MALAWI VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,565	2	7,739	+ 6,826
Tuberculosis	2	9,940	11	2,992	+ 6,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,918	6	5,782	+ 3,137
Malaria	4	7,961	3	6,308	+ 1,653
Birth Trauma	5	7,595	9	3,563	+ 4,032
HIV/AIDS	6	7,491	1	12,839	- 5,348
Low Birth Weight	7	6,543	8	4,339	+ 2,204
Stroke	8	6,252	5	5,939	+ 313
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,862	7	4,929	+ 933
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,865	4	6,221	- 1,356
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,330	13	2,509	+ 1,821
Liver Disease	12	3,570	10	3,259	+ 311
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,581	14	2,267	+ 315
Pertussis	14	2,455	31	436	+ 2,019
Hypertension	15	2,145	17	1,797	+ 349
Meningitis	16	2,085	18	1,792	+ 293
Malnutrition	17	2,053	20	1,499	+ 553
Maternal Conditions	18	1,912	15	1,854	+ 58
Violence	19	1,713	32	406	+ 1,307
Kidney Disease	20	1,607	19	1,567	+ 39
Other Injuries	21	1,569	22	1,266	+ 303
Lung Disease	22	1,432	21	1,340	+ 91
Suicide	23	1,133	23	1,007	+ 126
Cervical Cancer	24	1,130	12	2,876	- 1,747
Asthma	25	983	26	705	+ 278
Drownings	26	936	30	458	+ 478
Syphilis	27	770	29	480	+ 290
Inflammatory/Heart	28	763	35	370	+ 393
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	701	25	782	- 81
Falls	30	671	28	562	+ 109
Breast Cancer	31	667	27	600	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	32	655	42	257	+ 398
Prostate Cancer	33	627	40	271	+ 356
Fires	34	491	34	380	+ 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	397	39	280	+ 118
Epilepsy	36	379	41	260	+ 119
Poisonings	37	374	37	325	+ 49
Lymphomas	38	355	24	839	- 483
Liver Cancer	39	339	38	317	+ 22
Tetanus	40	298	47	178	+ 121
Oral Cancer	41	297	43	251	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	279	44	234	+ 45
Skin Cancers	43	273	36	331	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	255	49	154	+ 101
Lung Cancers	45	235	51	131	+ 104
Leukemia	46	211	56	82	+ 129
Stomach Cancer	47	204	45	206	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	48	181	16	1,842	- 1,661
Parkinson's Disease	49	171	46	200	- 29
Skin Disease	50	131	53	101	+ 30
Alcohol	51	128	52	114	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	52	126	50	143	- 17
Ovary Cancer	53	123	48	158	- 34
Appendicitis	54	121	54	94	+ 27
Drug Use	55	120	59	48	+ 73
Encephalitis	56	111	58	48	+ 63
Leishmaniasis	57	97	74	0	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	58	95	33	388	- 293
Pancreas Cancer	59	83	60	38	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	60	76	57	60	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	69	55	88	- 19
Diphtheria	62	65	72	2	+ 63
Measles	63	56	67	6	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	64	45	62	23	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	36	61	29	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	24	69	4	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	67	23	63	17	+ 7
War	68	13	71	2	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	69	11	66	9	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	9	64	15	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	73	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	5	68	5	- 1
Chlamydia	73	3	70	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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 MALAWI

Angola

Malawi

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.