ANGOLA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,572	1	24,897	+ 7,674
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,742	3	15,245	+ 7,497
Tuberculosis	3	20,009	2	16,991	+ 3,019
Malaria	4	15,865	4	13,608	+ 2,257
Birth Trauma	5	15,743	5	12,983	+ 2,760
Low Birth Weight	6	15,079	7	11,184	+ 3,894
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,644	9	10,020	- 376
Stroke	8	9,074	8	10,687	- 1,613
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,809	11	7,402	+ 407
HIV/AIDS	10	6,934	6	12,805	- 5,872
Meningitis	11	6,859	16	3,564	+ 3,295
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,552	10	8,317	- 1,765
Liver Disease	13	6,022	12	6,103	- 80
Measles	14	4,626	63	95	+ 4,531
Maternal Conditions	15	3,699	18	3,268	+ 431
Pertussis	16	3,658	14	4,197	- 538
Other Injuries	17	3,566	21	2,682	+ 884
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,535	13	4,413	- 878
Violence	19	2,893	19	2,928	- 36
Kidney Disease	20	2,858	20	2,746	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,483	32	1,119	+ 1,363
Lung Disease	22	1,975	22	2,447	- 472
Breast Cancer	23	1,867	31	1,141	+ 727
Hypertension	24	1,680	15	3,667	- 1,987
Cervical Cancer	25	1,662	24	1,931	- 269
Tetanus	26	1,313	40	510	+ 803
Asthma	27	1,287	25	1,681	- 393
Falls	28	1,183	30	1,147	+ 36
Fires	29	1,121	34	839	+ 282
Suicide	30	1,103	23	1,936	- 833
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,066	29	1,198	- 132
Drownings	32	1,035	26	1,600	- 565
Poisonings	33	1,032	37	639	+ 393
Drug Use	34	986	55	206	+ 780
Prostate Cancer	35	929	33	1,071	- 142
Malnutrition	36	927	17	3,509	- 2,583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	919	35	679	+ 239
Syphilis	38	856	27	1,316	- 460
Liver Cancer	39	831	39	579	+ 252
Lymphomas	40	817	38	608	+ 210
Epilepsy	41	786	36	647	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	42	758	28	1,305	- 547
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	652	42	477	+ 175
Diphtheria	44	597	62	111	+ 486
War	45	510	68	23	+ 487
Parkinson's Disease	46	389	49	293	+ 96
Leukemia	47	355	46	361	- 6
Oral Cancer	48	352	41	507	- 155
Ovary Cancer	49	335	53	210	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	50	335	47	349	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	51	310	59	142	+ 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	306	44	436	- 130
Skin Cancers	53	304	43	467	- 163
Schistosomiasis	54	237	52	216	+ 21
Hepatitis B	55	234	61	117	+ 117
Skin Disease	56	231	50	224	+ 6
Lung Cancers	57	204	45	401	- 198
Alcohol	58	162	51	219	- 57
Encephalitis	59	147	56	190	- 43
Appendicitis	60	119	54	207	- 87
Ascariasis	61	108	66	40	+ 67
Uterin Cancer	62	107	64	76	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	63	105	58	162	- 57
Oesophagus Cancer	64	88	48	310	- 222
Hepatitis C	65	48	70	15	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	66	46	67	40	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	67	41	60	130	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	68	28	69	19	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	26	65	61	- 36
Leishmaniasis	70	4	57	166	- 162
Chlamydia	71	2	73	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Nigeria

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.