COMOROS VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	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

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.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.