MOZAMBIQUE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		MOZAMBIQUE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,870	1	50,430	- 11,561
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,962	3	22,445	- 1,483
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,515	6	12,621	+ 3,895
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,740	9	9,117	+ 2,623
Stroke	5	9,968	2	23,110	- 13,142
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,935	5	12,928	- 3,993
Low Birth Weight	7	7,852	7	10,409	- 2,558
Birth Trauma	8	6,622	8	9,817	- 3,194
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,502	10	6,877	- 374
Malnutrition	10	4,659	18	4,039	+ 621
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,312	13	5,566	- 1,254
Kidney Disease	12	4,305	19	4,036	+ 269
Suicide	13	4,022	16	4,144	- 121
Cervical Cancer	14	3,934	21	3,297	+ 637
Malaria	15	3,895	4	14,971	- 11,076
Tuberculosis	16	3,887	12	5,770	- 1,882
Liver Disease	17	3,775	20	4,004	- 229
Violence	18	3,726	32	1,113	+ 2,613
Maternal Conditions	19	3,401	15	4,339	- 938
Other Injuries	20	3,219	14	4,924	- 1,704
Asthma	21	2,976	23	2,160	+ 816
Meningitis	22	2,577	17	4,102	- 1,526
Lung Disease	23	2,262	22	2,986	- 724
Hypertension	24	2,228	11	5,786	- 3,558
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,037	35	1,020	+ 1,017
Lymphomas	26	1,866	30	1,180	+ 687
Drownings	27	1,859	26	1,418	+ 440
Breast Cancer	28	1,632	40	757	+ 875
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,559	36	976	+ 583
Fires	30	1,541	29	1,318	+ 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,493	24	1,724	- 231
Prostate Cancer	32	1,221	39	805	+ 416
Stomach Cancer	33	1,087	57	198	+ 889
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,076	38	912	+ 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,066	37	969	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,054	45	516	+ 538
Poisonings	37	1,002	31	1,136	- 134
Liver Cancer	38	991	33	1,108	- 117
Epilepsy	39	987	34	1,082	- 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	982	48	424	+ 558
Falls	41	904	25	1,524	- 620
Pertussis	42	814	28	1,320	- 506
Lung Cancers	43	556	56	220	+ 335
Skin Cancers	44	513	41	563	- 50
Leukemia	45	474	43	555	- 81
Parkinson's Disease	46	439	47	453	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	47	421	62	90	+ 332
Drug Use	48	413	59	160	+ 253
Oral Cancer	49	404	44	545	- 141
Uterin Cancer	50	354	61	98	+ 256
Ovary Cancer	51	337	60	120	+ 218
Skin Disease	52	336	51	377	- 40
Schistosomiasis	53	335	42	562	- 227
Bladder Cancer	54	243	55	236	+ 6
Syphilis	55	242	27	1,404	- 1,162
Encephalitis	56	228	54	240	- 12
Tetanus	57	198	46	456	- 258
Appendicitis	58	129	50	393	- 264
Upper Respiratory	59	127	52	309	- 183
Hepatitis B	60	110	53	258	- 148
Alcohol	61	94	49	403	- 309
Other Neoplasms	62	72	65	43	+ 29
Measles	63	59	71	2	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	51	63	78	- 27
War	65	51	58	175	- 125
Hepatitis C	66	28	64	55	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	67	27	66	38	- 10
Otitis Media	68	6	68	22	- 16
Chlamydia	69	6	69	18	- 11
Ascariasis	70	4	67	28	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	70	5	- 2
Dengue	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOZAMBIQUE

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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.