ERITREA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,246	1	3,277	+ 969
Tuberculosis	2	2,897	14	543	+ 2,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,600	3	2,292	+ 308
Malaria	4	2,321	17	437	+ 1,884
Birth Trauma	5	2,214	11	616	+ 1,598
HIV/AIDS	6	2,184	25	308	+ 1,876
Low Birth Weight	7	1,907	16	531	+ 1,376
Stroke	8	1,822	2	2,564	- 742
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,709	4	2,154	- 445
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,418	5	1,326	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,262	18	432	+ 830
Liver Disease	12	1,041	6	1,215	- 174
Diabetes Mellitus	13	752	7	944	- 192
Pertussis	14	716	36	90	+ 626
Hypertension	15	625	8	926	- 300
Meningitis	16	608	19	404	+ 203
Malnutrition	17	598	10	660	- 61
Maternal Conditions	18	557	13	544	+ 14
Violence	19	499	20	384	+ 115
Kidney Disease	20	468	12	578	- 109
Other Injuries	21	457	15	540	- 83
Lung Disease	22	417	9	662	- 245
Suicide	23	330	21	382	- 52
Cervical Cancer	24	329	30	132	+ 197
Asthma	25	287	22	326	- 39
Drownings	26	273	33	118	+ 155
Syphilis	27	224	54	35	+ 190
Inflammatory/Heart	28	223	32	123	+ 100
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	204	24	310	- 105
Falls	30	196	26	168	+ 27
Breast Cancer	31	195	23	311	- 117
Endocrine Disorders	32	191	43	71	+ 120
Prostate Cancer	33	183	47	54	+ 129
Fires	34	143	31	132	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	116	27	147	- 31
Epilepsy	36	110	38	81	+ 29
Poisonings	37	109	34	114	- 5
Lymphomas	38	104	28	147	- 43
Liver Cancer	39	99	45	69	+ 30
Tetanus	40	87	52	37	+ 49
Oral Cancer	41	86	44	71	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	81	35	113	- 32
Skin Cancers	43	80	56	30	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	74	41	77	- 2
Lung Cancers	45	68	46	62	+ 7
Leukemia	46	62	29	144	- 83
Stomach Cancer	47	59	48	48	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	48	53	39	81	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	49	50	37	85	- 35
Skin Disease	50	38	50	45	- 6
Alcohol	51	37	49	45	- 8
Schistosomiasis	52	37	42	73	- 36
Ovary Cancer	53	36	40	79	- 44
Appendicitis	54	35	55	31	+ 4
Drug Use	55	35	53	36	- 1
Encephalitis	56	32	62	16	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	57	28	59	19	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	58	28	51	42	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	59	24	58	20	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	60	22	60	18	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	20	57	28	- 8
Diphtheria	62	19	72	0	+ 19
Measles	63	16	63	13	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	64	13	61	18	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	64	12	- 1
Ascariasis	66	7	68	2	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	7	66	6	+ 1
War	68	4	71	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	67	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	3	65	6	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	69	2	- 0
Chlamydia	73	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Angola

Eritrea

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.