ANGOLA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,309	9	10,020	+ 22,289
Violence	2	14,455	19	2,928	+ 11,527
Stroke	3	12,433	8	10,687	+ 1,746
Lung Disease	4	11,950	22	2,447	+ 9,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,082	1	24,897	- 16,815
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,825	10	8,317	- 2,491
Kidney Disease	7	5,127	20	2,746	+ 2,380
Hypertension	8	4,801	15	3,667	+ 1,134
Stomach Cancer	9	4,585	47	349	+ 4,237
Lung Cancers	10	3,939	45	401	+ 3,538
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,772	13	4,413	- 640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,279	42	477	+ 2,802
Breast Cancer	13	2,753	31	1,141	+ 1,612
Prostate Cancer	14	2,689	33	1,071	+ 1,618
Other Neoplasms	15	2,404	67	40	+ 2,364
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,223	11	7,402	- 5,180
HIV/AIDS	17	2,013	6	12,805	- 10,792
Lymphomas	18	1,953	38	608	+ 1,345
Liver Disease	19	1,820	12	6,103	- 4,283
Cervical Cancer	20	1,700	24	1,931	- 231
Leukemia	21	1,657	46	361	+ 1,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,618	29	1,198	+ 420
Low Birth Weight	23	1,572	7	11,184	- 9,613
Liver Cancer	24	1,549	39	579	+ 970
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,517	59	142	+ 1,375
Suicide	26	1,474	23	1,936	- 462
Malnutrition	27	1,409	17	3,509	- 2,100
Other Injuries	28	1,195	21	2,682	- 1,488
Falls	29	1,139	30	1,147	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,026	32	1,119	- 93
Inflammatory/Heart	31	997	28	1,305	- 308
Tuberculosis	32	954	2	16,991	- 16,037
Ovary Cancer	33	842	53	210	+ 632
Skin Disease	34	827	50	224	+ 602
Skin Cancers	35	772	43	467	+ 305
Oesophagus Cancer	36	627	48	310	+ 317
Oral Cancer	37	605	41	507	+ 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	561	3	15,245	- 14,684
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	524	35	679	- 155
Drownings	40	517	26	1,600	- 1,083
Birth Trauma	41	486	5	12,983	- 12,496
Bladder Cancer	42	457	58	162	+ 295
Epilepsy	43	448	36	647	- 199
Drug Use	44	369	55	206	+ 163
Uterin Cancer	45	317	64	76	+ 241
Maternal Conditions	46	295	18	3,268	- 2,972
Parkinson's Disease	47	287	49	293	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	250	85	0	+ 250
War	49	195	68	23	+ 172
Meningitis	50	183	16	3,564	- 3,381
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	182	65	61	+ 120
Appendicitis	52	160	54	207	- 47
Chagas disease	53	153	79	0	+ 153
Asthma	54	144	25	1,681	- 1,537
Dengue	55	100	74	0	+ 100
Fires	56	95	34	839	- 744
Anemia	57	75	82	0	+ 75
Osteoarthritis	58	50	84	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	59	49	70	15	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	60	47	69	19	+ 27
Poisonings	61	46	37	639	- 594
Hepatitis B	62	38	61	117	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	28	44	436	- 408
Encephalitis	64	28	56	190	- 162
Syphilis	65	23	27	1,316	- 1,293
Upper Respiratory	66	20	60	130	- 110
Malaria	67	19	4	13,608	- 13,589
Alcohol	68	17	51	219	- 202
Pertussis	69	14	14	4,197	- 4,183
Schizophrenia	70	13	81	0	+ 13
Tetanus	71	11	40	510	- 500
Leprosy	72	6	78	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	6	72	8	- 3
Leishmaniasis	74	6	57	166	- 160
Oral conditions	75	5	86	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	4	66	40	- 37
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	216	- 215
Measles	78	0	63	95	- 95
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	62	111	- 111
Chlamydia	81	0	73	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	12	- 12
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Colombia

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.