SOUTH AFRICA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,451	2	39,341	+ 1,110
Tuberculosis	2	27,605	6	21,965	+ 5,640
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,769	8	15,843	+ 8,926
Malaria	4	22,109	63	83	+ 22,026
Birth Trauma	5	21,093	30	3,004	+ 18,090
HIV/AIDS	6	20,805	1	71,996	- 51,191
Low Birth Weight	7	18,172	16	6,250	+ 11,921
Stroke	8	17,363	4	30,693	- 13,330
Coronary Heart Disease	9	16,279	3	32,739	- 16,460
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,512	11	13,014	+ 498
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,027	25	4,351	+ 7,676
Liver Disease	12	9,916	14	9,013	+ 902
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,169	5	30,188	- 23,018
Pertussis	14	6,819	43	1,142	+ 5,676
Hypertension	15	5,958	12	12,789	- 6,830
Meningitis	16	5,791	26	3,660	+ 2,131
Malnutrition	17	5,701	34	2,381	+ 3,320
Maternal Conditions	18	5,309	38	1,700	+ 3,610
Violence	19	4,758	7	21,000	- 16,242
Kidney Disease	20	4,462	9	15,302	- 10,840
Other Injuries	21	4,358	17	6,014	- 1,656
Lung Disease	22	3,976	13	11,895	- 7,919
Suicide	23	3,145	10	13,774	- 10,629
Cervical Cancer	24	3,137	20	5,555	- 2,418
Asthma	25	2,731	18	5,966	- 3,235
Drownings	26	2,599	32	2,403	+ 196
Syphilis	27	2,138	44	1,130	+ 1,009
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,120	21	5,408	- 3,288
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,947	22	4,676	- 2,729
Falls	30	1,863	42	1,399	+ 464
Breast Cancer	31	1,853	23	4,533	- 2,680
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,818	19	5,890	- 4,072
Prostate Cancer	33	1,740	24	4,374	- 2,634
Fires	34	1,363	27	3,618	- 2,255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,104	36	1,894	- 790
Epilepsy	36	1,052	37	1,870	- 818
Poisonings	37	1,038	50	975	+ 63
Lymphomas	38	987	31	2,818	- 1,831
Liver Cancer	39	941	33	2,383	- 1,443
Tetanus	40	829	65	38	+ 791
Oral Cancer	41	824	41	1,406	- 582
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	776	28	3,587	- 2,811
Skin Cancers	43	758	48	993	- 235
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	708	47	1,015	- 306
Lung Cancers	45	652	15	7,705	- 7,054
Leukemia	46	586	40	1,464	- 877
Stomach Cancer	47	567	39	1,535	- 968
Oesophagus Cancer	48	503	29	3,486	- 2,983
Parkinson's Disease	49	475	46	1,077	- 602
Skin Disease	50	365	45	1,101	- 737
Alcohol	51	356	49	987	- 631
Schistosomiasis	52	351	66	35	+ 316
Ovary Cancer	53	342	51	951	- 609
Appendicitis	54	336	56	274	+ 62
Drug Use	55	335	53	770	- 435
Encephalitis	56	309	59	234	+ 75
Leishmaniasis	57	270	77	0	+ 270
Bladder Cancer	58	263	52	829	- 566
Pancreas Cancer	59	230	35	2,007	- 1,777
Upper Respiratory	60	211	60	223	- 12
Hepatitis B	61	190	61	139	+ 51
Diphtheria	62	181	69	16	+ 164
Measles	63	155	57	270	- 115
Uterin Cancer	64	124	54	512	- 388
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	100	55	376	- 276
Ascariasis	66	66	71	3	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	67	65	58	267	- 202
War	68	37	64	66	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	69	31	62	113	- 81
Hepatitis C	70	24	70	8	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	71	20	76	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	72	13	67	19	- 6
Chlamydia	73	9	68	18	- 10
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Angola

South Africa

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.