GUINEA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,360	1	12,790	- 3,430
Tuberculosis	2	6,388	13	2,369	+ 4,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,731	3	6,788	- 1,057
Malaria	4	5,116	2	8,180	- 3,064
Birth Trauma	5	4,881	7	4,797	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	6	4,814	10	3,020	+ 1,794
Low Birth Weight	7	4,205	8	4,319	- 114
Stroke	8	4,018	5	5,777	- 1,759
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,767	6	5,665	- 1,898
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,127	9	3,788	- 662
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,783	14	2,181	+ 602
Liver Disease	12	2,294	12	2,550	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,659	15	2,138	- 479
Pertussis	14	1,578	24	1,165	+ 413
Hypertension	15	1,379	21	1,348	+ 31
Meningitis	16	1,340	11	2,633	- 1,293
Malnutrition	17	1,319	28	1,032	+ 287
Maternal Conditions	18	1,229	17	1,793	- 565
Violence	19	1,101	26	1,128	- 27
Kidney Disease	20	1,032	16	1,939	- 907
Other Injuries	21	1,008	18	1,504	- 496
Lung Disease	22	920	20	1,373	- 453
Suicide	23	728	29	892	- 164
Cervical Cancer	24	726	19	1,491	- 765
Asthma	25	632	22	1,179	- 547
Drownings	26	601	31	528	+ 73
Syphilis	27	495	39	328	+ 167
Inflammatory/Heart	28	491	35	439	+ 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	450	30	579	- 128
Falls	30	431	33	480	- 48
Breast Cancer	31	429	38	345	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	32	421	25	1,140	- 719
Prostate Cancer	33	403	32	525	- 122
Fires	34	315	36	410	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	255	34	448	- 193
Epilepsy	36	243	37	350	- 106
Poisonings	37	240	40	295	- 55
Lymphomas	38	228	48	158	+ 71
Liver Cancer	39	218	23	1,167	- 950
Tetanus	40	192	45	170	+ 22
Oral Cancer	41	191	52	122	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	179	53	100	+ 79
Skin Cancers	43	175	49	152	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	164	42	238	- 74
Lung Cancers	45	151	50	128	+ 23
Leukemia	46	136	67	17	+ 119
Stomach Cancer	47	131	41	245	- 114
Oesophagus Cancer	48	116	63	20	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	49	110	44	212	- 102
Skin Disease	50	84	51	127	- 43
Alcohol	51	82	55	83	- 1
Schistosomiasis	52	81	43	232	- 151
Ovary Cancer	53	79	54	93	- 13
Appendicitis	54	78	57	41	+ 37
Drug Use	55	77	46	169	- 91
Encephalitis	56	72	56	81	- 9
Leishmaniasis	57	62	78	0	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	58	61	60	32	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	59	53	65	19	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	60	49	69	15	+ 34
Hepatitis B	61	44	47	162	- 118
Diphtheria	62	42	58	40	+ 2
Measles	63	36	4	6,025	- 5,989
Uterin Cancer	64	29	59	38	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	70	13	+ 10
Ascariasis	66	15	62	22	- 7
Other Neoplasms	67	15	68	16	- 1
War	68	9	64	20	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	66	18	- 11
Hepatitis C	70	6	61	22	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	27	1,072	- 1,067
Otitis Media	72	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	2	71	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Angola

Guinea

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.