SOUTH AFRICA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,655	3	32,739	+ 15,917
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,198	22	4,676	+ 30,522
Stroke	3	23,327	4	30,693	- 7,366
Lung Cancers	4	19,799	15	7,705	+ 12,094
Lung Disease	5	19,164	13	11,895	+ 7,270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,019	28	3,587	+ 10,433
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,096	5	30,188	- 20,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,039	2	39,341	- 29,302
Prostate Cancer	9	8,504	24	4,374	+ 4,130
Breast Cancer	10	7,689	23	4,533	+ 3,156
Suicide	11	7,112	10	13,774	- 6,662
Kidney Disease	12	7,088	9	15,302	- 8,214
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,039	35	2,007	+ 5,032
Falls	14	7,035	42	1,399	+ 5,636
Lymphomas	15	6,861	31	2,818	+ 4,044
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,257	19	5,890	- 633
Skin Cancers	17	5,235	48	993	+ 4,242
Leukemia	18	4,801	40	1,464	+ 3,337
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,598	46	1,077	+ 3,520
Liver Cancer	20	4,598	33	2,383	+ 2,214
Drug Use	21	4,025	53	770	+ 3,256
Other Injuries	22	3,709	17	6,014	- 2,305
Hypertension	23	3,684	12	12,789	- 9,105
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,547	21	5,408	- 1,861
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,372	29	3,486	- 113
Liver Disease	26	3,210	14	9,013	- 5,804
Stomach Cancer	27	2,908	39	1,535	+ 1,373
Other Neoplasms	28	2,828	58	267	+ 2,561
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,811	11	13,014	- 10,203
Bladder Cancer	30	2,681	52	829	+ 1,852
Ovary Cancer	31	2,264	51	951	+ 1,313
Oral Cancer	32	2,195	41	1,406	+ 789
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,605	25	4,351	- 2,746
Skin Disease	34	1,342	45	1,101	+ 240
Uterin Cancer	35	1,183	54	512	+ 671
Asthma	36	1,028	18	5,966	- 4,938
Alcohol	37	858	49	987	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	855	47	1,015	- 159
Cervical Cancer	39	771	20	5,555	- 4,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	667	8	15,843	- 15,176
Epilepsy	41	643	37	1,870	- 1,227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	623	36	1,894	- 1,271
Low Birth Weight	43	560	16	6,250	- 5,690
Violence	44	550	7	21,000	- 20,450
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	517	55	376	+ 141
Multiple Sclerosis	46	424	62	113	+ 311
Drownings	47	400	32	2,403	- 2,003
Hepatitis C	48	391	70	8	+ 383
Anemia	49	355	82	0	+ 355
Birth Trauma	50	316	30	3,004	- 2,687
Malnutrition	51	264	34	2,381	- 2,117
Osteoarthritis	52	257	85	0	+ 257
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	161	86	0	+ 161
Schizophrenia	54	144	80	0	+ 144
Fires	55	123	27	3,618	- 3,494
Tuberculosis	56	119	6	21,965	- 21,847
HIV/AIDS	57	113	1	71,996	- 71,883
Hepatitis B	58	93	61	139	- 47
Oral conditions	59	90	84	0	+ 90
Meningitis	60	84	26	3,660	- 3,576
Poisonings	61	78	50	975	- 897
Appendicitis	62	60	56	274	- 214
Maternal Conditions	63	46	38	1,700	- 1,654
Upper Respiratory	64	38	60	223	- 185
War	65	18	64	66	- 48
Otitis Media	66	14	67	19	- 5
Syphilis	67	6	44	1,130	- 1,123
Encephalitis	68	6	59	234	- 228
Pertussis	69	3	43	1,142	- 1,139
Tetanus	70	3	65	38	- 35
Diphtheria	71	1	69	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	18	- 18
Measles	78	0	57	270	- 270
Schistosomiasis	79	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Australia

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.