LIBERIA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,639	2	2,693	+ 946
Tuberculosis	2	2,483	1	2,766	- 283
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,228	10	1,592	+ 636
Malaria	4	1,989	4	2,428	- 439
Birth Trauma	5	1,897	9	1,601	+ 296
HIV/AIDS	6	1,872	6	1,919	- 48
Low Birth Weight	7	1,635	8	1,652	- 17
Stroke	8	1,562	11	1,578	- 16
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,464	7	1,885	- 420
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,216	5	1,920	- 705
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,082	14	833	+ 249
Liver Disease	12	892	13	858	+ 34
Diabetes Mellitus	13	645	15	650	- 5
Pertussis	14	613	32	197	+ 416
Hypertension	15	536	23	371	+ 165
Meningitis	16	521	17	552	- 31
Malnutrition	17	513	24	353	+ 159
Maternal Conditions	18	478	12	870	- 392
Violence	19	428	18	477	- 49
Kidney Disease	20	401	16	609	- 207
Other Injuries	21	392	22	380	+ 12
Lung Disease	22	358	26	294	+ 64
Suicide	23	283	30	220	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	24	282	19	474	- 191
Asthma	25	246	31	200	+ 46
Drownings	26	234	35	127	+ 107
Syphilis	27	192	21	394	- 202
Inflammatory/Heart	28	191	38	115	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	175	29	235	- 60
Falls	30	168	33	155	+ 12
Breast Cancer	31	167	27	246	- 79
Endocrine Disorders	32	164	28	245	- 82
Prostate Cancer	33	157	25	297	- 141
Fires	34	123	34	153	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	99	36	126	- 27
Epilepsy	36	95	42	81	+ 14
Poisonings	37	93	41	82	+ 12
Lymphomas	38	89	39	93	- 5
Liver Cancer	39	85	20	439	- 355
Tetanus	40	75	54	31	+ 43
Oral Cancer	41	74	48	50	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	70	40	90	- 20
Skin Cancers	43	68	46	51	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	64	49	50	+ 14
Lung Cancers	45	59	44	66	- 7
Leukemia	46	53	58	23	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	47	51	37	122	- 71
Oesophagus Cancer	48	45	60	16	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	49	43	43	72	- 29
Skin Disease	50	33	51	41	- 8
Alcohol	51	32	57	25	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	52	32	45	51	- 20
Ovary Cancer	53	31	47	50	- 20
Appendicitis	54	30	61	12	+ 18
Drug Use	55	30	50	42	- 12
Encephalitis	56	28	56	27	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	57	24	77	0	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	58	24	59	19	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	59	21	53	38	- 17
Upper Respiratory	60	19	67	3	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	17	52	39	- 22
Diphtheria	62	16	68	1	+ 15
Measles	63	14	3	2,554	- 2,540
Uterin Cancer	64	11	55	28	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	9	64	4	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	6	66	4	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	6	62	6	+ 0
War	68	3	70	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	63	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	2	65	4	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 LIBERIA

Angola

Liberia

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.