SOUTH AFRICA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	171,133	3	32,739	+ 138,394
Stroke	2	170,998	4	30,693	+ 140,305
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	35,542	22	4,676	+ 30,866
Lung Cancers	4	19,965	15	7,705	+ 12,259
Lung Disease	5	17,049	13	11,895	+ 5,154
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,329	2	39,341	- 27,012
Stomach Cancer	7	9,594	39	1,535	+ 8,059
Inflammatory/Heart	8	9,043	21	5,408	+ 3,634
Liver Cancer	9	8,438	33	2,383	+ 6,055
Hypertension	10	8,272	12	12,789	- 4,517
Kidney Disease	11	7,753	9	15,302	- 7,549
Liver Disease	12	7,316	14	9,013	- 1,698
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,169	46	1,077	+ 6,092
Road Traffic Accidents	14	6,557	11	13,014	- 6,457
Bladder Cancer	15	6,415	52	829	+ 5,586
Prostate Cancer	16	6,045	24	4,374	+ 1,671
Breast Cancer	17	4,463	23	4,533	- 71
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,370	35	2,007	+ 2,363
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,056	5	30,188	- 26,132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,832	28	3,587	+ 246
Asthma	21	3,747	18	5,966	- 2,219
Leukemia	22	2,556	40	1,464	+ 1,092
Falls	23	2,431	42	1,399	+ 1,032
Suicide	24	2,431	10	13,774	- 11,343
Low Birth Weight	25	2,069	16	6,250	- 4,181
Other Injuries	26	2,052	17	6,014	- 3,962
Violence	27	1,995	7	21,000	- 19,004
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,993	25	4,351	- 2,358
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,766	19	5,890	- 4,124
Oral Cancer	30	1,742	41	1,406	+ 336
Lymphomas	31	1,338	31	2,818	- 1,480
Skin Cancers	32	1,238	48	993	+ 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,106	36	1,894	- 788
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,003	29	3,486	- 2,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	977	47	1,015	- 37
Cervical Cancer	36	930	20	5,555	- 4,626
Epilepsy	37	858	37	1,870	- 1,012
Uterin Cancer	38	815	54	512	+ 303
Ovary Cancer	39	768	51	951	- 183
Multiple Sclerosis	40	754	62	113	+ 641
Birth Trauma	41	629	30	3,004	- 2,375
HIV/AIDS	42	498	1	71,996	- 71,498
Drownings	43	494	32	2,403	- 1,909
Drug Use	44	489	53	770	- 281
Fires	45	382	27	3,618	- 3,235
Encephalitis	46	381	59	234	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	47	378	58	267	+ 111
Alcohol	48	358	49	987	- 629
Meningitis	49	268	26	3,660	- 3,392
Upper Respiratory	50	237	60	223	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	215	55	376	- 160
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	181	8	15,843	- 15,663
Poisonings	53	174	50	975	- 801
Tuberculosis	54	164	6	21,965	- 21,801
Skin Disease	55	116	45	1,101	- 985
Appendicitis	56	103	56	274	- 171
Tetanus	57	53	65	38	+ 15
Malnutrition	58	51	34	2,381	- 2,330
Maternal Conditions	59	38	38	1,700	- 1,661
Pertussis	60	27	43	1,142	- 1,115
Leishmaniasis	61	16	77	0	+ 16
Syphilis	62	16	44	1,130	- 1,114
Hepatitis B	63	10	61	139	- 130
War	64	7	64	66	- 59
Measles	65	4	57	270	- 267
Hepatitis C	66	3	70	8	- 5
Chlamydia	67	2	68	18	- 16
Otitis Media	68	1	67	19	- 18
Diphtheria	69	0	69	16	- 16
Malaria	70	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Albania

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.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.