SOUTH AFRICA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,999	3	32,739	+ 15,260
Lung Disease	2	35,835	13	11,895	+ 23,941
Stroke	3	24,617	4	30,693	- 6,077
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,101	2	39,341	- 27,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,573	8	15,843	- 4,270
Liver Disease	6	11,312	14	9,013	+ 2,299
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,202	5	30,188	- 18,985
Kidney Disease	8	10,156	9	15,302	- 5,146
Tuberculosis	9	9,413	6	21,965	- 12,552
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,437	11	13,014	- 4,577
Stomach Cancer	11	8,072	39	1,535	+ 6,537
Falls	12	7,580	42	1,399	+ 6,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,143	22	4,676	+ 2,467
Low Birth Weight	14	5,414	16	6,250	- 836
Asthma	15	5,313	18	5,966	- 653
Hypertension	16	5,229	12	12,789	- 7,560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,618	47	1,015	+ 3,603
HIV/AIDS	18	3,963	1	71,996	- 68,032
Birth Trauma	19	3,503	30	3,004	+ 499
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,435	25	4,351	- 916
Lung Cancers	21	3,009	15	7,705	- 4,696
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,990	29	3,486	- 496
Oral Cancer	23	2,941	41	1,406	+ 1,535
Other Injuries	24	2,912	17	6,014	- 3,102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,639	36	1,894	+ 745
Suicide	26	2,401	10	13,774	- 11,373
Liver Cancer	27	2,386	33	2,383	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,146	46	1,077	+ 1,069
Cervical Cancer	29	2,082	20	5,555	- 3,473
Encephalitis	30	1,915	59	234	+ 1,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,651	28	3,587	- 1,935
Drownings	32	1,388	32	2,403	- 1,016
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,363	35	2,007	- 644
Leukemia	34	1,268	40	1,464	- 196
Violence	35	1,252	7	21,000	- 19,748
Meningitis	36	1,177	26	3,660	- 2,484
Ovary Cancer	37	974	51	951	+ 23
Epilepsy	38	943	37	1,870	- 927
Endocrine Disorders	39	749	19	5,890	- 5,141
Syphilis	40	726	44	1,130	- 404
Skin Cancers	41	631	48	993	- 362
Maternal Conditions	42	625	38	1,700	- 1,074
Breast Cancer	43	541	23	4,533	- 3,992
Fires	44	538	27	3,618	- 3,080
Inflammatory/Heart	45	524	21	5,408	- 4,885
Skin Disease	46	497	45	1,101	- 605
Drug Use	47	468	53	770	- 301
Bladder Cancer	48	444	52	829	- 386
Alcohol	49	408	49	987	- 579
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	363	55	376	- 12
Appendicitis	51	344	56	274	+ 70
Lymphomas	52	331	31	2,818	- 2,487
Hepatitis B	53	277	61	139	+ 137
Malnutrition	54	237	34	2,381	- 2,144
Prostate Cancer	55	231	24	4,374	- 4,142
Dengue	56	227	73	0	+ 227
Other Neoplasms	57	147	58	267	- 120
Measles	58	140	57	270	- 130
Poisonings	59	130	50	975	- 846
Tetanus	60	94	65	38	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	61	70	60	223	- 153
Multiple Sclerosis	62	68	62	113	- 44
Pertussis	63	65	43	1,142	- 1,077
Hepatitis C	64	63	70	8	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	65	63	77	0	+ 63
Ascariasis	66	12	71	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	67	7	68	18	- 12
War	68	6	64	66	- 60
Otitis Media	69	3	67	19	- 16
Diphtheria	70	1	69	16	- 15
Uterin Cancer	71	0	54	512	- 512
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	82	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Bhutan

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.