MOZAMBIQUE VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,242	6	12,621	+ 36,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,010	24	1,724	+ 26,286
Lung Disease	3	19,056	22	2,986	+ 16,070
Stroke	4	15,460	2	23,110	- 7,650
Lung Cancers	5	15,169	56	220	+ 14,948
Kidney Disease	6	8,374	19	4,036	+ 4,338
Drug Use	7	7,259	59	160	+ 7,099
Hypertension	8	6,433	11	5,786	+ 647
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,030	48	424	+ 5,605
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,990	10	6,877	- 887
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	5,883	3	22,445	- 16,563
Suicide	12	5,179	16	4,144	+ 1,035
Breast Cancer	13	4,747	40	757	+ 3,990
Endocrine Disorders	14	4,582	38	912	+ 3,670
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,320	62	90	+ 4,230
Liver Disease	16	4,233	20	4,004	+ 229
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,066	9	9,117	- 5,051
Falls	18	3,942	25	1,524	+ 2,418
Lymphomas	19	3,929	30	1,180	+ 2,749
Prostate Cancer	20	3,473	39	805	+ 2,668
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,364	47	453	+ 2,911
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,172	35	1,020	+ 2,153
Liver Cancer	23	2,640	33	1,108	+ 1,532
Leukemia	24	2,630	43	555	+ 2,075
Other Injuries	25	2,535	14	4,924	- 2,388
Bladder Cancer	26	1,914	55	236	+ 1,677
Violence	27	1,851	32	1,113	+ 738
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,739	36	976	+ 763
Other Neoplasms	29	1,730	65	43	+ 1,687
Alcohol	30	1,430	49	403	+ 1,027
Ovary Cancer	31	1,423	60	120	+ 1,303
Skin Cancers	32	1,396	41	563	+ 833
Stomach Cancer	33	1,275	57	198	+ 1,077
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,147	13	5,566	- 4,419
Oral Cancer	35	1,127	44	545	+ 582
Uterin Cancer	36	981	61	98	+ 884
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	971	5	12,928	- 11,957
Cervical Cancer	38	681	21	3,297	- 2,616
Low Birth Weight	39	675	7	10,409	- 9,734
Malnutrition	40	659	18	4,039	- 3,379
Hepatitis C	41	554	64	55	+ 500
HIV/AIDS	42	552	1	50,430	- 49,878
Skin Disease	43	528	51	377	+ 151
Multiple Sclerosis	44	493	66	38	+ 456
Drownings	45	397	26	1,418	- 1,022
Asthma	46	372	23	2,160	- 1,788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	356	45	516	- 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	338	37	969	- 632
Fires	49	310	29	1,318	- 1,008
Epilepsy	50	308	34	1,082	- 774
Anemia	51	304	81	0	+ 304
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	240	63	78	+ 162
Poisonings	53	163	31	1,136	- 973
Birth Trauma	54	120	8	9,817	- 9,696
War	55	117	58	175	- 59
Maternal Conditions	56	76	15	4,339	- 4,263
Schizophrenia	57	70	83	0	+ 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	66	84	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	59	59	53	258	- 199
Meningitis	60	59	17	4,102	- 4,043
Osteoarthritis	61	56	85	0	+ 56
Tuberculosis	62	53	12	5,770	- 5,716
Appendicitis	63	41	50	393	- 351
Oral conditions	64	28	86	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	65	22	52	309	- 287
Syphilis	66	5	27	1,404	- 1,399
Otitis Media	67	3	68	22	- 19
Encephalitis	68	2	54	240	- 238
Pertussis	69	2	28	1,320	- 1,318
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	46	456	- 455
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	562	- 562
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	76	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	4	14,971	- 14,971
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	28	- 28
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
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

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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.