SOUTH AFRICA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,954	2	39,341	+ 16,613
Tuberculosis	2	50,311	6	21,965	+ 28,346
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,098	8	15,843	+ 34,255
HIV/AIDS	4	40,138	1	71,996	- 31,858
Stroke	5	35,123	4	30,693	+ 4,430
Malaria	6	35,077	63	83	+ 34,994
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,018	3	32,739	- 1,721
Low Birth Weight	8	23,828	16	6,250	+ 17,578
Birth Trauma	9	23,442	30	3,004	+ 20,438
Road Traffic Accidents	10	19,144	11	13,014	+ 6,130
Measles	11	17,382	57	270	+ 17,112
Hypertension	12	13,394	12	12,789	+ 605
Maternal Conditions	13	12,561	38	1,700	+ 10,861
Liver Disease	14	12,336	14	9,013	+ 3,322
Diabetes Mellitus	15	12,207	5	30,188	- 17,980
Meningitis	16	10,853	26	3,660	+ 7,193
Violence	17	10,787	7	21,000	- 10,212
Lung Disease	18	10,226	13	11,895	- 1,668
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,295	25	4,351	+ 3,945
Asthma	20	8,137	18	5,966	+ 2,171
Kidney Disease	21	7,596	9	15,302	- 7,706
Malnutrition	22	7,388	34	2,381	+ 5,007
Other Injuries	23	6,637	17	6,014	+ 624
Suicide	24	6,257	10	13,774	- 7,517
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,524	19	5,890	- 1,366
Breast Cancer	26	3,682	23	4,533	- 852
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,392	36	1,894	+ 1,498
War	28	3,353	64	66	+ 3,288
Tetanus	29	2,998	65	38	+ 2,960
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,886	21	5,408	- 2,522
Pertussis	31	2,836	43	1,142	+ 1,694
Cervical Cancer	32	2,461	20	5,555	- 3,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,181	22	4,676	- 2,495
Drownings	34	2,163	32	2,403	- 240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,074	47	1,015	+ 1,059
Falls	36	1,939	42	1,399	+ 540
Schistosomiasis	37	1,810	66	35	+ 1,775
Prostate Cancer	38	1,672	24	4,374	- 2,701
Fires	39	1,517	27	3,618	- 2,101
Poisonings	40	1,433	50	975	+ 458
Syphilis	41	1,284	44	1,130	+ 155
Lymphomas	42	1,273	31	2,818	- 1,545
Epilepsy	43	1,271	37	1,870	- 599
Liver Cancer	44	1,248	33	2,383	- 1,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,246	28	3,587	- 2,341
Oral Cancer	46	974	41	1,406	- 432
Leukemia	47	943	40	1,464	- 521
Parkinson's Disease	48	719	46	1,077	- 358
Stomach Cancer	49	700	39	1,535	- 834
Ovary Cancer	50	685	51	951	- 266
Appendicitis	51	661	56	274	+ 387
Alcohol	52	660	49	987	- 327
Oesophagus Cancer	53	515	29	3,486	- 2,970
Skin Disease	54	515	45	1,101	- 586
Lung Cancers	55	501	15	7,705	- 7,205
Leishmaniasis	56	487	77	0	+ 487
Drug Use	57	469	53	770	- 301
Skin Cancers	58	458	48	993	- 535
Trypanosomiasis	59	424	76	0	+ 424
Pancreas Cancer	60	391	35	2,007	- 1,616
Hepatitis B	61	353	61	139	+ 213
Encephalitis	62	299	59	234	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	63	261	60	223	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	64	249	52	829	- 580
Uterin Cancer	65	209	54	512	- 303
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	161	55	376	- 215
Diphtheria	67	114	69	16	+ 97
Otitis Media	68	66	67	19	+ 47
Hepatitis C	69	60	70	8	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	70	51	58	267	- 215
Ascariasis	71	51	71	3	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	72	41	62	113	- 72
Chlamydia	73	20	68	18	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Central Africa

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.