SOUTH AFRICA VS CAMBODIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMBODIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	46,428	4	30,693	+ 15,734
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,366	3	32,739	+ 3,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,151	2	39,341	- 8,190
Liver Disease	4	28,753	14	9,013	+ 19,740
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,908	5	30,188	- 18,280
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,418	11	13,014	- 1,596
Lung Disease	7	10,827	13	11,895	- 1,068
Tuberculosis	8	10,151	6	21,965	- 11,815
Liver Cancer	9	9,609	33	2,383	+ 7,225
Hypertension	10	8,337	12	12,789	- 4,452
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	7,609	8	15,843	- 8,234
Falls	12	7,494	42	1,399	+ 6,095
Kidney Disease	13	7,487	9	15,302	- 7,815
Peptic Ulcer Disease	14	6,866	36	1,894	+ 4,972
Low Birth Weight	15	6,469	16	6,250	+ 219
Lung Cancers	16	5,777	15	7,705	- 1,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	4,824	22	4,676	+ 148
Birth Trauma	18	4,786	30	3,004	+ 1,782
HIV/AIDS	19	4,747	1	71,996	- 67,249
Congenital Anomalies	20	4,565	25	4,351	+ 215
Asthma	21	4,376	18	5,966	- 1,590
Drownings	22	3,943	32	2,403	+ 1,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,205	28	3,587	- 381
Breast Cancer	24	3,033	23	4,533	- 1,500
Suicide	25	2,833	10	13,774	- 10,941
Other Injuries	26	2,796	17	6,014	- 3,217
Cervical Cancer	27	2,580	20	5,555	- 2,975
Oral Cancer	28	2,297	41	1,406	+ 891
Leukemia	29	1,948	40	1,464	+ 484
Maternal Conditions	30	1,716	38	1,700	+ 16
Lymphomas	31	1,674	31	2,818	- 1,144
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,544	21	5,408	- 3,864
Malnutrition	33	1,514	34	2,381	- 867
Stomach Cancer	34	1,380	39	1,535	- 154
Endocrine Disorders	35	1,359	19	5,890	- 4,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,328	47	1,015	+ 314
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,309	46	1,077	+ 232
Violence	38	1,228	7	21,000	- 19,772
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,051	29	3,486	- 2,435
Ovary Cancer	40	882	51	951	- 69
Pertussis	41	818	43	1,142	- 325
Fires	42	794	27	3,618	- 2,823
Skin Disease	43	747	45	1,101	- 355
Skin Cancers	44	592	48	993	- 401
Bladder Cancer	45	584	52	829	- 246
Encephalitis	46	487	59	234	+ 252
Hepatitis B	47	484	61	139	+ 344
Pancreas Cancer	48	477	35	2,007	- 1,530
Alcohol	49	470	49	987	- 517
Prostate Cancer	50	452	24	4,374	- 3,921
Epilepsy	51	422	37	1,870	- 1,448
Tetanus	52	388	65	38	+ 351
Malaria	53	361	63	83	+ 279
Meningitis	54	349	26	3,660	- 3,311
Uterin Cancer	55	335	54	512	- 178
Poisonings	56	273	50	975	- 703
Appendicitis	57	260	56	274	- 14
Drug Use	58	226	53	770	- 544
Dengue	59	206	73	0	+ 206
Measles	60	206	57	270	- 65
Hepatitis C	61	167	70	8	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	62	117	58	267	- 150
Schistosomiasis	63	92	66	35	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	78	55	376	- 297
Multiple Sclerosis	65	63	62	113	- 50
Syphilis	66	60	44	1,130	- 1,069
Upper Respiratory	67	45	60	223	- 178
War	68	25	64	66	- 40
Ascariasis	69	17	71	3	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	4	68	18	- 15
Diphtheria	71	3	69	16	- 13
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 18
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Cambodia

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.