SOUTH AFRICA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,251	3	32,739	+ 18,512
Stroke	2	21,148	4	30,693	- 9,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	18,305	22	4,676	+ 13,629
Lung Disease	4	16,265	13	11,895	+ 4,371
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,180	5	30,188	- 15,007
Lung Cancers	6	14,613	15	7,705	+ 6,908
Kidney Disease	7	9,729	9	15,302	- 5,573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,650	28	3,587	+ 4,064
Breast Cancer	9	7,080	23	4,533	+ 2,547
Other Injuries	10	6,214	17	6,014	+ 201
Hypertension	11	5,827	12	12,789	- 6,961
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,759	19	5,890	- 131
Prostate Cancer	13	5,379	24	4,374	+ 1,006
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,775	35	2,007	+ 2,768
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,464	2	39,341	- 34,877
Lymphomas	16	4,448	31	2,818	+ 1,630
Leukemia	17	3,786	40	1,464	+ 2,323
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,155	11	13,014	- 9,859
Bladder Cancer	19	3,052	52	829	+ 2,223
Liver Cancer	20	2,931	33	2,383	+ 547
Stomach Cancer	21	2,888	39	1,535	+ 1,353
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,584	8	15,843	- 13,259
Other Neoplasms	23	2,448	58	267	+ 2,181
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,337	21	5,408	- 3,071
Falls	25	2,321	42	1,399	+ 922
Liver Disease	26	2,305	14	9,013	- 6,708
Ovary Cancer	27	2,050	51	951	+ 1,099
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,016	46	1,077	+ 939
Suicide	29	1,999	10	13,774	- 11,775
Skin Disease	30	1,995	45	1,101	+ 894
Skin Cancers	31	1,767	48	993	+ 774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,580	47	1,015	+ 565
Drownings	33	1,526	32	2,403	- 877
Uterin Cancer	34	1,259	54	512	+ 746
Asthma	35	1,106	18	5,966	- 4,860
Oral Cancer	36	953	41	1,406	- 452
Cervical Cancer	37	843	20	5,555	- 4,712
Congenital Anomalies	38	806	25	4,351	- 3,545
Anemia	39	794	82	0	+ 794
Violence	40	700	7	21,000	- 20,300
Drug Use	41	612	53	770	- 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	516	36	1,894	- 1,379
Oesophagus Cancer	43	473	29	3,486	- 3,013
Epilepsy	44	449	37	1,870	- 1,421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	446	55	376	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	46	402	62	113	+ 290
Low Birth Weight	47	293	16	6,250	- 5,958
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	262	86	0	+ 262
Alcohol	49	240	49	987	- 747
Fires	50	213	27	3,618	- 3,405
Poisonings	51	190	50	975	- 786
Tuberculosis	52	170	6	21,965	- 21,795
Birth Trauma	53	114	30	3,004	- 2,889
Hepatitis B	54	84	61	139	- 56
Meningitis	55	78	26	3,660	- 3,583
Malnutrition	56	73	34	2,381	- 2,308
Schizophrenia	57	71	80	0	+ 71
Hepatitis C	58	70	70	8	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	59	50	60	223	- 173
Osteoarthritis	60	40	85	0	+ 40
Oral conditions	61	38	84	0	+ 38
Syphilis	62	33	44	1,130	- 1,097
Maternal Conditions	63	30	38	1,700	- 1,669
HIV/AIDS	64	19	1	71,996	- 71,977
Otitis Media	65	18	67	19	- 1
Appendicitis	66	18	56	274	- 256
Leishmaniasis	67	18	77	0	+ 18
War	68	6	64	66	- 59
Encephalitis	69	2	59	234	- 232
Pertussis	70	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Tetanus	71	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	80	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Cyprus

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.