MOZAMBIQUE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,726	1	50,430	- 10,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,707	3	22,445	- 738
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,065	6	12,621	+ 5,444
Stroke	4	16,936	2	23,110	- 6,174
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,657	10	6,877	+ 9,780
Tuberculosis	6	12,120	12	5,770	+ 6,350
Violence	7	11,587	32	1,113	+ 10,474
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,742	5	12,928	- 4,186
Kidney Disease	9	8,443	19	4,036	+ 4,407
Suicide	10	7,600	16	4,144	+ 3,456
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,181	9	9,117	- 1,936
Hypertension	12	7,057	11	5,786	+ 1,270
Lung Disease	13	6,563	22	2,986	+ 3,577
Liver Disease	14	4,973	20	4,004	+ 970
Lung Cancers	15	4,252	56	220	+ 4,031
Low Birth Weight	16	3,449	7	10,409	- 6,961
Other Injuries	17	3,318	14	4,924	- 1,606
Asthma	18	3,292	23	2,160	+ 1,131
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,250	38	912	+ 2,338
Cervical Cancer	20	3,065	21	3,297	- 232
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,984	35	1,020	+ 1,965
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,580	24	1,724	+ 857
Breast Cancer	23	2,501	40	757	+ 1,745
Prostate Cancer	24	2,413	39	805	+ 1,608
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,401	13	5,566	- 3,166
Meningitis	26	2,020	17	4,102	- 2,083
Fires	27	1,996	29	1,318	+ 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,979	48	424	+ 1,555
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,923	36	976	+ 947
Birth Trauma	30	1,657	8	9,817	- 8,159
Lymphomas	31	1,555	30	1,180	+ 375
Drownings	32	1,326	26	1,418	- 92
Liver Cancer	33	1,315	33	1,108	+ 207
Malnutrition	34	1,314	18	4,039	- 2,725
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,107	62	90	+ 1,018
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,045	37	969	+ 76
Epilepsy	37	1,032	34	1,082	- 50
Maternal Conditions	38	938	15	4,339	- 3,401
Stomach Cancer	39	847	57	198	+ 649
Leukemia	40	808	43	555	+ 253
Oral Cancer	41	776	44	545	+ 231
Falls	42	772	25	1,524	- 752
Pertussis	43	630	28	1,320	- 690
Syphilis	44	623	27	1,404	- 781
Skin Disease	45	608	51	377	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	46	594	47	453	+ 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	560	45	516	+ 44
Skin Cancers	48	548	41	563	- 15
Alcohol	49	545	49	403	+ 142
Poisonings	50	538	31	1,136	- 598
Ovary Cancer	51	525	60	120	+ 405
Bladder Cancer	52	457	55	236	+ 221
Drug Use	53	425	59	160	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	54	283	61	98	+ 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	207	63	78	+ 130
Appendicitis	56	151	50	393	- 242
Measles	57	149	71	2	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	58	147	65	43	+ 104
Encephalitis	59	129	54	240	- 111
Upper Respiratory	60	123	52	309	- 186
Hepatitis B	61	77	53	258	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	62	62	66	38	+ 25
Malaria	63	46	4	14,971	- 14,925
War	64	36	58	175	- 139
Tetanus	65	21	46	456	- 435
Schistosomiasis	66	19	42	562	- 542
Otitis Media	67	11	68	22	- 12
Chlamydia	68	10	69	18	- 7
Diphtheria	69	9	70	5	+ 4
Hepatitis C	70	4	64	55	- 50
Ascariasis	71	2	67	28	- 27
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

South Africa

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.