DR CONGO VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	174,502	15	13,286	+ 161,216
Stroke	2	79,967	6	36,596	+ 43,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	77,666	1	73,546	+ 4,121
Malaria	4	51,804	4	41,813	+ 9,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	44,733	5	41,301	+ 3,431
Coronary Heart Disease	6	43,671	7	34,713	+ 8,958
Low Birth Weight	7	36,019	8	34,668	+ 1,350
Birth Trauma	8	33,968	9	33,075	+ 892
Road Traffic Accidents	9	31,548	10	30,256	+ 1,292
Diabetes Mellitus	10	23,795	16	12,902	+ 10,893
Hypertension	11	20,022	12	15,743	+ 4,279
Tuberculosis	12	19,964	2	43,759	- 23,795
Congenital Anomalies	13	19,260	11	16,256	+ 3,004
Other Injuries	14	17,037	22	8,272	+ 8,766
Maternal Conditions	15	15,015	19	10,513	+ 4,502
Suicide	16	14,339	26	5,812	+ 8,527
Meningitis	17	14,195	17	11,568	+ 2,627
Malnutrition	18	13,975	21	8,910	+ 5,065
Kidney Disease	19	13,966	20	9,077	+ 4,889
Liver Disease	20	13,854	13	15,044	- 1,191
Cervical Cancer	21	11,408	27	4,823	+ 6,586
Lung Disease	22	10,332	14	13,527	- 3,195
Asthma	23	7,476	24	7,733	- 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,964	28	4,548	+ 1,417
Falls	25	5,273	33	3,483	+ 1,790
Drownings	26	4,908	34	3,454	+ 1,455
Syphilis	27	4,859	32	3,751	+ 1,107
Pertussis	28	4,567	23	7,921	- 3,354
Fires	29	4,561	39	2,007	+ 2,554
Lymphomas	30	4,081	38	2,061	+ 2,020
Poisonings	31	3,931	42	1,729	+ 2,202
Violence	32	3,851	18	11,120	- 7,270
Liver Cancer	33	3,834	31	3,840	- 6
Epilepsy	34	3,744	44	1,727	+ 2,018
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,528	29	4,045	- 517
Oesophagus Cancer	36	3,377	53	790	+ 2,587
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,354	40	1,923	+ 1,431
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,155	25	7,380	- 4,224
Prostate Cancer	39	2,785	30	3,948	- 1,163
Breast Cancer	40	2,618	35	3,416	- 798
Skin Cancers	41	1,948	55	765	+ 1,183
Schistosomiasis	42	1,944	48	1,071	+ 873
Leukemia	43	1,920	41	1,871	+ 49
Oral Cancer	44	1,886	51	1,003	+ 883
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,784	43	1,728	+ 57
Tetanus	46	1,577	46	1,166	+ 411
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,568	49	1,035	+ 533
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,469	36	2,966	- 1,498
Alcohol	49	1,393	60	635	+ 758
Appendicitis	50	1,359	56	703	+ 656
Skin Disease	51	1,303	54	781	+ 522
Upper Respiratory	52	1,071	62	370	+ 701
Hepatitis B	53	893	61	456	+ 437
Encephalitis	54	830	57	680	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	55	818	65	270	+ 548
Lung Cancers	56	763	47	1,158	- 395
Stomach Cancer	57	685	37	2,579	- 1,894
War	58	607	45	1,658	- 1,051
Drug Use	59	555	59	638	- 83
Ovary Cancer	60	414	58	656	- 242
Uterin Cancer	61	338	63	352	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	62	310	50	1,017	- 707
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	269	66	217	+ 52
Hepatitis C	64	189	69	69	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	65	149	67	88	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	66	131	71	44	+ 87
Ascariasis	67	98	68	80	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	77	72	38	+ 38
Chlamydia	69	61	73	15	+ 46
Diphtheria	70	18	70	47	- 28
Measles	71	8	3	42,254	- 42,247
Dengue	72	3	74	1	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Mozambique

DR Congo

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.