SENEGAL VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,614	1	7,184	+ 5,430
Tuberculosis	2	8,608	9	2,678	+ 5,929
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,724	3	5,343	+ 2,381
Malaria	4	6,894	5	4,595	+ 2,299
Birth Trauma	5	6,577	8	3,448	+ 3,130
HIV/AIDS	6	6,487	20	1,186	+ 5,301
Low Birth Weight	7	5,666	7	3,636	+ 2,030
Stroke	8	5,414	4	5,342	+ 72
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,076	2	6,224	- 1,148
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,213	6	3,832	+ 382
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,750	11	2,364	+ 1,386
Liver Disease	12	3,092	13	2,147	+ 945
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,236	10	2,395	- 160
Pertussis	14	2,126	28	771	+ 1,355
Hypertension	15	1,858	21	1,095	+ 763
Meningitis	16	1,806	15	1,628	+ 177
Malnutrition	17	1,778	32	494	+ 1,283
Maternal Conditions	18	1,656	14	1,669	- 13
Violence	19	1,484	19	1,247	+ 237
Kidney Disease	20	1,391	12	2,210	- 819
Other Injuries	21	1,359	16	1,512	- 153
Lung Disease	22	1,240	18	1,351	- 111
Suicide	23	981	24	978	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	24	978	17	1,405	- 427
Asthma	25	851	25	936	- 85
Drownings	26	810	33	494	+ 317
Syphilis	27	667	53	122	+ 545
Inflammatory/Heart	28	661	36	426	+ 235
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	607	26	879	- 272
Falls	30	581	30	622	- 41
Breast Cancer	31	578	27	861	- 283
Endocrine Disorders	32	567	23	1,041	- 474
Prostate Cancer	33	543	29	642	- 99
Fires	34	425	34	448	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	344	35	433	- 89
Epilepsy	36	328	38	330	- 2
Poisonings	37	324	40	315	+ 9
Lymphomas	38	308	39	315	- 7
Liver Cancer	39	293	22	1,087	- 794
Tetanus	40	258	58	85	+ 174
Oral Cancer	41	257	43	208	+ 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	242	37	384	- 143
Skin Cancers	43	236	51	147	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	221	46	166	+ 55
Lung Cancers	45	203	44	180	+ 23
Leukemia	46	183	54	113	+ 70
Stomach Cancer	47	177	31	557	- 380
Oesophagus Cancer	48	157	55	99	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	49	148	41	273	- 125
Skin Disease	50	114	47	159	- 46
Alcohol	51	111	59	74	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	52	109	45	176	- 67
Ovary Cancer	53	107	42	220	- 113
Appendicitis	54	105	61	38	+ 66
Drug Use	55	104	52	138	- 34
Encephalitis	56	96	57	85	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	57	84	63	21	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	58	82	50	155	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	59	72	48	159	- 87
Upper Respiratory	60	66	66	15	+ 50
Hepatitis B	61	59	60	70	- 11
Diphtheria	62	56	70	3	+ 54
Measles	63	48	49	158	- 110
Uterin Cancer	64	39	56	94	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	31	67	15	+ 17
Ascariasis	66	20	65	18	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	20	62	24	- 4
War	68	12	69	4	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	64	20	- 10
Hepatitis C	70	7	68	11	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	78	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	3	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Angola

Senegal

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.