DR CONGO VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	77,234	1	73,546	+ 3,688
Tuberculosis	2	52,706	2	43,759	+ 8,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	47,292	5	41,301	+ 5,990
Malaria	4	42,213	4	41,813	+ 400
Birth Trauma	5	40,273	9	33,075	+ 7,198
HIV/AIDS	6	39,722	15	13,286	+ 26,436
Low Birth Weight	7	34,695	8	34,668	+ 26
Stroke	8	33,151	6	36,596	- 3,445
Coronary Heart Disease	9	31,082	7	34,713	- 3,631
Road Traffic Accidents	10	25,799	10	30,256	- 4,458
Congenital Anomalies	11	22,963	11	16,256	+ 6,707
Liver Disease	12	18,932	13	15,044	+ 3,887
Diabetes Mellitus	13	13,689	16	12,902	+ 787
Pertussis	14	13,019	23	7,921	+ 5,098
Hypertension	15	11,376	12	15,743	- 4,366
Meningitis	16	11,057	17	11,568	- 511
Malnutrition	17	10,885	21	8,910	+ 1,975
Maternal Conditions	18	10,137	19	10,513	- 375
Violence	19	9,084	18	11,120	- 2,037
Kidney Disease	20	8,519	20	9,077	- 557
Other Injuries	21	8,320	22	8,272	+ 49
Lung Disease	22	7,591	14	13,527	- 5,936
Suicide	23	6,006	26	5,812	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	24	5,990	27	4,823	+ 1,167
Asthma	25	5,213	24	7,733	- 2,520
Drownings	26	4,962	34	3,454	+ 1,509
Syphilis	27	4,082	32	3,751	+ 331
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,048	29	4,045	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,717	28	4,548	- 831
Falls	30	3,558	33	3,483	+ 75
Breast Cancer	31	3,538	35	3,416	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	32	3,472	25	7,380	- 3,908
Prostate Cancer	33	3,322	30	3,948	- 626
Fires	34	2,602	39	2,007	+ 594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,107	40	1,923	+ 184
Epilepsy	36	2,008	44	1,727	+ 282
Poisonings	37	1,983	42	1,729	+ 254
Lymphomas	38	1,885	38	2,061	- 176
Liver Cancer	39	1,796	31	3,840	- 2,044
Tetanus	40	1,582	46	1,166	+ 417
Oral Cancer	41	1,572	51	1,003	+ 570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	1,481	36	2,966	- 1,485
Skin Cancers	43	1,447	55	765	+ 682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,353	43	1,728	- 375
Lung Cancers	45	1,244	47	1,158	+ 87
Leukemia	46	1,119	41	1,871	- 752
Stomach Cancer	47	1,082	37	2,579	- 1,497
Oesophagus Cancer	48	960	53	790	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	49	908	49	1,035	- 127
Skin Disease	50	696	54	781	- 85
Alcohol	51	680	60	635	+ 45
Schistosomiasis	52	669	48	1,071	- 401
Ovary Cancer	53	653	58	656	- 3
Appendicitis	54	642	56	703	- 61
Drug Use	55	639	59	638	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	590	57	680	- 90
Leishmaniasis	57	515	52	869	- 354
Bladder Cancer	58	502	65	270	+ 232
Pancreas Cancer	59	440	50	1,017	- 576
Upper Respiratory	60	402	62	370	+ 32
Hepatitis B	61	363	61	456	- 93
Diphtheria	62	345	70	47	+ 298
Measles	63	296	3	42,254	- 41,958
Uterin Cancer	64	237	63	352	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	191	66	217	- 26
Ascariasis	66	125	68	80	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	67	124	67	88	+ 36
War	68	71	45	1,658	- 1,587
Multiple Sclerosis	69	60	71	44	+ 16
Hepatitis C	70	46	69	69	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	71	38	64	347	- 309
Otitis Media	72	25	72	38	- 13
Chlamydia	73	16	73	15	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	74	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Angola

DR Congo

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.