LAOS VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,323	3	2,820	+ 2,503
Tuberculosis	2	3,633	4	1,949	+ 1,684
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,259	7	1,552	+ 1,708
Malaria	4	2,909	63	10	+ 2,899
Birth Trauma	5	2,776	12	1,116	+ 1,660
HIV/AIDS	6	2,738	29	313	+ 2,425
Low Birth Weight	7	2,391	11	1,156	+ 1,235
Stroke	8	2,285	1	5,769	- 3,485
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,142	2	5,190	- 3,048
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,778	9	1,281	+ 497
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,583	18	647	+ 936
Liver Disease	12	1,305	10	1,171	+ 134
Diabetes Mellitus	13	943	8	1,466	- 523
Pertussis	14	897	30	304	+ 593
Hypertension	15	784	15	890	- 106
Meningitis	16	762	40	154	+ 609
Malnutrition	17	750	39	166	+ 584
Maternal Conditions	18	699	32	218	+ 481
Violence	19	626	22	475	+ 151
Kidney Disease	20	587	5	1,646	- 1,059
Other Injuries	21	573	21	519	+ 55
Lung Disease	22	523	6	1,626	- 1,103
Suicide	23	414	27	390	+ 24
Cervical Cancer	24	413	37	187	+ 226
Asthma	25	359	16	840	- 481
Drownings	26	342	19	568	- 226
Syphilis	27	281	58	28	+ 253
Inflammatory/Heart	28	279	36	206	+ 73
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	256	23	458	- 202
Falls	30	245	24	440	- 195
Breast Cancer	31	244	25	437	- 193
Endocrine Disorders	32	239	38	186	+ 53
Prostate Cancer	33	229	53	37	+ 192
Fires	34	179	42	108	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	145	17	651	- 506
Epilepsy	36	138	50	58	+ 80
Poisonings	37	137	52	41	+ 96
Lymphomas	38	130	34	211	- 81
Liver Cancer	39	124	13	1,104	- 980
Tetanus	40	109	44	96	+ 13
Oral Cancer	41	108	28	349	- 241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	102	26	422	- 320
Skin Cancers	43	100	49	59	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	93	35	207	- 114
Lung Cancers	45	86	14	919	- 833
Leukemia	46	77	31	290	- 213
Stomach Cancer	47	75	20	530	- 456
Oesophagus Cancer	48	66	33	214	- 148
Parkinson's Disease	49	63	41	139	- 76
Skin Disease	50	48	45	89	- 41
Alcohol	51	47	47	61	- 14
Schistosomiasis	52	46	62	11	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	53	45	43	101	- 56
Appendicitis	54	44	57	29	+ 16
Drug Use	55	44	54	33	+ 11
Encephalitis	56	41	46	69	- 28
Leishmaniasis	57	35	75	0	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	58	35	51	49	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	59	30	48	61	- 30
Upper Respiratory	60	28	66	5	+ 23
Hepatitis B	61	25	60	17	+ 8
Diphtheria	62	24	69	2	+ 21
Measles	63	20	56	29	- 9
Uterin Cancer	64	16	55	29	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	64	7	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	9	70	2	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	9	61	12	- 3
War	68	5	68	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	65	6	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	3	67	4	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	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 LAOS

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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.