SOUTH AFRICA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	73,535	2	39,341	+ 34,195
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	46,982	8	15,843	+ 31,139
Malaria	3	27,319	63	83	+ 27,236
Birth Trauma	4	26,318	30	3,004	+ 23,314
Low Birth Weight	5	22,246	16	6,250	+ 15,996
Stroke	6	19,177	4	30,693	- 11,516
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,852	3	32,739	- 14,887
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,370	11	13,014	+ 3,355
Meningitis	9	15,206	26	3,660	+ 11,545
Congenital Anomalies	10	11,791	25	4,351	+ 7,440
Maternal Conditions	11	11,624	38	1,700	+ 9,925
Tuberculosis	12	11,078	6	21,965	- 10,888
HIV/AIDS	13	10,189	1	71,996	- 61,807
Liver Disease	14	9,716	14	9,013	+ 702
Other Injuries	15	8,433	17	6,014	+ 2,419
Pertussis	16	7,907	43	1,142	+ 6,764
Measles	17	7,509	57	270	+ 7,238
Malnutrition	18	6,807	34	2,381	+ 4,427
Kidney Disease	19	5,991	9	15,302	- 9,311
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,951	5	30,188	- 24,237
Violence	21	4,526	7	21,000	- 16,474
Lung Disease	22	4,525	13	11,895	- 7,369
Hypertension	23	3,982	12	12,789	- 8,807
Asthma	24	3,969	18	5,966	- 1,997
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,660	19	5,890	- 2,231
Drownings	26	3,366	32	2,403	+ 963
Suicide	27	3,251	10	13,774	- 10,523
Breast Cancer	28	3,206	23	4,533	- 1,328
Fires	29	2,286	27	3,618	- 1,332
Syphilis	30	2,274	44	1,130	+ 1,144
Tetanus	31	2,164	65	38	+ 2,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,103	22	4,676	- 2,573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,059	36	1,894	+ 165
Falls	34	2,037	42	1,399	+ 638
Cervical Cancer	35	2,005	20	5,555	- 3,550
Poisonings	36	1,751	50	975	+ 776
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,480	21	5,408	- 3,928
Epilepsy	38	1,420	37	1,870	- 450
Lymphomas	39	1,232	31	2,818	- 1,586
Liver Cancer	40	1,224	33	2,383	- 1,159
Prostate Cancer	41	1,075	24	4,374	- 3,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	1,057	28	3,587	- 2,530
Oral Cancer	43	929	41	1,406	- 476
War	44	909	64	66	+ 843
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	905	47	1,015	- 110
Leukemia	46	878	40	1,464	- 585
Hepatitis B	47	844	61	139	+ 705
Drug Use	48	732	53	770	- 38
Ovary Cancer	49	696	51	951	- 255
Parkinson's Disease	50	646	46	1,077	- 431
Stomach Cancer	51	591	39	1,535	- 944
Schistosomiasis	52	587	66	35	+ 552
Skin Disease	53	451	45	1,101	- 651
Skin Cancers	54	432	48	993	- 560
Diphtheria	55	419	69	16	+ 402
Oesophagus Cancer	56	383	29	3,486	- 3,103
Encephalitis	57	382	59	234	+ 148
Pancreas Cancer	58	344	35	2,007	- 1,663
Lung Cancers	59	317	15	7,705	- 7,389
Alcohol	60	288	49	987	- 699
Bladder Cancer	61	261	52	829	- 568
Appendicitis	62	240	56	274	- 34
Ascariasis	63	228	71	3	+ 225
Leishmaniasis	64	191	77	0	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	65	175	54	512	- 337
Upper Respiratory	66	113	60	223	- 110
Hepatitis C	67	99	70	8	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	68	56	58	267	- 210
Multiple Sclerosis	69	48	62	113	- 64
Trypanosomiasis	70	41	76	0	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	39	55	376	- 336
Chlamydia	72	6	68	18	- 12
Otitis Media	73	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Chad

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.