ZIMBABWE VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,478	2	10,779	+ 698
Tuberculosis	2	7,833	16	1,999	+ 5,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,028	6	4,595	+ 2,434
Malaria	4	6,273	15	2,003	+ 4,270
Birth Trauma	5	5,985	8	3,405	+ 2,580
HIV/AIDS	6	5,903	1	19,988	- 14,085
Low Birth Weight	7	5,156	7	4,038	+ 1,118
Stroke	8	4,927	5	5,126	- 199
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,619	3	8,493	- 3,874
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,834	4	6,037	- 2,203
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,413	11	2,217	+ 1,195
Liver Disease	12	2,813	17	1,941	+ 872
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,034	9	3,344	- 1,309
Pertussis	14	1,935	42	419	+ 1,516
Hypertension	15	1,691	24	1,146	+ 545
Meningitis	16	1,643	22	1,325	+ 318
Malnutrition	17	1,618	10	2,396	- 778
Maternal Conditions	18	1,507	19	1,749	- 243
Violence	19	1,350	18	1,916	- 566
Kidney Disease	20	1,266	12	2,214	- 947
Other Injuries	21	1,237	20	1,656	- 419
Lung Disease	22	1,128	23	1,163	- 35
Suicide	23	893	13	2,069	- 1,176
Cervical Cancer	24	890	14	2,023	- 1,133
Asthma	25	775	21	1,531	- 756
Drownings	26	737	27	956	- 218
Syphilis	27	607	55	124	+ 482
Inflammatory/Heart	28	602	25	1,047	- 446
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	552	31	768	- 215
Falls	30	529	41	465	+ 64
Breast Cancer	31	526	28	839	- 313
Endocrine Disorders	32	516	34	553	- 38
Prostate Cancer	33	494	32	628	- 134
Fires	34	387	30	793	- 406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	313	35	548	- 235
Epilepsy	36	298	39	508	- 209
Poisonings	37	295	37	515	- 221
Lymphomas	38	280	26	960	- 680
Liver Cancer	39	267	38	510	- 243
Tetanus	40	235	57	102	+ 133
Oral Cancer	41	234	49	208	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	220	40	505	- 285
Skin Cancers	43	215	44	264	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	201	36	542	- 341
Lung Cancers	45	185	43	286	- 101
Leukemia	46	166	45	244	- 77
Stomach Cancer	47	161	33	559	- 398
Oesophagus Cancer	48	143	29	801	- 659
Parkinson's Disease	49	135	46	226	- 91
Skin Disease	50	103	52	173	- 70
Alcohol	51	101	61	48	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	52	99	53	172	- 73
Ovary Cancer	53	97	51	173	- 76
Appendicitis	54	95	58	66	+ 29
Drug Use	55	95	48	213	- 118
Encephalitis	56	88	56	117	- 30
Leishmaniasis	57	76	77	0	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	58	75	54	125	- 50
Pancreas Cancer	59	65	47	217	- 151
Upper Respiratory	60	60	59	65	- 5
Hepatitis B	61	54	60	57	- 3
Diphtheria	62	51	72	2	+ 49
Measles	63	44	63	30	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	64	35	50	182	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	28	64	26	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	19	70	2	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	67	18	62	37	- 19
War	68	11	65	26	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	67	14	- 5
Hepatitis C	70	7	66	14	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	71	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	4	68	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	2	69	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 ZIMBABWE

Angola

Zimbabwe

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.