ANGOLA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,928	9	10,020	+ 44,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,244	29	1,198	+ 30,046
Lung Disease	3	21,256	22	2,447	+ 18,809
Stroke	4	17,245	8	10,687	+ 6,558
Lung Cancers	5	16,920	45	401	+ 16,519
Kidney Disease	6	9,341	20	2,746	+ 6,594
Drug Use	7	8,098	55	206	+ 7,892
Hypertension	8	7,176	15	3,667	+ 3,508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,726	42	477	+ 6,249
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,682	13	4,413	+ 2,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	6,562	1	24,897	- 18,336
Suicide	12	5,777	23	1,936	+ 3,841
Breast Cancer	13	5,295	31	1,141	+ 4,154
Endocrine Disorders	14	5,111	32	1,119	+ 3,992
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,819	59	142	+ 4,677
Liver Disease	16	4,722	12	6,103	- 1,381
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,536	10	8,317	- 3,781
Falls	18	4,397	30	1,147	+ 3,250
Lymphomas	19	4,382	38	608	+ 3,775
Prostate Cancer	20	3,874	33	1,071	+ 2,803
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,752	49	293	+ 3,460
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,539	28	1,305	+ 2,234
Liver Cancer	23	2,944	39	579	+ 2,365
Leukemia	24	2,934	46	361	+ 2,573
Other Injuries	25	2,828	21	2,682	+ 146
Bladder Cancer	26	2,135	58	162	+ 1,973
Violence	27	2,064	19	2,928	- 864
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,940	48	310	+ 1,630
Other Neoplasms	29	1,930	67	40	+ 1,890
Alcohol	30	1,595	51	219	+ 1,376
Ovary Cancer	31	1,587	53	210	+ 1,377
Skin Cancers	32	1,557	43	467	+ 1,090
Stomach Cancer	33	1,423	47	349	+ 1,074
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,280	11	7,402	- 6,123
Oral Cancer	35	1,257	41	507	+ 750
Uterin Cancer	36	1,095	64	76	+ 1,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,083	3	15,245	- 14,162
Cervical Cancer	38	760	24	1,931	- 1,171
Low Birth Weight	39	753	7	11,184	- 10,431
Malnutrition	40	736	17	3,509	- 2,773
Hepatitis C	41	618	70	15	+ 604
HIV/AIDS	42	616	6	12,805	- 12,189
Skin Disease	43	588	50	224	+ 364
Multiple Sclerosis	44	550	69	19	+ 531
Drownings	45	443	26	1,600	- 1,157
Asthma	46	415	25	1,681	- 1,265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	397	44	436	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	377	35	679	- 303
Fires	49	346	34	839	- 492
Epilepsy	50	344	36	647	- 303
Anemia	51	339	82	0	+ 339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	268	65	61	+ 206
Poisonings	53	182	37	639	- 457
Birth Trauma	54	134	5	12,983	- 12,849
War	55	130	68	23	+ 107
Maternal Conditions	56	85	18	3,268	- 3,183
Schizophrenia	57	79	81	0	+ 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	74	85	0	+ 74
Hepatitis B	59	66	61	117	- 51
Meningitis	60	66	16	3,564	- 3,499
Osteoarthritis	61	63	84	0	+ 63
Tuberculosis	62	59	2	16,991	- 16,931
Appendicitis	63	46	54	207	- 161
Oral conditions	64	31	86	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	65	25	60	130	- 105
Syphilis	66	5	27	1,316	- 1,311
Otitis Media	67	4	72	8	- 5
Encephalitis	68	3	56	190	- 187
Pertussis	69	2	14	4,197	- 4,195
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	40	510	- 510
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	216	- 216
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	62	111	- 111
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	79	0	57	166	- 166
Measles	80	0	63	95	- 95
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

United States

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.