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COMOROS VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE COMOROS Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
HIV/AIDS 1 1,361 76 0 + 1,361
Stroke 2 624 3 356 + 268
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 606 1 594 + 11
Malaria 4 404 29 29 + 375
Diarrhoeal diseases 5 349 2 363 - 14
Coronary Heart Disease 6 341 4 349 - 8
Low Birth Weight 7 281 5 328 - 47
Birth Trauma 8 265 7 211 + 54
Road Traffic Accidents 9 246 6 226 + 20
Diabetes Mellitus 10 186 9 136 + 49
Hypertension 11 156 12 115 + 41
Tuberculosis 12 156 19 79 + 77
Congenital Anomalies 13 150 10 131 + 20
Other Injuries 14 133 16 90 + 43
Maternal Conditions 15 117 22 47 + 70
Suicide 16 112 24 46 + 66
Meningitis 17 111 11 115 - 5
Malnutrition 18 109 15 96 + 13
Kidney Disease 19 109 14 101 + 8
Liver Disease 20 108 8 160 - 52
Cervical Cancer 21 89 13 104 - 15
Lung Disease 22 81 17 83 - 3
Asthma 23 58 21 49 + 9
Alzheimers & Dementia 24 47 23 46 + 0
Falls 25 41 32 26 + 15
Drownings 26 38 25 35 + 4
Syphilis 27 38 38 19 + 19
Pertussis 28 36 18 80 - 44
Fires 29 36 30 27 + 9
Lymphomas 30 32 37 19 + 13
Poisonings 31 31 35 20 + 11
Violence 32 30 20 63 - 33
Liver Cancer 33 30 28 29 + 1
Epilepsy 34 29 40 17 + 12
Inflammatory/Heart 35 28 31 26 + 1
Oesophagus Cancer 36 26 26 34 - 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease 37 26 34 21 + 5
Endocrine Disorders 38 25 36 19 + 5
Prostate Cancer 39 22 27 33 - 11
Breast Cancer 40 20 33 23 - 2
Skin Cancers 41 15 42 12 + 3
Schistosomiasis 42 15 75 0 + 15
Leukemia 43 15 57 3 + 12
Oral Cancer 44 15 41 15 - 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease 45 14 47 10 + 4
Tetanus 46 12 43 12 + 0
Parkinson's Disease 47 12 44 11 + 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers 48 11 39 19 - 7
Alcohol 49 11 51 6 + 5
Appendicitis 50 11 50 6 + 5
Skin Disease 51 10 48 9 + 1
Upper Respiratory 52 8 53 4 + 4
Hepatitis B 53 7 52 5 + 2
Encephalitis 54 6 54 4 + 2
Bladder Cancer 55 6 46 10 - 4
Lung Cancers 56 6 60 1 + 5
Stomach Cancer 57 5 45 11 - 6
War 58 5 67 0 + 5
Drug Use 59 4 49 7 - 2
Ovary Cancer 60 3 56 3 + 0
Uterin Cancer 61 3 55 3 - 0
Pancreas Cancer 62 2 82 0 + 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 63 2 58 2 + 0
Hepatitis C 64 1 61 1 + 0
Other Neoplasms 65 1 59 1 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 66 1 62 1 + 0
Ascariasis 67 1 63 0 + 0
Otitis Media 68 1 64 0 + 0
Chlamydia 69 0 66 0 + 0
Diphtheria 70 0 65 0 - 0
Measles 71 0 78 0 + 0
Dengue 72 0 68 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 73 0 70 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 69 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 75 0 72 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 74 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 73 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 78 0 77 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 71 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 80 0 80 0 - 0
Anemia 81 0 81 0 - 0
Depression 82 0 79 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 83 0 83 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 84 0 85 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 85 0 84 0 - 0
Oral conditions 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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Comoros

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020