MOZAMBIQUE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,861	6	12,621	+ 15,240
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,753	10	6,877	+ 16,876
Stroke	3	15,863	2	23,110	- 7,247
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,948	9	9,117	+ 1,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,809	3	22,445	- 12,637
Kidney Disease	6	9,221	19	4,036	+ 5,185
Lung Disease	7	8,431	22	2,986	+ 5,445
Lung Cancers	8	7,017	56	220	+ 6,797
Liver Cancer	9	6,205	33	1,108	+ 5,097
Liver Disease	10	5,399	20	4,004	+ 1,396
Breast Cancer	11	4,256	40	757	+ 3,499
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,229	24	1,724	+ 2,505
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,552	13	5,566	- 2,014
Stomach Cancer	14	3,219	57	198	+ 3,021
Prostate Cancer	15	3,205	39	805	+ 2,400
Low Birth Weight	16	2,850	7	10,409	- 7,559
Asthma	17	2,445	23	2,160	+ 285
Cervical Cancer	18	2,271	21	3,297	- 1,026
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,897	37	969	+ 928
Other Injuries	20	1,813	14	4,924	- 3,110
Hypertension	21	1,644	11	5,786	- 4,142
Lymphomas	22	1,600	30	1,180	+ 420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,558	48	424	+ 1,134
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,464	47	453	+ 1,011
Drownings	25	1,357	26	1,418	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,274	5	12,928	- 11,653
Suicide	27	1,270	16	4,144	- 2,874
Violence	28	1,140	32	1,113	+ 27
Meningitis	29	1,116	17	4,102	- 2,987
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,067	62	90	+ 977
Endocrine Disorders	31	928	38	912	+ 16
Falls	32	886	25	1,524	- 638
Birth Trauma	33	860	8	9,817	- 8,956
Leukemia	34	801	43	555	+ 246
Dengue	35	791	72	1	+ 791
Fires	36	774	29	1,318	- 544
Malnutrition	37	728	18	4,039	- 3,311
Inflammatory/Heart	38	724	35	1,020	- 296
Oral Cancer	39	691	44	545	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	680	45	516	+ 164
Hepatitis B	41	656	53	258	+ 397
Skin Cancers	42	636	41	563	+ 73
Skin Disease	43	613	51	377	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	44	546	60	120	+ 426
Maternal Conditions	45	540	15	4,339	- 3,799
Oesophagus Cancer	46	516	36	976	- 460
Uterin Cancer	47	468	61	98	+ 370
Bladder Cancer	48	396	55	236	+ 159
Poisonings	49	365	31	1,136	- 771
Pertussis	50	330	28	1,320	- 990
Tuberculosis	51	300	12	5,770	- 5,469
Alcohol	52	247	49	403	- 156
Epilepsy	53	239	34	1,082	- 843
Syphilis	54	230	27	1,404	- 1,174
Drug Use	55	135	59	160	- 26
Encephalitis	56	107	54	240	- 133
Other Neoplasms	57	104	65	43	+ 61
Appendicitis	58	83	50	393	- 310
Hepatitis C	59	67	64	55	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	37	63	78	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	61	25	66	38	- 12
War	62	3	58	175	- 172
Tetanus	63	3	46	456	- 453
Diphtheria	64	3	70	5	- 3
Measles	65	2	71	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	2	52	309	- 308
Ascariasis	67	1	67	28	- 27
Chlamydia	68	1	69	18	- 17
Otitis Media	69	0	68	22	- 22
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	50,430	- 50,430
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	562	- 562
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

Tonga

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.