ANGOLA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,461	9	10,020	+ 37,441
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,246	29	1,198	+ 28,047
Stroke	3	23,007	8	10,687	+ 12,321
Lung Cancers	4	21,049	45	401	+ 20,648
Lung Disease	5	19,996	22	2,447	+ 17,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,633	1	24,897	- 7,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,339	42	477	+ 9,861
Kidney Disease	8	9,168	20	2,746	+ 6,422
Breast Cancer	9	8,034	31	1,141	+ 6,894
Suicide	10	6,557	23	1,936	+ 4,621
Other Injuries	11	6,232	21	2,682	+ 3,549
Other Neoplasms	12	5,677	67	40	+ 5,637
Prostate Cancer	13	5,666	33	1,071	+ 4,595
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,620	59	142	+ 5,478
Falls	15	5,453	30	1,147	+ 4,306
Lymphomas	16	4,821	38	608	+ 4,214
Liver Disease	17	4,450	12	6,103	- 1,653
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,447	32	1,119	+ 3,328
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,279	49	293	+ 3,986
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,943	13	4,413	- 470
Leukemia	21	3,725	46	361	+ 3,364
Bladder Cancer	22	3,350	58	162	+ 3,188
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,294	28	1,305	+ 1,989
Liver Cancer	24	3,030	39	579	+ 2,451
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,790	48	310	+ 2,480
Stomach Cancer	26	2,681	47	349	+ 2,332
Hypertension	27	2,297	15	3,667	- 1,370
Oral Cancer	28	2,095	41	507	+ 1,589
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,069	10	8,317	- 6,248
Ovary Cancer	30	2,027	53	210	+ 1,816
Skin Cancers	31	1,622	43	467	+ 1,156
Alcohol	32	1,552	51	219	+ 1,333
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,297	3	15,245	- 13,948
Uterin Cancer	34	1,193	64	76	+ 1,117
Skin Disease	35	1,179	50	224	+ 954
Epilepsy	36	1,080	36	647	+ 433
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	909	44	436	+ 473
Malnutrition	38	903	17	3,509	- 2,606
Drug Use	39	893	55	206	+ 687
Congenital Anomalies	40	875	11	7,402	- 6,527
Cervical Cancer	41	754	24	1,931	- 1,177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	660	35	679	- 19
Anemia	43	618	82	0	+ 618
Violence	44	464	19	2,928	- 2,464
Multiple Sclerosis	45	456	69	19	+ 437
Asthma	46	397	25	1,681	- 1,284
Drownings	47	244	26	1,600	- 1,355
Fires	48	233	34	839	- 606
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	225	65	61	+ 164
Low Birth Weight	50	216	7	11,184	- 10,968
Osteoarthritis	51	182	84	0	+ 182
Hepatitis C	52	165	70	15	+ 150
Birth Trauma	53	146	5	12,983	- 12,837
Tuberculosis	54	142	2	16,991	- 16,849
Poisonings	55	128	37	639	- 511
Schizophrenia	56	123	81	0	+ 123
HIV/AIDS	57	112	6	12,805	- 12,693
Meningitis	58	88	16	3,564	- 3,476
Upper Respiratory	59	68	60	130	- 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	62	85	0	+ 62
Oral conditions	61	59	86	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	62	52	54	207	- 155
Hepatitis B	63	51	61	117	- 66
Maternal Conditions	64	19	18	3,268	- 3,249
Otitis Media	65	6	72	8	- 3
Encephalitis	66	4	56	190	- 186
War	67	4	68	23	- 19
Pertussis	68	3	14	4,197	- 4,194
Diphtheria	69	0	62	111	- 111
Syphilis	70	0	27	1,316	- 1,316
Chlamydia	71	0	73	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	57	166	- 166
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	12	- 12
Malaria	75	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	216	- 216
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	40	510	- 510
Measles	79	0	63	95	- 95
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	40	- 40
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Belgium

Angola

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.