ANGOLA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,709	1	24,897	- 1,189
Tuberculosis	2	14,107	2	16,991	- 2,884
Measles	3	13,621	63	95	+ 13,526
Malaria	4	13,479	4	13,608	- 129
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,314	3	15,245	- 1,931
Stroke	6	11,797	8	10,687	+ 1,110
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,190	9	10,020	+ 1,171
Low Birth Weight	8	11,176	7	11,184	- 9
Birth Trauma	9	10,662	5	12,983	- 2,320
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,754	10	8,317	+ 1,437
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,240	11	7,402	- 2,162
Hypertension	12	5,075	15	3,667	+ 1,408
Liver Disease	13	4,850	12	6,103	- 1,253
Lung Disease	14	4,361	22	2,447	+ 1,913
HIV/AIDS	15	4,283	6	12,805	- 8,522
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,159	13	4,413	- 254
Meningitis	17	3,729	16	3,564	+ 165
Violence	18	3,585	19	2,928	+ 657
Maternal Conditions	19	3,389	18	3,268	+ 121
Kidney Disease	20	2,926	20	2,746	+ 180
Malnutrition	21	2,872	17	3,509	- 637
Other Injuries	22	2,667	21	2,682	- 16
Pertussis	23	2,554	14	4,197	- 1,643
Asthma	24	2,493	25	1,681	+ 812
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,379	32	1,119	+ 1,260
Suicide	26	1,874	23	1,936	- 62
Cervical Cancer	27	1,555	24	1,931	- 376
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,466	29	1,198	+ 268
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,304	28	1,305	- 1
Prostate Cancer	30	1,273	33	1,071	+ 202
Liver Cancer	31	1,238	39	579	+ 659
Syphilis	32	1,209	27	1,316	- 107
Falls	33	1,123	30	1,147	- 24
Drownings	34	1,113	26	1,600	- 486
Breast Cancer	35	1,101	31	1,141	- 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	956	42	477	+ 479
Stomach Cancer	37	831	47	349	+ 483
Lymphomas	38	664	38	608	+ 57
Fires	39	647	34	839	- 192
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	620	35	679	- 59
Leukemia	41	603	46	361	+ 242
Poisonings	42	557	37	639	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	557	44	436	+ 121
Epilepsy	44	557	36	647	- 91
War	45	535	68	23	+ 512
Tetanus	46	376	40	510	- 134
Lung Cancers	47	373	45	401	- 28
Schistosomiasis	48	345	52	216	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	49	334	49	293	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	50	328	59	142	+ 186
Oral Cancer	51	323	41	507	- 184
Leishmaniasis	52	280	57	166	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	53	255	48	310	- 55
Skin Disease	54	252	50	224	+ 27
Skin Cancers	55	247	43	467	- 220
Appendicitis	56	227	54	207	+ 20
Encephalitis	57	219	56	190	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	58	211	53	210	+ 1
Drug Use	59	206	55	206	- 0
Alcohol	60	205	51	219	- 14
Hepatitis B	61	147	61	117	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	62	119	60	130	- 10
Uterin Cancer	63	113	64	76	+ 37
Trypanosomiasis	64	112	71	12	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	65	87	58	162	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	70	65	61	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	67	28	67	40	- 12
Ascariasis	68	26	66	40	- 15
Hepatitis C	69	22	70	15	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	15	62	111	- 96
Multiple Sclerosis	71	14	69	19	- 5
Otitis Media	72	12	72	8	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	5	73	5	- 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

DR Congo

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.