BOTSWANA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,640	2	1,674	- 33
Tuberculosis	2	1,119	6	649	+ 470
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,004	8	527	+ 477
Malaria	4	896	64	1	+ 896
Birth Trauma	5	855	17	261	+ 594
HIV/AIDS	6	844	1	4,950	- 4,106
Low Birth Weight	7	737	13	447	+ 290
Stroke	8	704	4	1,588	- 884
Coronary Heart Disease	9	660	3	1,632	- 972
Road Traffic Accidents	10	548	7	608	- 61
Congenital Anomalies	11	488	16	287	+ 200
Liver Disease	12	402	12	459	- 57
Diabetes Mellitus	13	291	5	1,273	- 982
Pertussis	14	276	40	45	+ 232
Hypertension	15	242	11	471	- 229
Meningitis	16	235	25	108	+ 126
Malnutrition	17	231	21	171	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	18	215	24	118	+ 98
Violence	19	193	14	389	- 196
Kidney Disease	20	181	9	506	- 325
Other Injuries	21	177	19	216	- 40
Lung Disease	22	161	10	482	- 320
Suicide	23	128	15	370	- 242
Cervical Cancer	24	127	22	164	- 37
Asthma	25	111	18	232	- 121
Drownings	26	105	30	83	+ 23
Syphilis	27	87	44	36	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	28	86	20	177	- 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	79	23	164	- 85
Falls	30	76	34	62	+ 14
Breast Cancer	31	75	33	68	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	32	74	27	103	- 29
Prostate Cancer	33	71	41	45	+ 26
Fires	34	55	26	108	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	45	29	90	- 45
Epilepsy	36	43	36	56	- 13
Poisonings	37	42	42	42	- 0
Lymphomas	38	40	31	77	- 37
Liver Cancer	39	38	35	57	- 19
Tetanus	40	34	61	6	+ 27
Oral Cancer	41	33	32	70	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	31	47	28	+ 4
Skin Cancers	43	31	37	52	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	29	43	37	- 8
Lung Cancers	45	26	39	45	- 19
Leukemia	46	24	51	13	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	47	23	53	10	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	48	20	28	103	- 82
Parkinson's Disease	49	19	38	47	- 28
Skin Disease	50	15	46	30	- 15
Alcohol	51	14	45	31	- 16
Schistosomiasis	52	14	54	10	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	53	14	49	19	- 5
Appendicitis	54	14	57	8	+ 6
Drug Use	55	14	48	26	- 12
Encephalitis	56	13	59	7	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	57	11	79	0	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	58	11	60	6	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	59	9	50	16	- 7
Upper Respiratory	60	9	58	7	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	8	62	6	+ 2
Diphtheria	62	7	70	0	+ 7
Measles	63	6	68	0	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	64	5	56	9	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	52	11	- 7
Ascariasis	66	3	67	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	3	55	9	- 7
War	68	2	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	63	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	66	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Angola

Botswana

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.