ANGOLA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,228	9	10,020	+ 31,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,194	29	1,198	+ 28,996
Stroke	3	14,367	8	10,687	+ 3,680
Lung Cancers	4	13,713	45	401	+ 13,312
Lung Disease	5	13,152	22	2,447	+ 10,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,412	1	24,897	- 16,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,505	42	477	+ 7,028
Prostate Cancer	8	6,218	33	1,071	+ 5,147
Breast Cancer	9	5,452	31	1,141	+ 4,312
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,414	49	293	+ 5,121
Other Injuries	11	5,111	21	2,682	+ 2,429
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,426	59	142	+ 4,284
Suicide	13	4,112	23	1,936	+ 2,176
Lymphomas	14	3,757	38	608	+ 3,149
Kidney Disease	15	3,397	20	2,746	+ 651
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,031	13	4,413	- 1,382
Hypertension	17	2,474	15	3,667	- 1,193
Falls	18	2,420	30	1,147	+ 1,274
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,302	48	310	+ 1,992
Liver Cancer	20	2,286	39	579	+ 1,707
Bladder Cancer	21	2,080	58	162	+ 1,918
Leukemia	22	1,931	46	361	+ 1,570
Stomach Cancer	23	1,794	47	349	+ 1,446
Drug Use	24	1,717	55	206	+ 1,512
Ovary Cancer	25	1,679	53	210	+ 1,469
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,596	28	1,305	+ 291
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,593	32	1,119	+ 474
Alcohol	28	1,445	51	219	+ 1,226
Skin Cancers	29	1,327	43	467	+ 861
Other Neoplasms	30	994	67	40	+ 954
Liver Disease	31	967	12	6,103	- 5,136
Cervical Cancer	32	939	24	1,931	- 992
Oral Cancer	33	873	41	507	+ 366
Congenital Anomalies	34	762	11	7,402	- 6,641
Road Traffic Accidents	35	710	10	8,317	- 7,607
Uterin Cancer	36	706	64	76	+ 630
Epilepsy	37	554	36	647	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	432	65	61	+ 371
Violence	39	410	19	2,928	- 2,519
Anemia	40	375	82	0	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	333	35	679	- 347
Poisonings	42	330	37	639	- 309
Low Birth Weight	43	308	7	11,184	- 10,877
Multiple Sclerosis	44	282	69	19	+ 263
Skin Disease	45	269	50	224	+ 45
Birth Trauma	46	254	5	12,983	- 12,729
Osteoarthritis	47	212	84	0	+ 212
Asthma	48	170	25	1,681	- 1,511
Schizophrenia	49	149	81	0	+ 149
Meningitis	50	131	16	3,564	- 3,434
Upper Respiratory	51	113	60	130	- 16
Hepatitis C	52	113	70	15	+ 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	109	85	0	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	106	44	436	- 330
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	99	3	15,245	- 15,146
Drownings	56	93	26	1,600	- 1,506
Malnutrition	57	56	17	3,509	- 3,453
Fires	58	55	34	839	- 784
HIV/AIDS	59	48	6	12,805	- 12,758
Maternal Conditions	60	36	18	3,268	- 3,231
War	61	4	68	23	- 19
Pertussis	62	1	14	4,197	- 4,196
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	117	- 117
Otitis Media	64	0	72	8	- 8
Leprosy	65	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	62	111	- 111
Measles	67	0	63	95	- 95
Tetanus	68	0	40	510	- 510
Ascariasis	69	0	66	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	216	- 216
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	77	0	57	166	- 166
Encephalitis	78	0	56	190	- 190
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	27	1,316	- 1,316
Chlamydia	81	0	73	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	82	0	2	16,991	- 16,991
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	207	- 207
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Iceland

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.