NIGERIA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	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

Mozambique

Nigeria

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.