SOUTH AFRICA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,469	3	32,739	+ 17,731
Stroke	2	42,945	4	30,693	+ 12,251
Diabetes Mellitus	3	32,486	5	30,188	+ 2,299
Hypertension	4	15,405	12	12,789	+ 2,616
Prostate Cancer	5	15,232	24	4,374	+ 10,858
Breast Cancer	6	15,200	23	4,533	+ 10,666
Kidney Disease	7	14,804	9	15,302	- 498
Endocrine Disorders	8	14,150	19	5,890	+ 8,260
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,771	2	39,341	- 25,570
Other Injuries	10	11,873	17	6,014	+ 5,859
Lung Disease	11	9,966	13	11,895	- 1,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,148	28	3,587	+ 5,562
Skin Disease	13	5,234	45	1,101	+ 4,133
Cervical Cancer	14	5,178	20	5,555	- 378
Stomach Cancer	15	4,196	39	1,535	+ 2,661
Lung Cancers	16	3,915	15	7,705	- 3,790
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,900	22	4,676	- 776
HIV/AIDS	18	3,591	1	71,996	- 68,405
Lymphomas	19	3,554	31	2,818	+ 736
Uterin Cancer	20	3,393	54	512	+ 2,880
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,313	21	5,408	- 2,095
Anemia	22	3,044	82	0	+ 3,044
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,986	35	2,007	+ 979
Leukemia	24	2,837	40	1,464	+ 1,373
Liver Cancer	25	2,666	33	2,383	+ 283
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,507	25	4,351	- 1,844
Epilepsy	27	2,079	37	1,870	+ 209
Liver Disease	28	2,063	14	9,013	- 6,950
Alcohol	29	2,026	49	987	+ 1,039
Ovary Cancer	30	1,959	51	951	+ 1,009
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,902	86	0	+ 1,902
Other Neoplasms	32	1,758	58	267	+ 1,492
Oral Cancer	33	1,501	41	1,406	+ 95
Violence	34	1,383	7	21,000	- 19,617
Drownings	35	1,380	32	2,403	- 1,023
Asthma	36	1,131	18	5,966	- 4,835
Low Birth Weight	37	992	16	6,250	- 5,258
Malnutrition	38	783	34	2,381	- 1,598
Appendicitis	39	757	56	274	+ 484
Drug Use	40	731	53	770	- 39
Bladder Cancer	41	654	52	829	- 175
Parkinson's Disease	42	595	46	1,077	- 482
Skin Cancers	43	594	48	993	- 399
Birth Trauma	44	567	30	3,004	- 2,436
Schizophrenia	45	544	80	0	+ 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	489	8	15,843	- 15,354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	482	36	1,894	- 1,412
Poisonings	48	422	50	975	- 554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	350	47	1,015	- 664
Tuberculosis	50	319	6	21,965	- 21,646
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	262	55	376	- 114
Maternal Conditions	52	255	38	1,700	- 1,445
Meningitis	53	241	26	3,660	- 3,419
Suicide	54	224	10	13,774	- 13,550
Otitis Media	55	172	67	19	+ 153
Multiple Sclerosis	56	158	62	113	+ 46
Fires	57	101	27	3,618	- 3,516
Oesophagus Cancer	58	67	29	3,486	- 3,419
War	59	12	64	66	- 54
Syphilis	60	1	44	1,130	- 1,128
Chlamydia	61	0	68	18	- 18
Diphtheria	62	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	63	0	65	38	- 38
Pertussis	64	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Measles	65	0	57	270	- 270
Ascariasis	66	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	67	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	60	223	- 223
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	59	234	- 234
Hepatitis B	74	0	61	139	- 139
Hepatitis C	75	0	70	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	66	35	- 35
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	11	13,014	- 13,014
Falls	82	0	42	1,399	- 1,399
Oral conditions	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Antigua/Bar.

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.