GHANA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	52,302	4	13,565	+ 38,737
Stroke	2	23,968	2	15,163	+ 8,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,279	1	16,262	+ 7,016
Malaria	4	15,527	5	11,162	+ 4,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,407	9	6,538	+ 6,869
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,089	3	14,103	- 1,013
Low Birth Weight	7	10,796	8	6,662	+ 4,134
Birth Trauma	8	10,181	10	6,194	+ 3,987
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,456	7	7,808	+ 1,648
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,132	12	5,929	+ 1,203
Hypertension	11	6,001	19	2,231	+ 3,770
Tuberculosis	12	5,984	6	10,214	- 4,231
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,773	14	3,935	+ 1,837
Other Injuries	14	5,107	18	2,433	+ 2,674
Maternal Conditions	15	4,500	22	1,991	+ 2,509
Suicide	16	4,298	21	1,993	+ 2,304
Meningitis	17	4,255	16	2,983	+ 1,271
Malnutrition	18	4,189	26	1,868	+ 2,321
Kidney Disease	19	4,186	13	4,161	+ 24
Liver Disease	20	4,152	11	6,053	- 1,901
Cervical Cancer	21	3,419	20	2,161	+ 1,258
Lung Disease	22	3,097	15	3,120	- 23
Asthma	23	2,241	23	1,979	+ 261
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,788	29	1,294	+ 494
Falls	25	1,580	30	1,168	+ 413
Drownings	26	1,471	36	740	+ 731
Syphilis	27	1,456	41	483	+ 973
Pertussis	28	1,369	35	744	+ 624
Fires	29	1,367	37	729	+ 638
Lymphomas	30	1,223	32	875	+ 348
Poisonings	31	1,178	40	522	+ 657
Violence	32	1,154	27	1,857	- 703
Liver Cancer	33	1,149	17	2,851	- 1,702
Epilepsy	34	1,122	47	329	+ 793
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,057	28	1,615	- 557
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,012	49	285	+ 727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,005	48	321	+ 685
Endocrine Disorders	38	946	24	1,965	- 1,019
Prostate Cancer	39	835	31	1,031	- 196
Breast Cancer	40	785	25	1,937	- 1,153
Skin Cancers	41	584	58	214	+ 370
Schistosomiasis	42	583	51	257	+ 326
Leukemia	43	576	45	340	+ 235
Oral Cancer	44	565	42	483	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	535	52	256	+ 279
Tetanus	46	473	56	220	+ 253
Parkinson's Disease	47	470	43	387	+ 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	440	34	803	- 363
Alcohol	49	418	54	244	+ 174
Appendicitis	50	407	59	146	+ 262
Skin Disease	51	391	50	264	+ 127
Upper Respiratory	52	321	66	16	+ 305
Hepatitis B	53	268	62	101	+ 167
Encephalitis	54	249	44	357	- 108
Bladder Cancer	55	245	53	245	- 0
Lung Cancers	56	229	55	237	- 9
Stomach Cancer	57	205	33	870	- 665
War	58	182	64	29	+ 153
Drug Use	59	166	39	630	- 464
Ovary Cancer	60	124	38	698	- 574
Uterin Cancer	61	101	57	219	- 118
Pancreas Cancer	62	93	46	334	- 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	81	67	16	+ 64
Hepatitis C	64	57	65	28	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	65	45	63	48	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	39	61	113	- 73
Ascariasis	67	30	68	12	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	23	72	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	69	18	70	3	+ 15
Diphtheria	70	6	69	4	+ 1
Measles	71	2	60	135	- 133
Dengue	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 GHANA

Mozambique

Ghana

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.