MOZAMBIQUE VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,546	1	50,430	- 36,884
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,867	3	22,445	- 9,578
Malaria	3	10,756	4	14,971	- 4,215
Tuberculosis	4	10,020	12	5,770	+ 4,251
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,925	9	9,117	- 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,694	5	12,928	- 4,233
Stroke	7	8,352	2	23,110	- 14,758
Birth Trauma	8	7,458	8	9,817	- 2,359
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,533	6	12,621	- 6,088
Low Birth Weight	10	6,018	7	10,409	- 4,391
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,840	13	5,566	- 726
Maternal Conditions	12	3,379	15	4,339	- 960
Liver Disease	13	3,256	20	4,004	- 748
Cervical Cancer	14	3,176	21	3,297	- 121
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,088	10	6,877	- 3,789
Malnutrition	16	2,756	18	4,039	- 1,283
Hypertension	17	2,575	11	5,786	- 3,211
Violence	18	2,330	32	1,113	+ 1,217
Kidney Disease	19	2,248	19	4,036	- 1,788
Other Injuries	20	2,111	14	4,924	- 2,813
Meningitis	21	1,576	17	4,102	- 2,526
Lung Disease	22	1,508	22	2,986	- 1,477
Pertussis	23	1,371	28	1,320	+ 52
Suicide	24	1,223	16	4,144	- 2,921
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,111	36	976	+ 135
Syphilis	26	1,046	27	1,404	- 359
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,012	24	1,724	- 711
Prostate Cancer	28	899	39	805	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	29	879	38	912	- 33
Asthma	30	841	23	2,160	- 1,320
Oral Cancer	31	814	44	545	+ 269
Drownings	32	812	26	1,418	- 607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	775	48	424	+ 350
Falls	34	758	25	1,524	- 766
Fires	35	704	29	1,318	- 614
Liver Cancer	36	699	33	1,108	- 409
Breast Cancer	37	635	40	757	- 121
Inflammatory/Heart	38	607	35	1,020	- 413
Stomach Cancer	39	588	57	198	+ 390
Poisonings	40	578	31	1,136	- 558
Lymphomas	41	398	30	1,180	- 781
Skin Cancers	42	368	41	563	- 195
Epilepsy	43	349	34	1,082	- 733
Bladder Cancer	44	330	55	236	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	45	254	47	453	- 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	228	37	969	- 741
Leukemia	47	206	43	555	- 349
Drug Use	48	200	59	160	+ 39
Tetanus	49	199	46	456	- 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	198	45	516	- 318
Schistosomiasis	51	183	42	562	- 378
Skin Disease	52	178	51	377	- 199
Ovary Cancer	53	167	60	120	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	54	148	52	309	- 162
Measles	55	146	71	2	+ 143
Alcohol	56	134	49	403	- 269
Uterin Cancer	57	108	61	98	+ 10
Appendicitis	58	108	50	393	- 285
Encephalitis	59	98	54	240	- 142
Hepatitis B	60	83	53	258	- 175
Lung Cancers	61	78	56	220	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	62	78	62	90	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	40	63	78	- 38
Other Neoplasms	64	28	65	43	- 15
Ascariasis	65	28	67	28	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	20	64	55	- 35
War	67	15	58	175	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	68	13	66	38	- 25
Otitis Media	69	8	68	22	- 14
Diphtheria	70	5	70	5	- 0
Chlamydia	71	4	69	18	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	72	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	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
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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

Tanzania

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.