ANGOLA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	62,050	1	24,897	+ 37,152
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	43,905	3	15,245	+ 28,660
Measles	3	33,082	63	95	+ 32,986
Tuberculosis	4	29,326	2	16,991	+ 12,335
Birth Trauma	5	27,360	5	12,983	+ 14,377
Stroke	6	24,565	8	10,687	+ 13,878
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,671	9	10,020	+ 10,651
Low Birth Weight	8	17,862	7	11,184	+ 6,678
Meningitis	9	15,379	16	3,564	+ 11,814
Malnutrition	10	13,788	17	3,509	+ 10,279
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,092	10	8,317	+ 3,775
Maternal Conditions	12	11,793	18	3,268	+ 8,525
Liver Disease	13	11,194	12	6,103	+ 5,091
Other Injuries	14	10,293	21	2,682	+ 7,611
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,746	11	7,402	+ 2,343
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,253	13	4,413	+ 3,841
Tetanus	17	7,568	40	510	+ 7,058
Hypertension	18	7,555	15	3,667	+ 3,887
Lung Disease	19	6,980	22	2,447	+ 4,533
Pertussis	20	5,870	14	4,197	+ 1,673
Kidney Disease	21	5,861	20	2,746	+ 3,115
Malaria	22	5,550	4	13,608	- 8,058
Asthma	23	5,368	25	1,681	+ 3,687
War	24	3,767	68	23	+ 3,744
Drownings	25	3,634	26	1,600	+ 2,034
Breast Cancer	26	3,520	31	1,141	+ 2,379
Suicide	27	3,484	23	1,936	+ 1,548
Cervical Cancer	28	2,523	24	1,931	+ 592
Violence	29	2,367	19	2,928	- 561
Fires	30	2,316	34	839	+ 1,477
Poisonings	31	2,166	37	639	+ 1,527
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,850	29	1,198	+ 652
HIV/AIDS	33	1,743	6	12,805	- 11,062
Lymphomas	34	1,728	38	608	+ 1,120
Leukemia	35	1,605	46	361	+ 1,244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,598	35	679	+ 918
Falls	37	1,565	30	1,147	+ 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,561	42	477	+ 1,084
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,489	28	1,305	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,475	48	310	+ 1,166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,274	44	436	+ 838
Schistosomiasis	42	1,244	52	216	+ 1,029
Epilepsy	43	1,196	36	647	+ 549
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,161	32	1,119	+ 42
Syphilis	45	1,079	27	1,316	- 237
Oral Cancer	46	937	41	507	+ 430
Upper Respiratory	47	931	60	130	+ 801
Hepatitis B	48	899	61	117	+ 782
Stomach Cancer	49	885	47	349	+ 537
Ovary Cancer	50	843	53	210	+ 632
Leishmaniasis	51	828	57	166	+ 662
Prostate Cancer	52	815	33	1,071	- 256
Liver Cancer	53	731	39	579	+ 152
Lung Cancers	54	666	45	401	+ 265
Appendicitis	55	537	54	207	+ 330
Parkinson's Disease	56	525	49	293	+ 233
Skin Cancers	57	468	43	467	+ 1
Skin Disease	58	432	50	224	+ 208
Alcohol	59	432	51	219	+ 213
Diphtheria	60	428	62	111	+ 316
Bladder Cancer	61	427	58	162	+ 265
Pancreas Cancer	62	307	59	142	+ 166
Encephalitis	63	259	56	190	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	64	222	64	76	+ 146
Drug Use	65	156	55	206	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	101	65	61	+ 39
Hepatitis C	67	98	70	15	+ 83
Otitis Media	68	90	72	8	+ 82
Ascariasis	69	85	66	40	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	70	35	67	40	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	23	69	19	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	14	73	5	+ 9
Dengue	73	2	74	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

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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.