ZAMBIA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,920	2	9,517	+ 4,403
Tuberculosis	2	9,499	6	5,941	+ 3,558
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,523	5	6,275	+ 2,248
Malaria	4	7,608	4	7,882	- 274
Birth Trauma	5	7,258	7	5,062	+ 2,197
HIV/AIDS	6	7,159	1	17,234	- 10,075
Low Birth Weight	7	6,253	8	4,857	+ 1,396
Stroke	8	5,975	3	7,948	- 1,973
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,602	10	4,432	+ 1,170
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,650	11	3,654	+ 996
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,139	12	3,146	+ 993
Liver Disease	12	3,412	9	4,501	- 1,089
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,467	14	2,395	+ 72
Pertussis	14	2,346	25	743	+ 1,604
Hypertension	15	2,050	13	2,616	- 566
Meningitis	16	1,993	16	1,976	+ 17
Malnutrition	17	1,962	15	2,303	- 341
Maternal Conditions	18	1,827	22	1,188	+ 639
Violence	19	1,637	23	1,153	+ 484
Kidney Disease	20	1,535	18	1,760	- 225
Other Injuries	21	1,500	19	1,729	- 229
Lung Disease	22	1,368	21	1,273	+ 96
Suicide	23	1,082	20	1,303	- 220
Cervical Cancer	24	1,080	17	1,799	- 719
Asthma	25	940	26	741	+ 199
Drownings	26	894	27	689	+ 205
Syphilis	27	736	24	885	- 149
Inflammatory/Heart	28	730	33	501	+ 228
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	670	29	590	+ 80
Falls	30	641	28	596	+ 45
Breast Cancer	31	638	35	366	+ 272
Endocrine Disorders	32	626	37	354	+ 272
Prostate Cancer	33	599	30	561	+ 37
Fires	34	469	32	546	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	380	40	246	+ 134
Epilepsy	36	362	38	332	+ 30
Poisonings	37	357	34	456	- 99
Lymphomas	38	340	31	548	- 208
Liver Cancer	39	324	46	177	+ 147
Tetanus	40	285	44	190	+ 95
Oral Cancer	41	283	48	155	+ 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	267	43	203	+ 64
Skin Cancers	43	261	54	108	+ 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	244	45	190	+ 54
Lung Cancers	45	224	41	226	- 2
Leukemia	46	202	39	261	- 59
Stomach Cancer	47	195	42	206	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	48	173	36	359	- 186
Parkinson's Disease	49	164	47	164	- 0
Skin Disease	50	125	52	126	- 0
Alcohol	51	123	49	140	- 17
Schistosomiasis	52	121	51	128	- 8
Ovary Cancer	53	118	57	82	+ 35
Appendicitis	54	116	56	84	+ 32
Drug Use	55	115	53	122	- 7
Encephalitis	56	106	59	70	+ 36
Leishmaniasis	57	93	58	72	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	58	90	50	132	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	59	79	62	42	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	60	72	60	68	+ 5
Hepatitis B	61	65	55	104	- 39
Diphtheria	62	62	73	3	+ 59
Measles	63	53	61	48	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	43	64	30	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	34	63	30	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	23	68	9	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	67	22	65	20	+ 2
War	68	13	69	6	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	11	67	13	- 3
Hepatitis C	70	8	66	18	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	72	3	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	5	70	5	- 0
Chlamydia	73	3	71	3	- 0
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ZAMBIA

Angola

Zambia

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.