ANGOLA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,826	6	12,805	+ 18,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,022	1	24,897	- 7,875
Stroke	3	14,216	8	10,687	+ 3,529
Malaria	4	14,098	4	13,608	+ 490
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,224	3	15,245	- 4,021
Tuberculosis	6	10,627	2	16,991	- 6,364
Birth Trauma	7	9,053	5	12,983	- 3,929
Low Birth Weight	8	8,687	7	11,184	- 2,497
Liver Disease	9	8,050	12	6,103	+ 1,947
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,927	9	10,020	- 2,093
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,536	10	8,317	- 1,781
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,627	11	7,402	- 1,776
Hypertension	13	4,680	15	3,667	+ 1,012
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,284	13	4,413	- 129
Malnutrition	15	4,119	17	3,509	+ 610
Meningitis	16	3,534	16	3,564	- 30
Cervical Cancer	17	3,217	24	1,931	+ 1,286
Kidney Disease	18	3,149	20	2,746	+ 402
Other Injuries	19	3,092	21	2,682	+ 410
Suicide	20	2,330	23	1,936	+ 394
Lung Disease	21	2,276	22	2,447	- 171
Maternal Conditions	22	2,125	18	3,268	- 1,143
Violence	23	2,063	19	2,928	- 866
Syphilis	24	1,582	27	1,316	+ 266
Pertussis	25	1,328	14	4,197	- 2,868
Asthma	26	1,325	25	1,681	- 356
Drownings	27	1,232	26	1,600	- 367
Falls	28	1,067	30	1,147	- 80
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,055	29	1,198	- 144
Prostate Cancer	30	1,004	33	1,071	- 67
Lymphomas	31	980	38	608	+ 372
Fires	32	977	34	839	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	33	897	28	1,305	- 408
Poisonings	34	816	37	639	+ 177
Breast Cancer	35	654	31	1,141	- 486
Oesophagus Cancer	36	641	48	310	+ 332
Endocrine Disorders	37	632	32	1,119	- 487
Epilepsy	38	594	36	647	- 54
Leukemia	39	467	46	361	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	439	35	679	- 240
Lung Cancers	41	404	45	401	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	42	369	47	349	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	362	42	477	- 115
Tetanus	44	339	40	510	- 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	339	44	436	- 97
Liver Cancer	46	316	39	579	- 263
Parkinson's Disease	47	293	49	293	+ 1
Oral Cancer	48	278	41	507	- 229
Alcohol	49	250	51	219	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	50	235	58	162	+ 74
Schistosomiasis	51	229	52	216	+ 14
Skin Disease	52	225	50	224	+ 1
Drug Use	53	219	55	206	+ 13
Skin Cancers	54	193	43	467	- 273
Hepatitis B	55	186	61	117	+ 69
Appendicitis	56	150	54	207	- 57
Ovary Cancer	57	148	53	210	- 63
Leishmaniasis	58	130	57	166	- 36
Encephalitis	59	125	56	190	- 65
Upper Respiratory	60	121	60	130	- 9
Measles	61	86	63	95	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	62	76	59	142	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	54	65	61	- 8
Uterin Cancer	64	53	64	76	- 23
Other Neoplasms	65	35	67	40	- 4
Hepatitis C	66	32	70	15	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	67	24	69	19	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	15	66	40	- 25
War	69	12	68	23	- 11
Otitis Media	70	9	72	8	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	6	73	5	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	71	12	- 7
Diphtheria	73	5	62	111	- 106
Dengue	74	2	74	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
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

Zambia

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.