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NIGERIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE NIGERIA Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
HIV/AIDS 1 357,987 10 44,124 + 313,863
Stroke 2 164,050 8 57,744 + 106,306
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 159,331 1 207,281 - 47,950
Malaria 4 106,274 4 100,963 + 5,311
Diarrhoeal diseases 5 91,768 2 144,724 - 52,956
Coronary Heart Disease 6 89,590 7 61,374 + 28,217
Low Birth Weight 7 73,892 6 95,959 - 22,067
Birth Trauma 8 69,684 5 100,186 - 30,502
Road Traffic Accidents 9 64,720 12 41,693 + 23,027
Diabetes Mellitus 10 48,815 18 22,497 + 26,319
Hypertension 11 41,074 24 10,692 + 30,382
Tuberculosis 12 40,956 3 127,335 - 86,379
Congenital Anomalies 13 39,512 9 49,696 - 10,184
Other Injuries 14 34,952 17 22,696 + 12,256
Maternal Conditions 15 30,802 15 23,540 + 7,262
Suicide 16 29,416 30 7,019 + 22,397
Meningitis 17 29,121 11 43,651 - 14,530
Malnutrition 18 28,670 36 5,896 + 22,774
Kidney Disease 19 28,651 20 18,189 + 10,461
Liver Disease 20 28,421 13 38,326 - 9,905
Cervical Cancer 21 23,404 25 10,574 + 12,830
Lung Disease 22 21,196 22 12,569 + 8,627
Asthma 23 15,336 27 8,192 + 7,144
Alzheimers & Dementia 24 12,235 31 6,786 + 5,450
Falls 25 10,818 28 7,528 + 3,289
Drownings 26 10,069 32 6,584 + 3,485
Syphilis 27 9,968 38 5,449 + 4,518
Pertussis 28 9,369 16 23,282 - 13,913
Fires 29 9,358 29 7,132 + 2,226
Lymphomas 30 8,373 40 5,202 + 3,171
Poisonings 31 8,064 33 6,570 + 1,494
Violence 32 7,900 19 18,407 - 10,508
Liver Cancer 33 7,865 39 5,289 + 2,576
Epilepsy 34 7,681 41 5,001 + 2,680
Inflammatory/Heart 35 7,238 42 4,826 + 2,411
Oesophagus Cancer 36 6,928 64 560 + 6,368
Peptic Ulcer Disease 37 6,881 37 5,846 + 1,036
Endocrine Disorders 38 6,473 21 15,799 - 9,326
Prostate Cancer 39 5,714 35 5,914 - 201
Breast Cancer 40 5,371 23 11,884 - 6,514
Skin Cancers 41 3,997 53 1,933 + 2,064
Schistosomiasis 42 3,987 54 1,508 + 2,479
Leukemia 43 3,939 47 2,257 + 1,682
Oral Cancer 44 3,868 48 2,238 + 1,630
Rheumatic Heart Disease 45 3,661 52 1,946 + 1,715
Tetanus 46 3,235 26 8,355 - 5,120
Parkinson's Disease 47 3,216 46 2,473 + 743
Colon-Rectum Cancers 48 3,013 43 4,152 - 1,139
Alcohol 49 2,858 58 1,031 + 1,827
Appendicitis 50 2,788 60 760 + 2,028
Skin Disease 51 2,674 56 1,468 + 1,205
Upper Respiratory 52 2,197 67 259 + 1,938
Hepatitis B 53 1,833 55 1,488 + 345
Encephalitis 54 1,704 59 937 + 767
Bladder Cancer 55 1,679 63 670 + 1,009
Lung Cancers 56 1,565 57 1,295 + 269
Stomach Cancer 57 1,405 50 2,129 - 723
War 58 1,246 45 3,245 - 1,999
Drug Use 59 1,139 34 6,273 - 5,134
Ovary Cancer 60 849 49 2,133 - 1,284
Uterin Cancer 61 693 62 679 + 14
Pancreas Cancer 62 636 51 1,975 - 1,339
Rheumatoid Arthritis 63 552 69 165 + 387
Hepatitis C 64 388 65 304 + 84
Other Neoplasms 65 306 66 290 + 16
Multiple Sclerosis 66 268 68 179 + 89
Ascariasis 67 202 61 685 - 483
Otitis Media 68 157 72 3 + 154
Chlamydia 69 124 71 14 + 111
Diphtheria 70 38 44 3,800 - 3,762
Measles 71 16 14 29,439 - 29,423
Dengue 72 6 73 2 + 5
Trichuriasis 73 0 75 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 74 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 75 0 70 23 - 23
Chagas disease 76 0 78 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 77 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 78 0 79 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 76 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 80 0 83 0 - 0
Anemia 81 0 82 0 - 0
Depression 82 0 81 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 83 0 80 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 84 0 84 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 85 0 85 0 - 0
Oral conditions 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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