COMOROS VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	602	1	594	+ 8
Tuberculosis	2	411	19	79	+ 332
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	369	2	363	+ 6
Malaria	4	329	29	29	+ 300
Birth Trauma	5	314	7	211	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	6	310	76	0	+ 310
Low Birth Weight	7	271	5	328	- 58
Stroke	8	259	3	356	- 97
Coronary Heart Disease	9	242	4	349	- 106
Road Traffic Accidents	10	201	6	226	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	11	179	10	131	+ 48
Liver Disease	12	148	8	160	- 12
Diabetes Mellitus	13	107	9	136	- 30
Pertussis	14	102	18	80	+ 22
Hypertension	15	89	12	115	- 26
Meningitis	16	86	11	115	- 29
Malnutrition	17	85	15	96	- 11
Maternal Conditions	18	79	22	47	+ 32
Violence	19	71	20	63	+ 8
Kidney Disease	20	66	14	101	- 35
Other Injuries	21	65	16	90	- 25
Lung Disease	22	59	17	83	- 24
Suicide	23	47	24	46	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	24	47	13	104	- 58
Asthma	25	41	21	49	- 8
Drownings	26	39	25	35	+ 4
Syphilis	27	32	38	19	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	28	32	31	26	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	29	23	46	- 17
Falls	30	28	32	26	+ 2
Breast Cancer	31	28	33	23	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	32	27	36	19	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	33	26	27	33	- 7
Fires	34	20	30	27	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	16	34	21	- 5
Epilepsy	36	16	40	17	- 2
Poisonings	37	15	35	20	- 5
Lymphomas	38	15	37	19	- 5
Liver Cancer	39	14	28	29	- 15
Tetanus	40	12	43	12	+ 0
Oral Cancer	41	12	41	15	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	12	39	19	- 7
Skin Cancers	43	11	42	12	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	11	47	10	+ 0
Lung Cancers	45	10	60	1	+ 9
Leukemia	46	9	57	3	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	47	8	45	11	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	48	7	26	34	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	49	7	44	11	- 4
Skin Disease	50	5	48	9	- 4
Alcohol	51	5	51	6	- 0
Schistosomiasis	52	5	75	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	53	5	56	3	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	5	50	6	- 1
Drug Use	55	5	49	7	- 2
Encephalitis	56	5	54	4	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	57	4	72	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	58	4	46	10	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	59	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	3	53	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	3	52	5	- 2
Diphtheria	62	3	65	0	+ 2
Measles	63	2	78	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	55	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	2	- 0
Ascariasis	66	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	59	1	- 0
War	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	62	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	61	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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 COMOROS

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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.