MALDIVES VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Angola ANGOLA MALDIVES Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 260 8 33 + 227
Tuberculosis 2 178 27 11 + 166
Diarrhoeal diseases 3 159 22 14 + 145
Malaria 4 142 75 0 + 142
Birth Trauma 5 136 39 5 + 131
HIV/AIDS 6 134 78 0 + 134
Low Birth Weight 7 117 20 15 + 102
Stroke 8 112 2 143 - 31
Coronary Heart Disease 9 105 1 279 - 174
Road Traffic Accidents 10 87 31 9 + 78
Congenital Anomalies 11 77 15 19 + 58
Liver Disease 12 64 11 24 + 39
Diabetes Mellitus 13 46 6 47 - 1
Pertussis 14 44 52 0 + 43
Hypertension 15 38 17 16 + 22
Meningitis 16 37 50 1 + 36
Malnutrition 17 37 45 3 + 34
Maternal Conditions 18 34 35 5 + 29
Violence 19 31 28 10 + 21
Kidney Disease 20 29 4 80 - 52
Other Injuries 21 28 18 16 + 12
Lung Disease 22 26 3 91 - 66
Suicide 23 20 21 15 + 6
Cervical Cancer 24 20 13 22 - 1
Asthma 25 18 29 10 + 8
Drownings 26 17 23 14 + 3
Syphilis 27 14 58 0 + 14
Inflammatory/Heart 28 14 36 5 + 8
Alzheimers & Dementia 29 13 5 47 - 35
Falls 30 12 16 19 - 7
Breast Cancer 31 12 9 28 - 16
Endocrine Disorders 32 12 12 22 - 10
Prostate Cancer 33 11 26 11 - 0
Fires 34 9 41 4 + 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease 35 7 42 4 + 4
Epilepsy 36 7 38 5 + 2
Poisonings 37 7 55 0 + 6
Lymphomas 38 6 34 7 - 1
Liver Cancer 39 6 10 27 - 21
Tetanus 40 5 54 0 + 5
Oral Cancer 41 5 19 15 - 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers 42 5 14 21 - 16
Skin Cancers 43 5 63 0 + 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease 44 5 43 3 + 1
Lung Cancers 45 4 7 36 - 32
Leukemia 46 4 24 13 - 9
Stomach Cancer 47 4 49 1 + 2
Oesophagus Cancer 48 3 59 0 + 3
Parkinson's Disease 49 3 25 12 - 9
Skin Disease 50 2 32 8 - 6
Alcohol 51 2 51 1 + 2
Schistosomiasis 52 2 71 0 + 2
Ovary Cancer 53 2 30 9 - 7
Appendicitis 54 2 61 0 + 2
Drug Use 55 2 48 2 + 0
Encephalitis 56 2 44 3 - 1
Leishmaniasis 57 2 72 0 + 2
Bladder Cancer 58 2 37 5 - 4
Pancreas Cancer 59 1 40 4 - 3
Upper Respiratory 60 1 66 0 + 1
Hepatitis B 61 1 56 0 + 1
Diphtheria 62 1 68 0 + 1
Measles 63 1 60 0 + 1
Uterin Cancer 64 1 47 2 - 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 65 1 53 0 + 0
Ascariasis 66 0 65 0 + 0
Other Neoplasms 67 0 46 2 - 2
War 68 0 62 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 69 0 57 0 - 0
Hepatitis C 70 0 64 0 + 0
Trypanosomiasis 71 0 74 0 + 0
Otitis Media 72 0 69 0 + 0
Chlamydia 73 0 67 0 + 0
Dengue 74 0 33 8 - 8
Hookworm Disease 75 0 76 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 76 0 77 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 77 0 79 0 - 0
Leprosy 78 0 70 0 - 0
Chagas disease 79 0 73 0 - 0
Depression 80 0 83 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 81 0 86 0 - 0
Anemia 82 0 85 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 83 0 84 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 84 0 81 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 85 0 80 0 - 0
Oral conditions 86 0 82 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Angola

Angola

Maldives

Maldives

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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020