ANGOLA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,981	9	10,020	+ 34,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,197	29	1,198	+ 28,999
Stroke	3	16,448	8	10,687	+ 5,761
Lung Cancers	4	14,777	45	401	+ 14,376
Lung Disease	5	12,185	22	2,447	+ 9,738
Hypertension	6	10,376	15	3,667	+ 6,709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,375	42	477	+ 7,897
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,184	1	24,897	- 16,713
Falls	9	8,058	30	1,147	+ 6,912
Prostate Cancer	10	6,631	33	1,071	+ 5,560
Breast Cancer	11	6,621	31	1,141	+ 5,480
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,239	59	142	+ 6,097
Kidney Disease	13	5,295	20	2,746	+ 2,548
Suicide	14	5,244	23	1,936	+ 3,308
Lymphomas	15	4,750	38	608	+ 4,142
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,311	28	1,305	+ 3,006
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,290	13	4,413	- 123
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,599	49	293	+ 3,306
Liver Cancer	19	3,380	39	579	+ 2,801
Other Neoplasms	20	2,861	67	40	+ 2,821
Liver Disease	21	2,844	12	6,103	- 3,259
Leukemia	22	2,818	46	361	+ 2,458
Bladder Cancer	23	2,811	58	162	+ 2,649
Stomach Cancer	24	2,576	47	349	+ 2,228
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,489	32	1,119	+ 1,370
Oral Cancer	26	2,101	41	507	+ 1,594
Skin Cancers	27	2,071	43	467	+ 1,604
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,061	48	310	+ 1,751
Ovary Cancer	29	1,920	53	210	+ 1,709
Other Injuries	30	1,720	21	2,682	- 962
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,281	11	7,402	- 6,121
Alcohol	32	961	51	219	+ 742
Uterin Cancer	33	939	64	76	+ 863
Road Traffic Accidents	34	810	10	8,317	- 7,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	780	3	15,245	- 14,465
Drug Use	36	739	55	206	+ 533
Osteoarthritis	37	712	84	0	+ 712
Multiple Sclerosis	38	671	69	19	+ 652
Epilepsy	39	665	36	647	+ 18
Skin Disease	40	543	50	224	+ 318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	513	35	679	- 166
Cervical Cancer	42	441	24	1,931	- 1,490
Low Birth Weight	43	440	7	11,184	- 10,744
Anemia	44	427	82	0	+ 427
Schizophrenia	45	404	81	0	+ 404
Asthma	46	398	25	1,681	- 1,283
Malnutrition	47	353	17	3,509	- 3,156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	327	44	436	- 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	285	65	61	+ 223
Drownings	50	207	26	1,600	- 1,393
Violence	51	178	19	2,928	- 2,751
Birth Trauma	52	134	5	12,983	- 12,849
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	133	85	0	+ 133
HIV/AIDS	54	122	6	12,805	- 12,683
Fires	55	90	34	839	- 749
Tuberculosis	56	89	2	16,991	- 16,901
Meningitis	57	84	16	3,564	- 3,481
Hepatitis C	58	63	70	15	+ 48
Appendicitis	59	61	54	207	- 146
Poisonings	60	54	37	639	- 585
Upper Respiratory	61	46	60	130	- 84
Oral conditions	62	34	86	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	63	19	61	117	- 98
Maternal Conditions	64	18	18	3,268	- 3,250
Syphilis	65	6	27	1,316	- 1,310
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	77	0	+ 5
War	67	4	68	23	- 19
Encephalitis	68	3	56	190	- 187
Otitis Media	69	2	72	8	- 7
Tetanus	70	2	40	510	- 508
Leishmaniasis	71	2	57	166	- 164
Schistosomiasis	72	1	52	216	- 214
Pertussis	73	0	14	4,197	- 4,197
Diphtheria	74	0	62	111	- 111
Measles	75	0	63	95	- 95
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Chlamydia	79	0	73	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Switzerland

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.