ANGOLA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,493	9	10,020	+ 39,473
Stroke	2	36,786	8	10,687	+ 26,099
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	32,581	1	24,897	+ 7,684
Lung Cancers	4	24,063	45	401	+ 23,662
Lung Disease	5	23,604	22	2,447	+ 21,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,314	42	477	+ 16,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	17,193	29	1,198	+ 15,995
Stomach Cancer	8	15,229	47	349	+ 14,880
Kidney Disease	9	13,521	20	2,746	+ 10,775
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,181	59	142	+ 11,039
Liver Cancer	11	8,873	39	579	+ 8,294
Other Injuries	12	6,664	21	2,682	+ 3,981
Suicide	13	5,878	23	1,936	+ 3,942
Lymphomas	14	5,820	38	608	+ 5,212
Breast Cancer	15	4,772	31	1,141	+ 3,632
Other Neoplasms	16	4,565	67	40	+ 4,526
Liver Disease	17	4,286	12	6,103	- 1,817
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,230	49	293	+ 3,937
Prostate Cancer	19	4,081	33	1,071	+ 3,010
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,719	48	310	+ 3,409
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,468	32	1,119	+ 2,349
Bladder Cancer	22	3,000	58	162	+ 2,839
Falls	23	2,940	30	1,147	+ 1,793
Leukemia	24	2,901	46	361	+ 2,540
Drownings	25	2,539	26	1,600	+ 940
Oral Cancer	26	2,516	41	507	+ 2,009
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,486	28	1,305	+ 1,181
Hypertension	28	2,015	15	3,667	- 1,652
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,640	13	4,413	- 2,772
Ovary Cancer	30	1,528	53	210	+ 1,318
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,379	10	8,317	- 6,938
Cervical Cancer	32	1,147	24	1,931	- 784
Uterin Cancer	33	1,045	64	76	+ 969
Tuberculosis	34	1,044	2	16,991	- 15,946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	882	35	679	+ 203
Skin Disease	36	847	50	224	+ 623
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	825	3	15,245	- 14,421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	790	65	61	+ 729
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	772	44	436	+ 336
Congenital Anomalies	40	747	11	7,402	- 6,656
Hepatitis C	41	670	70	15	+ 655
Asthma	42	580	25	1,681	- 1,100
Malnutrition	43	577	17	3,509	- 2,932
Skin Cancers	44	556	43	467	+ 90
Epilepsy	45	471	36	647	- 177
Hepatitis B	46	430	61	117	+ 312
Schizophrenia	47	318	81	0	+ 318
Fires	48	304	34	839	- 535
Anemia	49	264	82	0	+ 264
Drug Use	50	221	55	206	+ 15
Alcohol	51	174	51	219	- 45
Meningitis	52	93	16	3,564	- 3,471
Violence	53	80	19	2,928	- 2,848
Poisonings	54	77	37	639	- 562
Low Birth Weight	55	61	7	11,184	- 11,123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	52	85	0	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	57	48	60	130	- 82
Appendicitis	58	38	54	207	- 169
Multiple Sclerosis	59	33	69	19	+ 13
Oral conditions	60	32	86	0	+ 32
Birth Trauma	61	32	5	12,983	- 12,951
Osteoarthritis	62	26	84	0	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	63	14	6	12,805	- 12,791
Maternal Conditions	64	12	18	3,268	- 3,256
Syphilis	65	5	27	1,316	- 1,311
War	66	4	68	23	- 18
Tetanus	67	3	40	510	- 507
Otitis Media	68	2	72	8	- 6
Encephalitis	69	1	56	190	- 189
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	14	4,197	- 4,196
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	216	- 216
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	62	111	- 111
Measles	75	0	63	95	- 95
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	77	0	57	166	- 166
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Chlamydia	80	0	73	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	40	- 40
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

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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.