BURKINA FASO VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,842	12	3,100	+ 31,742
Stroke	2	15,967	7	6,324	+ 9,642
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,507	1	16,807	- 1,300
Malaria	4	10,343	2	14,602	- 4,259
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,932	3	11,887	- 2,955
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,720	4	8,117	+ 603
Low Birth Weight	7	7,192	5	6,809	+ 383
Birth Trauma	8	6,782	6	6,426	+ 356
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,299	8	6,303	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,751	16	2,609	+ 2,143
Hypertension	11	3,998	19	2,020	+ 1,978
Tuberculosis	12	3,986	20	1,968	+ 2,018
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,846	10	3,515	+ 331
Other Injuries	14	3,402	15	2,637	+ 765
Maternal Conditions	15	2,998	23	1,379	+ 1,619
Suicide	16	2,863	22	1,521	+ 1,342
Meningitis	17	2,834	11	3,375	- 540
Malnutrition	18	2,790	13	2,868	- 78
Kidney Disease	19	2,789	17	2,398	+ 391
Liver Disease	20	2,766	14	2,722	+ 44
Cervical Cancer	21	2,278	18	2,122	+ 156
Lung Disease	22	2,063	26	1,161	+ 902
Asthma	23	1,493	27	941	+ 552
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,191	33	767	+ 424
Falls	25	1,053	31	828	+ 224
Drownings	26	980	28	910	+ 70
Syphilis	27	970	42	294	+ 676
Pertussis	28	912	34	746	+ 166
Fires	29	911	36	704	+ 207
Lymphomas	30	815	43	280	+ 535
Poisonings	31	785	37	620	+ 165
Violence	32	769	21	1,943	- 1,174
Liver Cancer	33	765	24	1,309	- 544
Epilepsy	34	748	40	477	+ 271
Inflammatory/Heart	35	704	35	743	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	36	674	59	101	+ 574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	670	41	410	+ 260
Endocrine Disorders	38	630	9	4,794	- 4,164
Prostate Cancer	39	556	38	514	+ 42
Breast Cancer	40	523	30	862	- 339
Skin Cancers	41	389	50	220	+ 169
Schistosomiasis	42	388	47	249	+ 139
Leukemia	43	383	58	112	+ 271
Oral Cancer	44	376	49	227	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	356	44	269	+ 87
Tetanus	46	315	51	181	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	47	313	46	252	+ 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	293	39	478	- 185
Alcohol	49	278	56	152	+ 127
Appendicitis	50	271	60	95	+ 177
Skin Disease	51	260	53	174	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	52	214	65	48	+ 166
Hepatitis B	53	178	55	164	+ 14
Encephalitis	54	166	61	83	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	55	163	45	265	- 102
Lung Cancers	56	152	48	242	- 90
Stomach Cancer	57	137	32	777	- 640
War	58	121	29	884	- 762
Drug Use	59	111	54	172	- 61
Ovary Cancer	60	83	52	174	- 92
Uterin Cancer	61	67	62	74	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	62	62	57	148	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	54	68	15	+ 39
Hepatitis C	64	38	64	58	- 20
Other Neoplasms	65	30	67	23	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	26	66	24	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	20	63	74	- 54
Otitis Media	68	15	71	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	69	12	70	3	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	4	69	7	- 3
Measles	71	2	25	1,196	- 1,194
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Mozambique

Burkina Faso

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.