GHANA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,149	1	16,262	+ 6,887
Tuberculosis	2	15,797	6	10,214	+ 5,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,174	9	6,538	+ 7,636
Malaria	4	12,652	5	11,162	+ 1,490
Birth Trauma	5	12,071	10	6,194	+ 5,877
HIV/AIDS	6	11,906	4	13,565	- 1,660
Low Birth Weight	7	10,399	8	6,662	+ 3,737
Stroke	8	9,936	2	15,163	- 5,227
Coronary Heart Disease	9	9,316	3	14,103	- 4,787
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,733	7	7,808	- 75
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,883	14	3,935	+ 2,947
Liver Disease	12	5,674	11	6,053	- 379
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,103	12	5,929	- 1,826
Pertussis	14	3,902	35	744	+ 3,158
Hypertension	15	3,410	19	2,231	+ 1,179
Meningitis	16	3,314	16	2,983	+ 331
Malnutrition	17	3,263	26	1,868	+ 1,394
Maternal Conditions	18	3,038	22	1,991	+ 1,047
Violence	19	2,723	27	1,857	+ 865
Kidney Disease	20	2,553	13	4,161	- 1,608
Other Injuries	21	2,494	18	2,433	+ 61
Lung Disease	22	2,275	15	3,120	- 845
Suicide	23	1,800	21	1,993	- 193
Cervical Cancer	24	1,795	20	2,161	- 366
Asthma	25	1,563	23	1,979	- 417
Drownings	26	1,487	36	740	+ 747
Syphilis	27	1,224	41	483	+ 741
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,213	28	1,615	- 401
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,114	29	1,294	- 180
Falls	30	1,066	30	1,168	- 101
Breast Cancer	31	1,061	25	1,937	- 877
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,041	24	1,965	- 924
Prostate Cancer	33	996	31	1,031	- 35
Fires	34	780	37	729	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	632	48	321	+ 311
Epilepsy	36	602	47	329	+ 273
Poisonings	37	594	40	522	+ 73
Lymphomas	38	565	32	875	- 310
Liver Cancer	39	538	17	2,851	- 2,313
Tetanus	40	474	56	220	+ 254
Oral Cancer	41	471	42	483	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	444	34	803	- 359
Skin Cancers	43	434	58	214	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	405	52	256	+ 150
Lung Cancers	45	373	55	237	+ 136
Leukemia	46	336	45	340	- 5
Stomach Cancer	47	324	33	870	- 546
Oesophagus Cancer	48	288	49	285	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	272	43	387	- 115
Skin Disease	50	209	50	264	- 55
Alcohol	51	204	54	244	- 40
Schistosomiasis	52	201	51	257	- 56
Ovary Cancer	53	196	38	698	- 503
Appendicitis	54	192	59	146	+ 47
Drug Use	55	191	39	630	- 439
Encephalitis	56	177	44	357	- 180
Leishmaniasis	57	154	77	0	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	58	150	53	245	- 95
Pancreas Cancer	59	132	46	334	- 202
Upper Respiratory	60	121	66	16	+ 104
Hepatitis B	61	109	62	101	+ 8
Diphtheria	62	103	69	4	+ 99
Measles	63	89	60	135	- 47
Uterin Cancer	64	71	57	219	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	57	67	16	+ 41
Ascariasis	66	38	68	12	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	67	37	63	48	- 11
War	68	21	64	29	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	18	61	113	- 94
Hepatitis C	70	14	65	28	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	71	11	78	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	72	8	72	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	5	70	3	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 GHANA

Angola

Ghana

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.