	59	160	- 51
Encephalitis	61	95	54	240	- 145
Bladder Cancer	62	86	55	236	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	57	63	78	- 21
Other Neoplasms	64	40	65	43	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	30	64	55	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	66	38	- 20
Ascariasis	67	11	67	28	- 17
Otitis Media	68	9	68	22	- 13
War	69	6	58	175	- 169
Chlamydia	70	6	69	18	- 12
Diphtheria	71	3	70	5	- 3
Dengue	72	1	72	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

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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.