SOUTH KOREA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,856	2	26,650	+ 8,206
Tuberculosis	2	23,787	24	1,950	+ 21,836
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,343	35	929	+ 20,414
Malaria	4	19,051	71	1	+ 19,050
Birth Trauma	5	18,176	54	88	+ 18,087
HIV/AIDS	6	17,927	55	84	+ 17,842
Low Birth Weight	7	15,658	45	370	+ 15,288
Stroke	8	14,961	3	25,596	- 10,635
Coronary Heart Disease	9	14,027	1	28,043	- 14,015
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,643	15	4,399	+ 7,244
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,363	41	518	+ 9,845
Liver Disease	12	8,544	14	6,348	+ 2,195
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,178	13	6,812	- 634
Pertussis	14	5,876	67	6	+ 5,869
Hypertension	15	5,134	17	3,711	+ 1,423
Meningitis	16	4,990	58	51	+ 4,939
Malnutrition	17	4,913	53	88	+ 4,824
Maternal Conditions	18	4,575	61	34	+ 4,541
Violence	19	4,099	44	386	+ 3,713
Kidney Disease	20	3,845	9	10,107	- 6,262
Other Injuries	21	3,755	18	3,634	+ 121
Lung Disease	22	3,426	11	8,526	- 5,101
Suicide	23	2,710	5	14,636	- 11,925
Cervical Cancer	24	2,703	34	1,065	+ 1,638
Asthma	25	2,353	32	1,150	+ 1,202
Drownings	26	2,239	42	501	+ 1,739
Syphilis	27	1,842	62	27	+ 1,816
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,827	31	1,325	+ 502
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,677	6	12,145	- 10,467
Falls	30	1,606	20	2,934	- 1,329
Breast Cancer	31	1,597	21	2,880	- 1,283
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,567	25	1,891	- 324
Prostate Cancer	33	1,499	22	2,316	- 816
Fires	34	1,174	47	263	+ 911
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	951	38	540	+ 411
Epilepsy	36	906	40	524	+ 382
Poisonings	37	895	52	115	+ 780
Lymphomas	38	851	19	3,477	- 2,626
Liver Cancer	39	811	7	11,589	- 10,778
Tetanus	40	714	69	5	+ 709
Oral Cancer	41	710	29	1,457	- 747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	668	8	10,180	- 9,512
Skin Cancers	43	653	37	585	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	610	48	224	+ 386
Lung Cancers	45	562	4	20,293	- 19,732
Leukemia	46	505	23	2,140	- 1,635
Stomach Cancer	47	488	10	8,625	- 8,137
Oesophagus Cancer	48	433	28	1,733	- 1,299
Parkinson's Disease	49	410	16	3,951	- 3,541
Skin Disease	50	314	36	704	- 390
Alcohol	51	307	33	1,081	- 774
Schistosomiasis	52	302	72	1	+ 301
Ovary Cancer	53	295	30	1,330	- 1,035
Appendicitis	54	290	57	54	+ 236
Drug Use	55	288	50	154	+ 134
Encephalitis	56	266	65	19	+ 247
Leishmaniasis	57	232	79	0	+ 232
Bladder Cancer	58	227	27	1,768	- 1,542
Pancreas Cancer	59	199	12	6,994	- 6,795
Upper Respiratory	60	181	63	26	+ 156
Hepatitis B	61	164	39	526	- 362
Diphtheria	62	156	73	0	+ 156
Measles	63	134	83	0	+ 134
Uterin Cancer	64	107	43	420	- 313
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	86	51	150	- 64
Ascariasis	66	57	74	0	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	67	56	26	1,807	- 1,751
War	68	32	68	5	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	69	27	66	11	+ 17
Hepatitis C	70	21	49	168	- 147
Trypanosomiasis	71	17	78	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	72	11	70	5	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	7	84	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Angola

South Korea

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.