ANGOLA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,270	9	10,020	+ 27,250
War	2	23,755	68	23	+ 23,732
Stroke	3	17,673	8	10,687	+ 6,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,583	1	24,897	- 11,314
Low Birth Weight	5	11,712	7	11,184	+ 527
Birth Trauma	6	9,942	5	12,983	- 3,040
Tuberculosis	7	9,123	2	16,991	- 7,868
Hypertension	8	7,413	15	3,667	+ 3,746
Maternal Conditions	9	7,239	18	3,268	+ 3,971
Kidney Disease	10	6,111	20	2,746	+ 3,364
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,594	10	8,317	- 2,723
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,331	13	4,413	+ 918
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	5,151	3	15,245	- 10,094
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,637	11	7,402	- 2,766
Lung Disease	15	4,312	22	2,447	+ 1,864
Liver Disease	16	4,265	12	6,103	- 1,838
Asthma	17	3,155	25	1,681	+ 1,475
Other Injuries	18	3,006	21	2,682	+ 323
Violence	19	2,983	19	2,928	+ 54
Meningitis	20	2,435	16	3,564	- 1,130
Pertussis	21	1,954	14	4,197	- 2,243
Breast Cancer	22	1,689	31	1,141	+ 549
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,636	29	1,198	+ 438
Suicide	24	1,458	23	1,936	- 478
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,395	35	679	+ 716
Stomach Cancer	26	1,391	47	349	+ 1,043
Oral Cancer	27	1,361	41	507	+ 854
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,265	32	1,119	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,219	48	310	+ 909
Tetanus	30	1,163	40	510	+ 653
Encephalitis	31	1,103	56	190	+ 913
Lung Cancers	32	998	45	401	+ 597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	965	44	436	+ 529
Drownings	34	924	26	1,600	- 676
Epilepsy	35	920	36	647	+ 273
Lymphomas	36	877	38	608	+ 270
Falls	37	839	30	1,147	- 307
Hepatitis B	38	801	61	117	+ 683
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	687	42	477	+ 210
Liver Cancer	40	609	39	579	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	41	582	49	293	+ 289
Leukemia	42	566	46	361	+ 205
Malnutrition	43	546	17	3,509	- 2,963
Cervical Cancer	44	501	24	1,931	- 1,429
Inflammatory/Heart	45	488	28	1,305	- 817
HIV/AIDS	46	430	6	12,805	- 12,375
Poisonings	47	356	37	639	- 284
Ovary Cancer	48	342	53	210	+ 132
Measles	49	325	63	95	+ 230
Fires	50	323	34	839	- 516
Drug Use	51	304	55	206	+ 98
Appendicitis	52	277	54	207	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	53	268	64	76	+ 191
Bladder Cancer	54	252	58	162	+ 90
Prostate Cancer	55	239	33	1,071	- 832
Pancreas Cancer	56	213	59	142	+ 71
Malaria	57	172	4	13,608	- 13,436
Alcohol	58	139	51	219	- 80
Skin Cancers	59	134	43	467	- 332
Syphilis	60	87	27	1,316	- 1,229
Skin Disease	61	87	50	224	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	62	78	69	19	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	63	27	67	40	- 13
Hepatitis C	64	26	70	15	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	24	65	61	- 38
Ascariasis	66	16	66	40	- 25
Diphtheria	67	15	62	111	- 96
Upper Respiratory	68	9	60	130	- 121
Chlamydia	69	1	73	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	57	166	- 165
Otitis Media	71	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	79	0	52	216	- 216
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Afghanistan

Angola

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.