MOZAMBIQUE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,635	1	50,430	- 22,795
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,260	3	22,445	- 7,185
Stroke	3	12,744	2	23,110	- 10,366
Malaria	4	12,639	4	14,971	- 2,332
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,062	5	12,928	- 2,865
Tuberculosis	6	9,526	12	5,770	+ 3,757
Birth Trauma	7	8,116	8	9,817	- 1,700
Low Birth Weight	8	7,788	7	10,409	- 2,621
Liver Disease	9	7,217	20	4,004	+ 3,213
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,106	6	12,621	- 5,514
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,859	9	9,117	- 3,258
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,044	13	5,566	- 522
Hypertension	13	4,195	11	5,786	- 1,591
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,840	10	6,877	- 3,036
Malnutrition	15	3,692	18	4,039	- 347
Meningitis	16	3,168	17	4,102	- 934
Cervical Cancer	17	2,884	21	3,297	- 413
Kidney Disease	18	2,823	19	4,036	- 1,213
Other Injuries	19	2,772	14	4,924	- 2,152
Suicide	20	2,089	16	4,144	- 2,055
Lung Disease	21	2,040	22	2,986	- 945
Maternal Conditions	22	1,905	15	4,339	- 2,434
Violence	23	1,849	32	1,113	+ 736
Syphilis	24	1,419	27	1,404	+ 15
Pertussis	25	1,191	28	1,320	- 129
Asthma	26	1,188	23	2,160	- 973
Drownings	27	1,105	26	1,418	- 314
Falls	28	956	25	1,524	- 568
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	946	24	1,724	- 778
Prostate Cancer	30	900	39	805	+ 95
Lymphomas	31	878	30	1,180	- 301
Fires	32	876	29	1,318	- 442
Inflammatory/Heart	33	804	35	1,020	- 216
Poisonings	34	731	31	1,136	- 405
Breast Cancer	35	587	40	757	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	36	575	36	976	- 401
Endocrine Disorders	37	567	38	912	- 345
Epilepsy	38	532	34	1,082	- 550
Leukemia	39	419	43	555	- 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	394	37	969	- 576
Lung Cancers	41	362	56	220	+ 142
Stomach Cancer	42	331	57	198	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	325	48	424	- 99
Tetanus	44	304	46	456	- 151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	304	45	516	- 212
Liver Cancer	46	283	33	1,108	- 825
Parkinson's Disease	47	263	47	453	- 190
Oral Cancer	48	249	44	545	- 296
Alcohol	49	224	49	403	- 178
Bladder Cancer	50	211	55	236	- 25
Schistosomiasis	51	206	42	562	- 356
Skin Disease	52	202	51	377	- 175
Drug Use	53	196	59	160	+ 36
Skin Cancers	54	173	41	563	- 390
Hepatitis B	55	167	53	258	- 91
Appendicitis	56	134	50	393	- 258
Ovary Cancer	57	132	60	120	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	58	116	75	0	+ 116
Encephalitis	59	112	54	240	- 128
Upper Respiratory	60	109	52	309	- 201
Measles	61	77	71	2	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	62	68	62	90	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	48	63	78	- 30
Uterin Cancer	64	48	61	98	- 50
Other Neoplasms	65	32	65	43	- 11
Hepatitis C	66	28	64	55	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	67	22	66	38	- 16
Ascariasis	68	14	67	28	- 15
War	69	10	58	175	- 165
Otitis Media	70	8	68	22	- 14
Chlamydia	71	6	69	18	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	77	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	4	70	5	- 1
Dengue	74	2	72	1	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.