JAPAN VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	82,453	3	107,899	- 25,446
Tuberculosis	2	56,268	34	3,459	+ 52,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,487	37	2,731	+ 47,756
Malaria	4	45,066	79	0	+ 45,066
Birth Trauma	5	42,995	61	104	+ 42,891
HIV/AIDS	6	42,407	63	48	+ 42,359
Low Birth Weight	7	37,040	55	202	+ 36,837
Stroke	8	35,392	2	121,823	- 86,431
Coronary Heart Disease	9	33,182	1	163,905	- 130,723
Road Traffic Accidents	10	27,542	31	4,566	+ 22,976
Congenital Anomalies	11	24,515	40	2,473	+ 22,042
Liver Disease	12	20,211	17	14,195	+ 6,016
Diabetes Mellitus	13	14,614	29	5,433	+ 9,181
Pertussis	14	13,899	71	1	+ 13,897
Hypertension	15	12,145	28	6,673	+ 5,472
Meningitis	16	11,804	52	308	+ 11,496
Malnutrition	17	11,621	43	1,910	+ 9,711
Maternal Conditions	18	10,822	64	39	+ 10,784
Violence	19	9,697	53	266	+ 9,432
Kidney Disease	20	9,095	9	44,779	- 35,684
Other Injuries	21	8,883	12	22,068	- 13,185
Lung Disease	22	8,104	5	78,169	- 70,065
Suicide	23	6,411	13	19,466	- 13,055
Cervical Cancer	24	6,394	32	3,799	+ 2,595
Asthma	25	5,566	42	1,922	+ 3,643
Drownings	26	5,298	25	8,409	- 3,111
Syphilis	27	4,358	65	16	+ 4,342
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,322	27	8,232	- 3,911
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,968	7	56,937	- 52,969
Falls	30	3,798	23	9,736	- 5,938
Breast Cancer	31	3,778	15	15,805	- 12,027
Endocrine Disorders	32	3,706	21	11,486	- 7,780
Prostate Cancer	33	3,547	19	13,515	- 9,968
Fires	34	2,778	48	1,007	+ 1,771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,250	35	2,922	- 672
Epilepsy	36	2,144	45	1,558	+ 585
Poisonings	37	2,117	54	255	+ 1,862
Lymphomas	38	2,012	14	19,273	- 17,261
Liver Cancer	39	1,918	11	29,384	- 27,467
Tetanus	40	1,689	67	9	+ 1,680
Oral Cancer	41	1,679	26	8,333	- 6,655
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	1,581	6	57,340	- 55,759
Skin Cancers	43	1,545	44	1,843	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,444	39	2,555	- 1,111
Lung Cancers	45	1,328	4	79,688	- 78,360
Leukemia	46	1,195	24	9,607	- 8,412
Stomach Cancer	47	1,155	8	50,433	- 49,278
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,025	20	12,316	- 11,291
Parkinson's Disease	49	969	18	14,007	- 13,038
Skin Disease	50	743	36	2,806	- 2,063
Alcohol	51	726	51	576	+ 150
Schistosomiasis	52	715	72	0	+ 714
Ovary Cancer	53	697	30	5,061	- 4,364
Appendicitis	54	685	58	126	+ 560
Drug Use	55	682	50	732	- 50
Encephalitis	56	630	69	5	+ 625
Leishmaniasis	57	549	77	0	+ 549
Bladder Cancer	58	536	22	9,936	- 9,401
Pancreas Cancer	59	470	10	37,027	- 36,557
Upper Respiratory	60	429	57	159	+ 270
Hepatitis B	61	388	46	1,423	- 1,035
Diphtheria	62	368	74	0	+ 368
Measles	63	316	75	0	+ 316
Uterin Cancer	64	253	33	3,461	- 3,208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	204	38	2,618	- 2,414
Ascariasis	66	134	82	0	+ 134
Other Neoplasms	67	132	16	15,120	- 14,988
War	68	76	66	15	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	69	64	59	108	- 44
Hepatitis C	70	49	41	2,220	- 2,171
Trypanosomiasis	71	41	76	0	+ 41
Otitis Media	72	27	68	8	+ 20
Chlamydia	73	17	80	0	+ 17
Dengue	74	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Angola

Japan

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.