MOZAMBIQUE VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,558	3	22,445	- 5,887
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,068	6	12,621	+ 3,448
Stroke	3	13,710	2	23,110	- 9,400
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,951	9	9,117	- 166
Kidney Disease	5	6,536	19	4,036	+ 2,500
Tuberculosis	6	6,153	12	5,770	+ 383
Lung Disease	7	6,117	22	2,986	+ 3,131
Liver Disease	8	6,037	20	4,004	+ 2,033
Low Birth Weight	9	4,553	7	10,409	- 5,856
Birth Trauma	10	4,167	8	9,817	- 5,649
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,030	13	5,566	- 1,536
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,566	5	12,928	- 9,362
Asthma	13	3,311	23	2,160	+ 1,151
Falls	14	2,290	25	1,524	+ 766
Lung Cancers	15	2,178	56	220	+ 1,958
Stomach Cancer	16	2,028	57	198	+ 1,830
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,953	10	6,877	- 4,923
Other Injuries	18	1,931	14	4,924	- 2,992
Violence	19	1,809	32	1,113	+ 696
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,799	24	1,724	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,423	38	912	+ 511
Liver Cancer	22	1,415	33	1,108	+ 307
Cervical Cancer	23	1,332	21	3,297	- 1,965
Malnutrition	24	1,331	18	4,039	- 2,708
Hypertension	25	1,032	11	5,786	- 4,754
Breast Cancer	26	893	40	757	+ 136
Pertussis	27	874	28	1,320	- 446
Prostate Cancer	28	870	39	805	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	29	835	35	1,020	- 185
Maternal Conditions	30	790	15	4,339	- 3,549
Meningitis	31	753	17	4,102	- 3,349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	633	48	424	+ 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	630	45	516	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	34	597	47	453	+ 144
Drownings	35	596	26	1,418	- 822
Bladder Cancer	36	578	55	236	+ 341
Syphilis	37	508	27	1,404	- 896
Epilepsy	38	495	34	1,082	- 587
Suicide	39	475	16	4,144	- 3,669
Encephalitis	40	468	54	240	+ 228
Ovary Cancer	41	439	60	120	+ 319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	387	37	969	- 583
Drug Use	43	261	59	160	+ 100
Skin Disease	44	243	51	377	- 133
Tetanus	45	235	46	456	- 221
Alcohol	46	216	49	403	- 186
Poisonings	47	215	31	1,136	- 921
Hepatitis B	48	208	53	258	- 50
Leukemia	49	203	43	555	- 351
Measles	50	203	71	2	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	51	165	36	976	- 811
Fires	52	104	29	1,318	- 1,214
Malaria	53	68	4	14,971	- 14,903
Other Neoplasms	54	55	65	43	+ 12
Appendicitis	55	34	50	393	- 359
Multiple Sclerosis	56	28	66	38	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	27	63	78	- 50
Lymphomas	58	21	30	1,180	- 1,158
Schistosomiasis	59	17	42	562	- 545
Hepatitis C	60	15	64	55	- 40
Upper Respiratory	61	12	52	309	- 297
Ascariasis	62	11	67	28	- 18
War	63	4	58	175	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	62	90	- 87
Oral Cancer	65	2	44	545	- 543
Diphtheria	66	2	70	5	- 3
Chlamydia	67	2	69	18	- 15
Dengue	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	1	41	563	- 562
Uterin Cancer	70	0	61	98	- 98
Anemia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	22	- 22
HIV/AIDS	82	0	1	50,430	- 50,430
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	75	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.