MOZAMBIQUE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,130	3	22,445	+ 4,685
Malaria	2	24,952	4	14,971	+ 9,981
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,287	5	12,928	+ 6,360
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,725	6	12,621	+ 2,104
Stroke	5	13,781	2	23,110	- 9,329
Birth Trauma	6	10,560	8	9,817	+ 744
Low Birth Weight	7	10,205	7	10,409	- 204
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,439	9	9,117	+ 322
HIV/AIDS	9	9,309	1	50,430	- 41,121
Tuberculosis	10	8,828	12	5,770	+ 3,058
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,603	13	5,566	+ 36
Meningitis	12	5,173	17	4,102	+ 1,070
Liver Disease	13	4,799	20	4,004	+ 795
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,350	10	6,877	- 2,527
Kidney Disease	15	3,958	19	4,036	- 78
Other Injuries	16	3,804	14	4,924	- 1,120
Malnutrition	17	3,377	18	4,039	- 661
Maternal Conditions	18	3,217	15	4,339	- 1,122
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,917	38	912	+ 2,005
Lung Disease	20	2,894	22	2,986	- 92
Hypertension	21	2,279	11	5,786	- 3,508
Violence	22	2,259	32	1,113	+ 1,146
Breast Cancer	23	2,250	40	757	+ 1,494
Asthma	24	2,241	23	2,160	+ 81
Suicide	25	1,906	16	4,144	- 2,238
Pertussis	26	1,713	28	1,320	+ 393
Liver Cancer	27	1,463	33	1,108	+ 355
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,364	24	1,724	- 359
Drownings	29	1,339	26	1,418	- 79
Falls	30	1,184	25	1,524	- 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,126	37	969	+ 157
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,053	35	1,020	+ 33
Fires	33	1,006	29	1,318	- 312
Prostate Cancer	34	1,001	39	805	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	35	964	21	3,297	- 2,333
Stomach Cancer	36	847	57	198	+ 649
Epilepsy	37	842	34	1,082	- 240
Poisonings	38	798	31	1,136	- 338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	703	48	424	+ 279
Drug Use	40	678	59	160	+ 518
Syphilis	41	658	27	1,404	- 747
Lymphomas	42	483	30	1,180	- 697
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	463	45	516	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	44	427	47	453	- 26
Tetanus	45	375	46	456	- 80
Schistosomiasis	46	369	42	562	- 193
Hepatitis B	47	335	53	258	+ 77
Skin Cancers	48	314	41	563	- 250
Lung Cancers	49	311	56	220	+ 91
Oral Cancer	50	301	44	545	- 244
Skin Disease	51	295	51	377	- 82
Bladder Cancer	52	286	55	236	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	53	281	60	120	+ 162
Pancreas Cancer	54	225	62	90	+ 135
Alcohol	55	190	49	403	- 212
Encephalitis	56	184	54	240	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	57	135	36	976	- 841
Measles	58	135	71	2	+ 133
Leukemia	59	135	43	555	- 420
Uterin Cancer	60	113	61	98	+ 15
Appendicitis	61	99	50	393	- 294
Ascariasis	62	54	67	28	+ 25
Hepatitis C	63	49	64	55	- 6
Upper Respiratory	64	38	52	309	- 271
Multiple Sclerosis	65	38	66	38	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	38	65	43	- 6
War	67	31	58	175	- 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	27	63	78	- 51
Diphtheria	69	13	70	5	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	5	69	18	- 13
Otitis Media	71	1	68	22	- 21
Dengue	72	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Sierra Leone

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.