ANGOLA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	44,313	6	12,805	+ 31,508
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,214	1	24,897	- 683
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,151	9	10,020	+ 10,131
Stroke	4	18,892	8	10,687	+ 8,205
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,580	13	4,413	+ 14,167
Tuberculosis	6	13,520	2	16,991	- 3,471
Violence	7	12,925	19	2,928	+ 9,997
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,751	3	15,245	- 5,494
Kidney Disease	9	9,418	20	2,746	+ 6,672
Suicide	10	8,478	23	1,936	+ 6,542
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,010	10	8,317	- 307
Hypertension	12	7,871	15	3,667	+ 4,204
Lung Disease	13	7,321	22	2,447	+ 4,874
Liver Disease	14	5,548	12	6,103	- 555
Lung Cancers	15	4,743	45	401	+ 4,341
Low Birth Weight	16	3,847	7	11,184	- 7,338
Other Injuries	17	3,701	21	2,682	+ 1,019
Asthma	18	3,672	25	1,681	+ 1,991
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,625	32	1,119	+ 2,506
Cervical Cancer	20	3,419	24	1,931	+ 1,488
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,329	28	1,305	+ 2,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,878	29	1,198	+ 1,680
Breast Cancer	23	2,790	31	1,141	+ 1,650
Prostate Cancer	24	2,692	33	1,071	+ 1,621
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,678	11	7,402	- 4,725
Meningitis	26	2,253	16	3,564	- 1,311
Fires	27	2,227	34	839	+ 1,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,208	42	477	+ 1,730
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,145	48	310	+ 1,836
Birth Trauma	30	1,849	5	12,983	- 11,134
Lymphomas	31	1,734	38	608	+ 1,127
Drownings	32	1,479	26	1,600	- 120
Liver Cancer	33	1,467	39	579	+ 888
Malnutrition	34	1,465	17	3,509	- 2,044
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,235	59	142	+ 1,093
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,166	35	679	+ 486
Epilepsy	37	1,151	36	647	+ 503
Maternal Conditions	38	1,046	18	3,268	- 2,222
Stomach Cancer	39	945	47	349	+ 596
Leukemia	40	901	46	361	+ 540
Oral Cancer	41	865	41	507	+ 358
Falls	42	861	30	1,147	- 286
Pertussis	43	703	14	4,197	- 3,494
Syphilis	44	695	27	1,316	- 621
Skin Disease	45	678	50	224	+ 453
Parkinson's Disease	46	663	49	293	+ 370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	625	44	436	+ 189
Skin Cancers	48	611	43	467	+ 144
Alcohol	49	607	51	219	+ 388
Poisonings	50	600	37	639	- 39
Ovary Cancer	51	585	53	210	+ 375
Bladder Cancer	52	510	58	162	+ 349
Drug Use	53	474	55	206	+ 268
Uterin Cancer	54	315	64	76	+ 239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	231	65	61	+ 170
Appendicitis	56	169	54	207	- 38
Measles	57	166	63	95	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	58	164	67	40	+ 124
Encephalitis	59	144	56	190	- 46
Upper Respiratory	60	137	60	130	+ 8
Hepatitis B	61	86	61	117	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	62	69	69	19	+ 50
Malaria	63	51	4	13,608	- 13,557
War	64	40	68	23	+ 18
Tetanus	65	23	40	510	- 487
Schistosomiasis	66	22	52	216	- 194
Otitis Media	67	12	72	8	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	11	73	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	10	62	111	- 101
Hepatitis C	70	5	70	15	- 10
Ascariasis	71	2	66	40	- 39
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	77	0	57	166	- 166
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

South Africa

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.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.