USA VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	517,085	42	5,660	+ 511,425
Stroke	2	236,958	4	158,520	+ 78,438
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	230,142	11	60,317	+ 169,825
Malaria	4	153,505	77	0	+ 153,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	132,552	37	9,955	+ 122,598
Coronary Heart Disease	6	129,407	1	504,904	- 375,497
Low Birth Weight	7	106,731	39	6,924	+ 99,807
Birth Trauma	8	100,654	54	1,233	+ 99,420
Road Traffic Accidents	9	93,483	17	41,694	+ 51,789
Diabetes Mellitus	10	70,510	10	61,418	+ 9,092
Hypertension	11	59,328	8	65,960	- 6,632
Tuberculosis	12	59,158	62	546	+ 58,612
Congenital Anomalies	13	57,073	34	11,762	+ 45,311
Other Injuries	14	50,486	25	25,997	+ 24,488
Maternal Conditions	15	44,492	56	779	+ 43,713
Suicide	16	42,489	12	53,099	- 10,610
Meningitis	17	42,064	60	606	+ 41,458
Malnutrition	18	41,412	40	6,762	+ 34,650
Kidney Disease	19	41,384	6	85,861	- 44,477
Liver Disease	20	41,051	16	43,402	- 2,351
Cervical Cancer	21	33,805	38	6,984	+ 26,821
Lung Disease	22	30,615	3	195,387	- 164,772
Asthma	23	22,151	46	3,818	+ 18,333
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	17,673	2	287,198	- 269,526
Falls	25	15,625	18	40,418	- 24,793
Drownings	26	14,544	45	4,070	+ 10,474
Syphilis	27	14,398	66	49	+ 14,348
Pertussis	28	13,533	69	16	+ 13,517
Fires	29	13,517	49	3,183	+ 10,333
Lymphomas	30	12,094	19	40,281	- 28,187
Poisonings	31	11,648	53	1,674	+ 9,973
Violence	32	11,410	27	18,976	- 7,566
Liver Cancer	33	11,360	23	27,064	- 15,704
Epilepsy	34	11,095	50	3,162	+ 7,933
Inflammatory/Heart	35	10,454	22	32,529	- 22,075
Oesophagus Cancer	36	10,007	28	17,829	- 7,822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	9,940	48	3,461	+ 6,478
Endocrine Disorders	38	9,350	14	46,985	- 37,635
Prostate Cancer	39	8,253	20	35,612	- 27,359
Breast Cancer	40	7,757	13	48,671	- 40,913
Skin Cancers	41	5,774	32	14,311	- 8,537
Schistosomiasis	42	5,759	72	1	+ 5,758
Leukemia	43	5,690	24	26,966	- 21,276
Oral Cancer	44	5,587	35	11,555	- 5,968
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	5,288	47	3,646	+ 1,642
Tetanus	46	4,672	71	2	+ 4,670
Parkinson's Disease	47	4,646	21	34,491	- 29,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	4,351	9	61,827	- 57,476
Alcohol	49	4,128	30	14,659	- 10,531
Appendicitis	50	4,027	63	424	+ 3,602
Skin Disease	51	3,862	43	5,409	- 1,547
Upper Respiratory	52	3,173	65	229	+ 2,944
Hepatitis B	53	2,647	59	608	+ 2,040
Encephalitis	54	2,461	68	25	+ 2,435
Bladder Cancer	55	2,425	26	19,622	- 17,197
Lung Cancers	56	2,260	5	155,533	- 153,273
Stomach Cancer	57	2,030	33	13,077	- 11,047
War	58	1,799	55	1,198	+ 601
Drug Use	59	1,645	7	74,435	- 72,789
Ovary Cancer	60	1,226	31	14,591	- 13,365
Uterin Cancer	61	1,000	36	10,063	- 9,062
Pancreas Cancer	62	919	15	44,293	- 43,374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	797	52	2,461	- 1,664
Hepatitis C	64	561	41	5,684	- 5,123
Other Neoplasms	65	443	29	17,743	- 17,301
Multiple Sclerosis	66	387	44	5,059	- 4,672
Ascariasis	67	292	82	0	+ 292
Otitis Media	68	227	67	34	+ 193
Chlamydia	69	180	84	0	+ 180
Diphtheria	70	54	75	0	+ 54
Measles	71	22	80	0	+ 22
Dengue	72	9	76	0	+ 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.