COLOMBIA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,187	5	10,773	+ 22,414
Tuberculosis	2	22,648	32	1,272	+ 21,376
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,321	38	747	+ 19,574
Malaria	4	18,139	67	26	+ 18,113
Birth Trauma	5	17,305	41	648	+ 16,657
HIV/AIDS	6	17,069	17	2,683	+ 14,385
Low Birth Weight	7	14,908	23	2,095	+ 12,813
Stroke	8	14,245	3	16,573	- 2,328
Coronary Heart Disease	9	13,356	1	43,066	- 29,710
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,086	6	7,765	+ 3,321
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,867	16	2,963	+ 6,904
Liver Disease	12	8,135	19	2,426	+ 5,709
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,882	11	5,028	+ 854
Pertussis	14	5,594	69	18	+ 5,576
Hypertension	15	4,888	8	6,400	- 1,511
Meningitis	16	4,751	50	244	+ 4,507
Malnutrition	17	4,677	27	1,878	+ 2,799
Maternal Conditions	18	4,356	46	394	+ 3,962
Violence	19	3,903	2	19,268	- 15,365
Kidney Disease	20	3,661	7	6,834	- 3,173
Other Injuries	21	3,575	28	1,592	+ 1,983
Lung Disease	22	3,262	4	15,928	- 12,666
Suicide	23	2,581	26	1,965	+ 616
Cervical Cancer	24	2,574	20	2,266	+ 308
Asthma	25	2,240	54	191	+ 2,049
Drownings	26	2,132	40	689	+ 1,443
Syphilis	27	1,754	65	30	+ 1,724
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,739	31	1,329	+ 410
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,597	22	2,157	- 560
Falls	30	1,529	29	1,518	+ 11
Breast Cancer	31	1,520	13	3,669	- 2,149
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,492	30	1,367	+ 125
Prostate Cancer	33	1,428	14	3,584	- 2,157
Fires	34	1,118	56	127	+ 991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	905	39	698	+ 207
Epilepsy	36	863	43	597	+ 266
Poisonings	37	852	61	61	+ 791
Lymphomas	38	810	18	2,603	- 1,793
Liver Cancer	39	772	24	2,065	- 1,293
Tetanus	40	680	71	14	+ 666
Oral Cancer	41	676	37	807	- 131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	636	12	4,371	- 3,735
Skin Cancers	43	622	35	1,028	- 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	581	63	38	+ 543
Lung Cancers	45	535	10	5,250	- 4,716
Leukemia	46	481	21	2,208	- 1,727
Stomach Cancer	47	465	9	6,112	- 5,647
Oesophagus Cancer	48	413	36	835	- 423
Parkinson's Disease	49	390	47	383	+ 7
Skin Disease	50	299	34	1,102	- 803
Alcohol	51	292	68	23	+ 269
Schistosomiasis	52	288	77	1	+ 287
Ovary Cancer	53	280	33	1,122	- 842
Appendicitis	54	276	52	213	+ 63
Drug Use	55	274	44	492	- 217
Encephalitis	56	254	64	38	+ 216
Leishmaniasis	57	221	74	7	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	58	216	42	609	- 393
Pancreas Cancer	59	189	25	2,022	- 1,833
Upper Respiratory	60	173	66	27	+ 146
Hepatitis B	61	156	62	50	+ 106
Diphtheria	62	148	80	0	+ 148
Measles	63	127	78	0	+ 127
Uterin Cancer	64	102	45	423	- 321
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	82	51	242	- 160
Ascariasis	66	54	76	5	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	67	53	15	3,205	- 3,151
War	68	30	49	260	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	60	62	- 37
Hepatitis C	70	20	59	65	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	71	16	84	0	+ 16
Otitis Media	72	11	73	7	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	7	81	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Angola

Colombia

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.