LESOTHO VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,491	2	3,214	- 1,723
Tuberculosis	2	1,017	8	1,208	- 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	913	4	2,354	- 1,441
Malaria	4	815	79	0	+ 815
Birth Trauma	5	777	15	717	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	6	767	1	4,767	- 4,001
Low Birth Weight	7	670	12	957	- 287
Stroke	8	640	3	2,817	- 2,177
Coronary Heart Disease	9	600	5	2,101	- 1,501
Road Traffic Accidents	10	498	16	678	- 181
Congenital Anomalies	11	443	19	389	+ 54
Liver Disease	12	365	14	792	- 427
Diabetes Mellitus	13	264	6	2,000	- 1,735
Pertussis	14	251	44	51	+ 200
Hypertension	15	220	11	990	- 770
Meningitis	16	213	22	318	- 104
Malnutrition	17	210	21	357	- 147
Maternal Conditions	18	196	24	292	- 97
Violence	19	175	13	924	- 749
Kidney Disease	20	164	10	1,015	- 850
Other Injuries	21	161	18	533	- 372
Lung Disease	22	147	9	1,102	- 955
Suicide	23	116	7	1,539	- 1,424
Cervical Cancer	24	116	20	372	- 257
Asthma	25	101	17	678	- 577
Drownings	26	96	28	200	- 104
Syphilis	27	79	45	50	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	28	78	23	305	- 227
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	72	29	194	- 122
Falls	30	69	31	128	- 59
Breast Cancer	31	68	34	97	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	32	67	27	235	- 168
Prostate Cancer	33	64	35	81	- 17
Fires	34	50	26	269	- 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	41	25	279	- 238
Epilepsy	36	39	30	143	- 105
Poisonings	37	38	33	111	- 73
Lymphomas	38	36	36	78	- 41
Liver Cancer	39	35	39	71	- 36
Tetanus	40	31	47	45	- 15
Oral Cancer	41	30	42	52	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	29	48	40	- 11
Skin Cancers	43	28	46	46	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	26	32	126	- 99
Lung Cancers	45	24	43	51	- 27
Leukemia	46	22	49	39	- 17
Stomach Cancer	47	21	60	11	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	48	19	37	73	- 55
Parkinson's Disease	49	18	41	55	- 37
Skin Disease	50	13	40	70	- 56
Alcohol	51	13	38	71	- 58
Schistosomiasis	52	13	76	0	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	53	13	53	24	- 12
Appendicitis	54	12	52	25	- 12
Drug Use	55	12	50	32	- 19
Encephalitis	56	11	57	14	- 2
Leishmaniasis	57	10	75	0	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	58	10	61	10	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	59	8	58	12	- 4
Upper Respiratory	60	8	55	18	- 10
Hepatitis B	61	7	51	27	- 20
Diphtheria	62	7	69	0	+ 6
Measles	63	6	59	12	- 6
Uterin Cancer	64	5	54	23	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	56	18	- 14
Ascariasis	66	2	67	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	62	9	- 7
War	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	63	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	70	1	64	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	65	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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 LESOTHO

Angola

Lesotho

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.