MOZAMBIQUE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,957	6	12,621	+ 5,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,065	3	22,445	- 5,380
Stroke	3	16,391	2	23,110	- 6,719
Lung Cancers	4	12,995	56	220	+ 12,774
Suicide	5	9,372	16	4,144	+ 5,228
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,777	24	1,724	+ 6,054
Liver Cancer	7	7,421	33	1,108	+ 6,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,519	48	424	+ 6,095
Kidney Disease	9	6,472	19	4,036	+ 2,436
Stomach Cancer	10	5,523	57	198	+ 5,325
Lung Disease	11	5,460	22	2,986	+ 2,474
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,478	62	90	+ 4,389
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,362	10	6,877	- 2,515
Liver Disease	14	4,065	20	4,004	+ 62
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,817	9	9,117	- 6,300
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,530	47	453	+ 2,077
Hypertension	17	2,376	11	5,786	- 3,410
Other Injuries	18	2,327	14	4,924	- 2,597
Lymphomas	19	2,227	30	1,180	+ 1,047
Falls	20	1,879	25	1,524	+ 355
Breast Cancer	21	1,844	40	757	+ 1,088
Prostate Cancer	22	1,483	39	805	+ 678
Leukemia	23	1,371	43	555	+ 816
Tuberculosis	24	1,249	12	5,770	- 4,521
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,211	38	912	+ 299
Other Neoplasms	26	1,157	65	43	+ 1,114
Bladder Cancer	27	1,132	55	236	+ 896
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,110	36	976	+ 134
Oral Cancer	29	933	44	545	+ 388
Ovary Cancer	30	852	60	120	+ 732
Inflammatory/Heart	31	849	35	1,020	- 171
Asthma	32	737	23	2,160	- 1,424
Alcohol	33	692	49	403	+ 289
Cervical Cancer	34	682	21	3,297	- 2,615
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	595	5	12,928	- 12,333
Skin Disease	36	451	51	377	+ 74
Skin Cancers	37	374	41	563	- 189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	346	37	969	- 624
Hepatitis B	39	337	53	258	+ 79
Epilepsy	40	336	34	1,082	- 746
Congenital Anomalies	41	332	13	5,566	- 5,234
Drownings	42	321	26	1,418	- 1,098
Uterin Cancer	43	269	61	98	+ 171
Violence	44	247	32	1,113	- 865
Low Birth Weight	45	237	7	10,409	- 10,172
Anemia	46	211	81	0	+ 211
Fires	47	169	29	1,318	- 1,150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	144	45	516	- 372
Hepatitis C	49	107	64	55	+ 53
Drug Use	50	99	59	160	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	96	63	78	+ 18
Poisonings	52	74	31	1,136	- 1,062
Malnutrition	53	57	18	4,039	- 3,982
Birth Trauma	54	56	8	9,817	- 9,760
HIV/AIDS	55	54	1	50,430	- 50,376
Schizophrenia	56	49	83	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	57	34	50	393	- 358
Meningitis	58	32	17	4,102	- 4,070
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	32	84	0	+ 32
Osteoarthritis	60	26	85	0	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	61	22	15	4,339	- 4,317
Syphilis	62	17	27	1,404	- 1,387
Upper Respiratory	63	16	52	309	- 293
Oral conditions	64	13	86	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	12	54	240	- 228
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	66	38	- 31
Pertussis	67	4	28	1,320	- 1,316
War	68	3	58	175	- 172
Tetanus	69	3	46	456	- 453
Otitis Media	70	3	68	22	- 19
Malaria	71	1	4	14,971	- 14,970
Schistosomiasis	72	1	42	562	- 561
Diphtheria	73	0	70	5	- 5
Ascariasis	74	0	67	28	- 28
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	69	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

South Korea

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.