EQU. GUINEA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,715	1	1,838	+ 877
Stroke	2	1,244	6	437	+ 807
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,209	2	913	+ 296
Malaria	4	806	3	668	+ 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	696	9	349	+ 347
Coronary Heart Disease	6	680	7	419	+ 261
Low Birth Weight	7	561	4	457	+ 104
Birth Trauma	8	529	5	441	+ 88
Road Traffic Accidents	9	491	8	368	+ 122
Diabetes Mellitus	10	370	11	299	+ 71
Hypertension	11	312	16	165	+ 146
Tuberculosis	12	311	10	321	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	13	300	12	249	+ 50
Other Injuries	14	265	23	105	+ 160
Maternal Conditions	15	234	17	139	+ 95
Suicide	16	223	22	107	+ 116
Meningitis	17	221	19	127	+ 94
Malnutrition	18	217	31	48	+ 169
Kidney Disease	19	217	14	198	+ 19
Liver Disease	20	216	13	199	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	21	178	28	56	+ 121
Lung Disease	22	161	20	120	+ 40
Asthma	23	116	26	65	+ 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	93	29	55	+ 37
Falls	25	82	32	46	+ 36
Drownings	26	76	36	39	+ 37
Syphilis	27	76	18	134	- 58
Pertussis	28	71	21	109	- 38
Fires	29	71	39	30	+ 41
Lymphomas	30	64	45	19	+ 44
Poisonings	31	61	44	21	+ 40
Violence	32	60	33	45	+ 15
Liver Cancer	33	60	34	43	+ 17
Epilepsy	34	58	38	32	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	35	55	27	63	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	36	53	54	12	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	52	43	22	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	38	49	25	73	- 24
Prostate Cancer	39	43	35	43	+ 1
Breast Cancer	40	41	24	84	- 44
Skin Cancers	41	30	48	16	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	42	30	60	4	+ 26
Leukemia	43	30	61	4	+ 26
Oral Cancer	44	29	37	35	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	28	50	14	+ 14
Tetanus	46	25	42	23	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	47	24	46	18	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	23	40	29	- 6
Alcohol	49	22	53	12	+ 10
Appendicitis	50	21	59	6	+ 16
Skin Disease	51	20	51	13	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	52	17	66	2	+ 15
Hepatitis B	53	14	65	3	+ 11
Encephalitis	54	13	57	8	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	55	13	56	9	+ 4
Lung Cancers	56	12	41	27	- 15
Stomach Cancer	57	11	49	16	- 5
War	58	9	71	0	+ 9
Drug Use	59	9	30	50	- 42
Ovary Cancer	60	6	52	13	- 6
Uterin Cancer	61	5	58	8	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	5	55	11	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	62	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	3	69	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	2	63	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	67	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	71	0	15	181	- 181
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	47	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Mozambique

Equ. Guinea

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.