MOZAMBIQUE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,324	6	12,621	+ 27,704
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,071	24	1,724	+ 25,348
Stroke	3	14,746	2	23,110	- 8,364
Lung Cancers	4	13,247	56	220	+ 13,027
Lung Disease	5	10,923	22	2,986	+ 7,938
Hypertension	6	9,302	11	5,786	+ 3,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,508	48	424	+ 7,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,337	3	22,445	- 15,108
Falls	9	7,224	25	1,524	+ 5,700
Prostate Cancer	10	5,944	39	805	+ 5,140
Breast Cancer	11	5,935	40	757	+ 5,179
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,593	62	90	+ 5,503
Kidney Disease	13	4,747	19	4,036	+ 711
Suicide	14	4,701	16	4,144	+ 558
Lymphomas	15	4,258	30	1,180	+ 3,078
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,865	35	1,020	+ 2,845
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,846	10	6,877	- 3,031
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,226	47	453	+ 2,773
Liver Cancer	19	3,030	33	1,108	+ 1,922
Other Neoplasms	20	2,564	65	43	+ 2,521
Liver Disease	21	2,549	20	4,004	- 1,454
Leukemia	22	2,527	43	555	+ 1,972
Bladder Cancer	23	2,520	55	236	+ 2,283
Stomach Cancer	24	2,310	57	198	+ 2,112
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,231	38	912	+ 1,320
Oral Cancer	26	1,883	44	545	+ 1,339
Skin Cancers	27	1,856	41	563	+ 1,293
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,848	36	976	+ 872
Ovary Cancer	29	1,721	60	120	+ 1,601
Other Injuries	30	1,542	14	4,924	- 3,382
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,149	13	5,566	- 4,418
Alcohol	32	862	49	403	+ 459
Uterin Cancer	33	842	61	98	+ 744
Road Traffic Accidents	34	726	9	9,117	- 8,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	699	5	12,928	- 12,228
Drug Use	36	663	59	160	+ 502
Osteoarthritis	37	639	85	0	+ 639
Multiple Sclerosis	38	602	66	38	+ 564
Epilepsy	39	597	34	1,082	- 485
Skin Disease	40	487	51	377	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	460	37	969	- 509
Cervical Cancer	42	396	21	3,297	- 2,901
Low Birth Weight	43	395	7	10,409	- 10,014
Anemia	44	382	81	0	+ 382
Schizophrenia	45	362	83	0	+ 362
Asthma	46	356	23	2,160	- 1,804
Malnutrition	47	317	18	4,039	- 3,722
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	293	45	516	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	255	63	78	+ 177
Drownings	50	185	26	1,418	- 1,233
Violence	51	159	32	1,113	- 953
Birth Trauma	52	120	8	9,817	- 9,696
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	120	84	0	+ 120
HIV/AIDS	54	109	1	50,430	- 50,321
Fires	55	80	29	1,318	- 1,238
Tuberculosis	56	80	12	5,770	- 5,690
Meningitis	57	75	17	4,102	- 4,027
Hepatitis C	58	57	64	55	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	55	50	393	- 338
Poisonings	60	49	31	1,136	- 1,087
Upper Respiratory	61	41	52	309	- 269
Oral conditions	62	30	86	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	63	17	53	258	- 241
Maternal Conditions	64	16	15	4,339	- 4,323
Syphilis	65	6	27	1,404	- 1,398
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	78	0	+ 4
War	67	3	58	175	- 172
Encephalitis	68	3	54	240	- 237
Otitis Media	69	2	68	22	- 21
Tetanus	70	1	46	456	- 454
Leishmaniasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	42	562	- 560
Pertussis	73	0	28	1,320	- 1,320
Diphtheria	74	0	70	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	18	- 18
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	67	28	- 28
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.