AFGHANISTAN VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,851	4	14,649	+ 12,202
Tuberculosis	2	18,324	7	9,839	+ 8,485
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,442	13	5,555	+ 10,886
Malaria	4	14,676	57	185	+ 14,490
Birth Trauma	5	14,002	6	10,723	+ 3,279
HIV/AIDS	6	13,810	46	464	+ 13,346
Low Birth Weight	7	12,062	5	12,631	- 568
Stroke	8	11,526	3	19,060	- 7,535
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,806	1	40,195	- 29,389
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,969	11	6,033	+ 2,936
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,983	14	5,001	+ 2,983
Liver Disease	12	6,582	16	4,600	+ 1,982
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,759	12	5,750	- 990
Pertussis	14	4,526	21	2,107	+ 2,419
Hypertension	15	3,955	8	7,995	- 4,040
Meningitis	16	3,844	20	2,626	+ 1,219
Malnutrition	17	3,784	43	589	+ 3,195
Maternal Conditions	18	3,524	9	7,807	- 4,283
Violence	19	3,158	19	3,217	- 59
Kidney Disease	20	2,962	10	6,590	- 3,628
Other Injuries	21	2,893	18	3,241	- 349
Lung Disease	22	2,639	15	4,650	- 2,011
Suicide	23	2,088	24	1,573	+ 515
Cervical Cancer	24	2,082	44	541	+ 1,542
Asthma	25	1,813	17	3,403	- 1,590
Drownings	26	1,725	34	996	+ 729
Syphilis	27	1,419	60	94	+ 1,325
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,407	45	527	+ 881
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,292	23	1,765	- 473
Falls	30	1,237	37	905	+ 332
Breast Cancer	31	1,230	22	1,822	- 592
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,207	28	1,364	- 157
Prostate Cancer	33	1,155	55	258	+ 897
Fires	34	905	50	348	+ 557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	733	25	1,505	- 772
Epilepsy	36	698	35	993	- 294
Poisonings	37	689	47	384	+ 306
Lymphomas	38	655	36	946	- 291
Liver Cancer	39	624	40	657	- 33
Tetanus	40	550	30	1,254	- 704
Oral Cancer	41	547	27	1,467	- 921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	515	39	741	- 226
Skin Cancers	43	503	59	145	+ 358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	470	33	1,041	- 571
Lung Cancers	45	433	32	1,076	- 643
Leukemia	46	389	42	610	- 221
Stomach Cancer	47	376	26	1,501	- 1,124
Oesophagus Cancer	48	334	29	1,314	- 980
Parkinson's Disease	49	316	41	628	- 312
Skin Disease	50	242	61	94	+ 148
Alcohol	51	236	58	150	+ 86
Schistosomiasis	52	233	79	0	+ 233
Ovary Cancer	53	227	48	369	- 142
Appendicitis	54	223	52	298	- 75
Drug Use	55	222	51	328	- 106
Encephalitis	56	205	31	1,190	- 985
Leishmaniasis	57	179	70	1	+ 178
Bladder Cancer	58	174	54	272	- 97
Pancreas Cancer	59	153	56	229	- 76
Upper Respiratory	60	140	68	9	+ 131
Hepatitis B	61	126	38	863	- 737
Diphtheria	62	120	67	16	+ 103
Measles	63	103	49	350	- 248
Uterin Cancer	64	82	53	289	- 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	66	65	25	+ 41
Ascariasis	66	44	66	17	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	67	43	63	29	+ 14
War	68	25	2	25,620	- 25,595
Multiple Sclerosis	69	21	62	84	- 63
Hepatitis C	70	16	64	28	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	13	78	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	72	9	71	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	6	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	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 AFGHANISTAN

Angola

Afghanistan

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.