SOUTH AFRICA VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	180,738	3	32,739	+ 147,999
Stroke	2	43,071	4	30,693	+ 12,378
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,655	2	39,341	- 14,685
Lung Cancers	4	20,904	15	7,705	+ 13,199
Lung Disease	5	16,903	13	11,895	+ 5,008
Hypertension	6	15,695	12	12,789	+ 2,906
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,491	5	30,188	- 15,697
Liver Disease	8	12,721	14	9,013	+ 3,708
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,981	11	13,014	- 1,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	9,529	28	3,587	+ 5,942
Kidney Disease	11	9,475	9	15,302	- 5,827
Stomach Cancer	12	9,100	39	1,535	+ 7,565
Breast Cancer	13	9,013	23	4,533	+ 4,480
Liver Cancer	14	7,352	33	2,383	+ 4,969
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,271	35	2,007	+ 5,264
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,729	25	4,351	+ 1,378
Other Injuries	17	5,331	17	6,014	- 683
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	4,770	36	1,894	+ 2,876
Prostate Cancer	19	4,487	24	4,374	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	20	3,618	52	829	+ 2,789
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,527	21	5,408	- 1,882
Leukemia	22	2,761	40	1,464	+ 1,297
Low Birth Weight	23	2,637	16	6,250	- 3,614
Uterin Cancer	24	2,465	54	512	+ 1,953
Violence	25	2,273	7	21,000	- 18,727
Lymphomas	26	2,159	31	2,818	- 659
Cervical Cancer	27	2,006	20	5,555	- 3,550
Suicide	28	1,992	10	13,774	- 11,782
Ovary Cancer	29	1,838	51	951	+ 888
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	1,367	47	1,015	+ 352
Hepatitis C	31	1,307	70	8	+ 1,299
HIV/AIDS	32	1,298	1	71,996	- 70,698
Oral Cancer	33	1,219	41	1,406	- 187
Skin Cancers	34	1,147	48	993	+ 155
Endocrine Disorders	35	1,056	19	5,890	- 4,835
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,037	29	3,486	- 2,448
Other Neoplasms	37	888	58	267	+ 621
Tuberculosis	38	886	6	21,965	- 21,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	810	22	4,676	- 3,866
Falls	40	762	42	1,399	- 637
Drug Use	41	727	53	770	- 43
Birth Trauma	42	695	30	3,004	- 2,309
Skin Disease	43	553	45	1,101	- 548
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	544	86	0	+ 544
Drownings	45	427	32	2,403	- 1,976
Poisonings	46	411	50	975	- 565
Fires	47	268	27	3,618	- 3,350
Parkinson's Disease	48	237	46	1,077	- 840
Asthma	49	197	18	5,966	- 5,769
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	193	8	15,843	- 15,650
Hepatitis B	51	184	61	139	+ 45
Epilepsy	52	183	37	1,870	- 1,687
Multiple Sclerosis	53	179	62	113	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	179	55	376	- 197
Maternal Conditions	55	172	38	1,700	- 1,527
Meningitis	56	133	26	3,660	- 3,527
Encephalitis	57	103	59	234	- 131
Anemia	58	97	82	0	+ 97
Appendicitis	59	95	56	274	- 178
Osteoarthritis	60	70	85	0	+ 70
Schizophrenia	61	65	80	0	+ 65
Alcohol	62	62	49	987	- 925
Upper Respiratory	63	52	60	223	- 171
Oral conditions	64	40	84	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	65	29	67	19	+ 9
Malnutrition	66	28	34	2,381	- 2,353
Leishmaniasis	67	19	77	0	+ 19
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	17	81	0	+ 17
War	69	7	64	66	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	70	7	79	0	+ 7
Pertussis	71	3	43	1,142	- 1,139
Ascariasis	72	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	74	0	57	270	- 270
Syphilis	75	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Chlamydia	76	0	68	18	- 18
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	65	38	- 38
Schistosomiasis	82	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	63	83	- 83
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Armenia

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.