NIGERIA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	158,443	1	207,281	- 48,838
Tuberculosis	2	108,126	3	127,335	- 19,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	97,018	2	144,724	- 47,706
Malaria	4	86,599	4	100,963	- 14,364
Birth Trauma	5	82,620	5	100,186	- 17,566
HIV/AIDS	6	81,490	10	44,124	+ 37,366
Low Birth Weight	7	71,176	6	95,959	- 24,783
Stroke	8	68,010	8	57,744	+ 10,266
Coronary Heart Disease	9	63,764	7	61,374	+ 2,390
Road Traffic Accidents	10	52,926	12	41,693	+ 11,232
Congenital Anomalies	11	47,108	9	49,696	- 2,588
Liver Disease	12	38,838	13	38,326	+ 512
Diabetes Mellitus	13	28,082	18	22,497	+ 5,586
Pertussis	14	26,708	16	23,282	+ 3,426
Hypertension	15	23,338	24	10,692	+ 12,647
Meningitis	16	22,683	11	43,651	- 20,968
Malnutrition	17	22,331	36	5,896	+ 16,435
Maternal Conditions	18	20,796	15	23,540	- 2,744
Violence	19	18,635	19	18,407	+ 227
Kidney Disease	20	17,477	20	18,189	- 712
Other Injuries	21	17,069	17	22,696	- 5,627
Lung Disease	22	15,573	22	12,569	+ 3,004
Suicide	23	12,320	30	7,019	+ 5,302
Cervical Cancer	24	12,288	25	10,574	+ 1,714
Asthma	25	10,695	27	8,192	+ 2,503
Drownings	26	10,180	32	6,584	+ 3,595
Syphilis	27	8,375	38	5,449	+ 2,926
Inflammatory/Heart	28	8,305	42	4,826	+ 3,478
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7,625	31	6,786	+ 840
Falls	30	7,298	28	7,528	- 230
Breast Cancer	31	7,259	23	11,884	- 4,625
Endocrine Disorders	32	7,122	21	15,799	- 8,677
Prostate Cancer	33	6,816	35	5,914	+ 901
Fires	34	5,338	29	7,132	- 1,794
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,323	37	5,846	- 1,523
Epilepsy	36	4,120	41	5,001	- 882
Poisonings	37	4,068	33	6,570	- 2,503
Lymphomas	38	3,867	40	5,202	- 1,335
Liver Cancer	39	3,685	39	5,289	- 1,604
Tetanus	40	3,246	26	8,355	- 5,109
Oral Cancer	41	3,226	48	2,238	+ 987
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	3,038	43	4,152	- 1,114
Skin Cancers	43	2,969	53	1,933	+ 1,036
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,775	52	1,946	+ 829
Lung Cancers	45	2,553	57	1,295	+ 1,257
Leukemia	46	2,296	47	2,257	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	47	2,219	50	2,129	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,970	64	560	+ 1,410
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,862	46	2,473	- 611
Skin Disease	50	1,428	56	1,468	- 40
Alcohol	51	1,394	58	1,031	+ 363
Schistosomiasis	52	1,373	54	1,508	- 135
Ovary Cancer	53	1,339	49	2,133	- 793
Appendicitis	54	1,317	60	760	+ 557
Drug Use	55	1,310	34	6,273	- 4,963
Encephalitis	56	1,211	59	937	+ 274
Leishmaniasis	57	1,056	70	23	+ 1,033
Bladder Cancer	58	1,030	63	670	+ 360
Pancreas Cancer	59	903	51	1,975	- 1,072
Upper Respiratory	60	825	67	259	+ 566
Hepatitis B	61	745	55	1,488	- 743
Diphtheria	62	707	44	3,800	- 3,092
Measles	63	607	14	29,439	- 28,832
Uterin Cancer	64	486	62	679	- 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	391	69	165	+ 227
Ascariasis	66	257	61	685	- 428
Other Neoplasms	67	254	66	290	- 36
War	68	145	45	3,245	- 3,099
Multiple Sclerosis	69	123	68	179	- 56
Hepatitis C	70	94	65	304	- 210
Trypanosomiasis	71	78	77	0	+ 78
Otitis Media	72	52	72	3	+ 49
Chlamydia	73	34	71	14	+ 20
Dengue	74	2	73	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 NIGERIA

Angola

Nigeria

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.