SOUTH AFRICA VS BRUNEI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRUNEI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,233	3	32,739	+ 3,494
Stroke	2	29,508	4	30,693	- 1,186
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,017	5	30,188	- 8,171
Kidney Disease	4	12,860	9	15,302	- 2,442
Endocrine Disorders	5	10,585	19	5,890	+ 4,695
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,975	22	4,676	+ 4,299
Lung Cancers	7	8,922	15	7,705	+ 1,217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,511	28	3,587	+ 4,925
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,501	2	39,341	- 30,840
Lung Disease	10	7,549	13	11,895	- 4,346
Hypertension	11	5,651	12	12,789	- 7,137
Breast Cancer	12	4,816	23	4,533	+ 283
Liver Cancer	13	4,615	33	2,383	+ 2,232
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,584	25	4,351	+ 233
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,969	11	13,014	- 9,045
Lymphomas	16	3,920	31	2,818	+ 1,102
Other Injuries	17	3,545	17	6,014	- 2,469
Stomach Cancer	18	3,123	39	1,535	+ 1,588
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,092	21	5,408	- 2,317
Oral Cancer	20	2,697	41	1,406	+ 1,291
Tuberculosis	21	2,524	6	21,965	- 19,441
Falls	22	2,518	42	1,399	+ 1,119
Skin Disease	23	2,502	45	1,101	+ 1,400
Leukemia	24	2,332	40	1,464	+ 869
Other Neoplasms	25	2,319	58	267	+ 2,052
Prostate Cancer	26	2,284	24	4,374	- 2,089
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,259	46	1,077	+ 1,181
Cervical Cancer	28	2,157	20	5,555	- 3,398
Low Birth Weight	29	1,784	16	6,250	- 4,466
Asthma	30	1,771	18	5,966	- 4,195
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,587	35	2,007	- 420
Suicide	32	1,435	10	13,774	- 12,339
Ovary Cancer	33	1,379	51	951	+ 428
Uterin Cancer	34	1,308	54	512	+ 796
Drownings	35	1,085	32	2,403	- 1,318
Liver Disease	36	1,084	14	9,013	- 7,929
Hepatitis B	37	834	61	139	+ 695
Hepatitis C	38	777	70	8	+ 769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	677	36	1,894	- 1,217
Bladder Cancer	40	549	52	829	- 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	499	8	15,843	- 15,344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	495	47	1,015	- 519
Birth Trauma	43	491	30	3,004	- 2,513
Epilepsy	44	446	37	1,870	- 1,424
Oesophagus Cancer	45	406	29	3,486	- 3,080
Violence	46	368	7	21,000	- 20,631
Drug Use	47	357	53	770	- 413
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	347	86	0	+ 347
Fires	49	343	27	3,618	- 3,275
Maternal Conditions	50	321	38	1,700	- 1,379
Schizophrenia	51	224	80	0	+ 224
Skin Cancers	52	191	48	993	- 801
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	183	55	376	- 193
Anemia	54	176	82	0	+ 176
Malnutrition	55	164	34	2,381	- 2,217
Alcohol	56	155	49	987	- 832
Oral conditions	57	83	84	0	+ 83
Meningitis	58	72	26	3,660	- 3,589
Otitis Media	59	72	67	19	+ 53
Syphilis	60	34	44	1,130	- 1,096
Pertussis	61	11	43	1,142	- 1,131
War	62	6	64	66	- 59
Appendicitis	63	1	56	274	- 272
Poisonings	64	1	50	975	- 975
Upper Respiratory	65	0	60	223	- 222
Dengue	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	71	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	72	0	69	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
HIV/AIDS	81	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Encephalitis	82	0	59	234	- 234
Osteoarthritis	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	85	0	62	113	- 113
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Brunei

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.