ANGOLA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,171	9	10,020	+ 43,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,351	29	1,198	+ 37,153
Stroke	3	21,200	8	10,687	+ 10,513
Lung Disease	4	15,262	22	2,447	+ 12,815
Lung Cancers	5	13,076	45	401	+ 12,675
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,713	42	477	+ 10,235
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,340	1	24,897	- 15,557
Prostate Cancer	8	9,212	33	1,071	+ 8,141
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,494	59	142	+ 6,352
Hypertension	10	6,458	15	3,667	+ 2,791
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,444	13	4,413	+ 2,031
Kidney Disease	12	5,723	20	2,746	+ 2,976
Breast Cancer	13	5,559	31	1,141	+ 4,418
Suicide	14	5,197	23	1,936	+ 3,261
Other Injuries	15	4,825	21	2,682	+ 2,143
Lymphomas	16	4,766	38	608	+ 4,158
Falls	17	3,896	30	1,147	+ 2,749
Other Neoplasms	18	3,640	67	40	+ 3,600
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,313	49	293	+ 3,020
Leukemia	20	2,900	46	361	+ 2,539
Bladder Cancer	21	2,671	58	162	+ 2,509
Liver Cancer	22	2,641	39	579	+ 2,062
Liver Disease	23	2,542	12	6,103	- 3,561
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,466	32	1,119	+ 1,347
Skin Cancers	25	2,285	43	467	+ 1,818
Stomach Cancer	26	2,152	47	349	+ 1,803
Ovary Cancer	27	1,942	53	210	+ 1,731
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,921	28	1,305	+ 616
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,890	48	310	+ 1,581
Drug Use	30	1,487	55	206	+ 1,281
Oral Cancer	31	1,332	41	507	+ 825
Alcohol	32	1,260	51	219	+ 1,041
Uterin Cancer	33	1,211	64	76	+ 1,134
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,107	10	8,317	- 7,210
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,081	11	7,402	- 6,321
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,016	3	15,245	- 14,229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	974	35	679	+ 294
Cervical Cancer	38	799	24	1,931	- 1,132
Skin Disease	39	773	50	224	+ 548
Anemia	40	614	82	0	+ 614
Multiple Sclerosis	41	598	69	19	+ 579
Asthma	42	556	25	1,681	- 1,124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	453	65	61	+ 391
Epilepsy	44	423	36	647	- 224
Malnutrition	45	411	17	3,509	- 3,098
Drownings	46	402	26	1,600	- 1,197
Violence	47	397	19	2,928	- 2,532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	388	44	436	- 48
Fires	49	227	34	839	- 612
Schizophrenia	50	223	81	0	+ 223
Low Birth Weight	51	177	7	11,184	- 11,008
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	161	85	0	+ 161
Hepatitis C	53	155	70	15	+ 140
Meningitis	54	123	16	3,564	- 3,441
Birth Trauma	55	118	5	12,983	- 12,865
Tuberculosis	56	84	2	16,991	- 16,906
Osteoarthritis	57	84	84	0	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	58	69	60	130	- 61
Appendicitis	59	63	54	207	- 144
Poisonings	60	62	37	639	- 577
HIV/AIDS	61	45	6	12,805	- 12,761
Hepatitis B	62	33	61	117	- 84
Oral conditions	63	29	86	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	17	18	3,268	- 3,250
War	65	6	68	23	- 17
Otitis Media	66	2	72	8	- 6
Pertussis	67	2	14	4,197	- 4,195
Tetanus	68	1	40	510	- 509
Schistosomiasis	69	1	52	216	- 215
Diphtheria	70	1	62	111	- 110
Encephalitis	71	1	56	190	- 189
Syphilis	72	0	27	1,316	- 1,316
Chlamydia	73	0	73	5	- 5
Malaria	74	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Leishmaniasis	75	0	57	166	- 166
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	95	- 95
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.