LATVIA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,205	9	501	+ 704
Tuberculosis	2	823	40	71	+ 751
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	738	54	14	+ 725
Malaria	4	659	79	0	+ 659
Birth Trauma	5	629	55	12	+ 617
HIV/AIDS	6	620	39	74	+ 546
Low Birth Weight	7	542	56	11	+ 530
Stroke	8	517	2	5,893	- 5,375
Coronary Heart Disease	9	485	1	8,099	- 7,614
Road Traffic Accidents	10	403	27	154	+ 249
Congenital Anomalies	11	358	43	46	+ 312
Liver Disease	12	295	15	365	- 69
Diabetes Mellitus	13	214	8	529	- 316
Pertussis	14	203	70	0	+ 203
Hypertension	15	178	3	1,194	- 1,016
Meningitis	16	173	52	15	+ 158
Malnutrition	17	170	64	2	+ 168
Maternal Conditions	18	158	60	5	+ 154
Violence	19	142	37	94	+ 47
Kidney Disease	20	133	17	356	- 223
Other Injuries	21	130	16	362	- 233
Lung Disease	22	118	18	346	- 228
Suicide	23	94	14	384	- 290
Cervical Cancer	24	93	33	128	- 34
Asthma	25	81	46	42	+ 40
Drownings	26	77	34	127	- 49
Syphilis	27	64	65	1	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	28	63	5	921	- 858
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	58	7	664	- 606
Falls	30	56	23	201	- 146
Breast Cancer	31	55	10	472	- 417
Endocrine Disorders	32	54	41	59	- 5
Prostate Cancer	33	52	12	464	- 412
Fires	34	41	36	103	- 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	33	31	142	- 109
Epilepsy	36	31	45	44	- 13
Poisonings	37	31	49	23	+ 8
Lymphomas	38	29	19	245	- 216
Liver Cancer	39	28	26	157	- 129
Tetanus	40	25	71	0	+ 25
Oral Cancer	41	25	22	214	- 189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	23	6	722	- 699
Skin Cancers	43	23	30	144	- 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	21	47	41	- 20
Lung Cancers	45	19	4	956	- 937
Leukemia	46	17	25	186	- 169
Stomach Cancer	47	17	11	470	- 453
Oesophagus Cancer	48	15	32	131	- 116
Parkinson's Disease	49	14	35	125	- 111
Skin Disease	50	11	38	76	- 66
Alcohol	51	11	21	227	- 217
Schistosomiasis	52	10	78	0	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	53	10	24	196	- 186
Appendicitis	54	10	59	5	+ 5
Drug Use	55	10	48	41	- 31
Encephalitis	56	9	69	0	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	57	8	77	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	58	8	20	228	- 220
Pancreas Cancer	59	7	13	436	- 429
Upper Respiratory	60	6	62	4	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	6	63	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	62	5	67	1	+ 5
Measles	63	5	72	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	4	29	148	- 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	51	20	- 17
Ascariasis	66	2	84	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	28	153	- 151
War	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	50	20	- 19
Hepatitis C	70	1	42	53	- 52
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	82	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Angola

Latvia

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.