SOUTH AFRICA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,419	3	32,739	+ 29,680
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,251	22	4,676	+ 43,575
Lung Cancers	3	32,620	15	7,705	+ 24,914
Lung Disease	4	22,143	13	11,895	+ 10,248
Stroke	5	22,060	4	30,693	- 8,634
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,036	28	3,587	+ 11,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,578	2	39,341	- 27,763
Breast Cancer	8	9,208	23	4,533	+ 4,675
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,908	5	30,188	- 21,279
Lymphomas	10	8,018	31	2,818	+ 5,200
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,880	35	2,007	+ 5,872
Falls	12	7,524	42	1,399	+ 6,125
Prostate Cancer	13	7,340	24	4,374	+ 2,966
Kidney Disease	14	7,132	9	15,302	- 8,170
Suicide	15	6,881	10	13,774	- 6,893
Drug Use	16	5,743	53	770	+ 4,973
Liver Disease	17	5,646	14	9,013	- 3,368
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,233	46	1,077	+ 4,156
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,036	19	5,890	- 854
Liver Cancer	20	4,850	33	2,383	+ 2,466
Leukemia	21	4,827	40	1,464	+ 3,363
Hypertension	22	3,993	12	12,789	- 8,796
Bladder Cancer	23	3,927	52	829	+ 3,098
Other Injuries	24	3,727	17	6,014	- 2,286
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,474	29	3,486	- 12
Stomach Cancer	26	3,392	39	1,535	+ 1,858
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,209	21	5,408	- 2,199
Road Traffic Accidents	28	3,112	11	13,014	- 9,902
Ovary Cancer	29	2,963	51	951	+ 2,013
Skin Cancers	30	2,736	48	993	+ 1,744
Other Neoplasms	31	2,615	58	267	+ 2,349
Oral Cancer	32	2,480	41	1,406	+ 1,075
Alcohol	33	2,323	49	987	+ 1,336
Uterin Cancer	34	1,843	54	512	+ 1,331
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,684	25	4,351	- 2,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,309	8	15,843	- 14,534
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,078	62	113	+ 966
Skin Disease	38	1,058	45	1,101	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	991	47	1,015	- 24
Violence	40	943	7	21,000	- 20,057
Cervical Cancer	41	901	20	5,555	- 4,655
Low Birth Weight	42	862	16	6,250	- 5,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	689	36	1,894	- 1,205
Epilepsy	44	598	37	1,870	- 1,271
Hepatitis C	45	566	70	8	+ 558
Anemia	46	534	82	0	+ 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	502	55	376	+ 127
Drownings	48	441	32	2,403	- 1,962
Asthma	49	408	18	5,966	- 5,558
Birth Trauma	50	300	30	3,004	- 2,703
Malnutrition	51	300	34	2,381	- 2,081
Fires	52	300	27	3,618	- 3,318
HIV/AIDS	53	254	1	71,996	- 71,742
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	222	86	0	+ 222
Osteoarthritis	55	216	85	0	+ 216
Poisonings	56	189	50	975	- 786
Schizophrenia	57	185	80	0	+ 185
Tuberculosis	58	152	6	21,965	- 21,814
Meningitis	59	107	26	3,660	- 3,554
Hepatitis B	60	103	61	139	- 37
Oral conditions	61	79	84	0	+ 79
Appendicitis	62	77	56	274	- 197
Upper Respiratory	63	73	60	223	- 150
Maternal Conditions	64	70	38	1,700	- 1,629
War	65	33	64	66	- 33
Otitis Media	66	12	67	19	- 7
Syphilis	67	8	44	1,130	- 1,122
Encephalitis	68	5	59	234	- 229
Pertussis	69	1	43	1,142	- 1,141
Chagas disease	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	65	38	- 37
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	74	0	57	270	- 270
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Chlamydia	83	0	68	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.