SOUTH AFRICA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,049	3	32,739	+ 21,310
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	52,797	22	4,676	+ 48,121
Lung Disease	3	44,388	13	11,895	+ 32,494
Lung Cancers	4	37,655	15	7,705	+ 29,950
Stroke	5	37,059	4	30,693	+ 6,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,703	2	39,341	- 16,638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,723	28	3,587	+ 18,137
Prostate Cancer	8	14,976	24	4,374	+ 10,602
Breast Cancer	9	13,144	23	4,533	+ 8,610
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,991	5	30,188	- 17,196
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,090	35	2,007	+ 9,082
Kidney Disease	12	9,216	9	15,302	- 6,086
Lymphomas	13	7,384	31	2,818	+ 4,566
Liver Disease	14	7,003	14	9,013	- 2,010
Hypertension	15	6,501	12	12,789	- 6,287
Suicide	16	6,247	10	13,774	- 7,527
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,072	46	1,077	+ 4,995
Alcohol	18	6,055	49	987	+ 5,068
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,814	19	5,890	- 76
Leukemia	20	5,650	40	1,464	+ 4,187
Bladder Cancer	21	5,519	52	829	+ 4,690
Falls	22	5,471	42	1,399	+ 4,072
Stomach Cancer	23	4,899	39	1,535	+ 3,364
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,822	29	3,486	+ 1,337
Liver Cancer	25	4,700	33	2,383	+ 2,316
Skin Cancers	26	3,931	48	993	+ 2,938
Other Neoplasms	27	3,825	58	267	+ 3,558
Oral Cancer	28	3,751	41	1,406	+ 2,345
Ovary Cancer	29	3,714	51	951	+ 2,764
Other Injuries	30	3,513	17	6,014	- 2,501
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,878	21	5,408	- 2,530
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,188	36	1,894	+ 294
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,160	11	13,014	- 10,854
Drug Use	34	1,991	53	770	+ 1,222
Uterin Cancer	35	1,575	54	512	+ 1,062
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,549	25	4,351	- 2,801
Cervical Cancer	37	1,545	20	5,555	- 4,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,463	8	15,843	- 14,380
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,335	62	113	+ 1,222
Epilepsy	40	1,265	37	1,870	- 605
Low Birth Weight	41	1,178	16	6,250	- 5,072
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	976	47	1,015	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	855	55	376	+ 479
Asthma	44	833	18	5,966	- 5,133
Skin Disease	45	798	45	1,101	- 303
Anemia	46	739	82	0	+ 739
Violence	47	638	7	21,000	- 20,362
Schizophrenia	48	574	80	0	+ 574
Fires	49	534	27	3,618	- 3,083
Drownings	50	377	32	2,403	- 2,027
Osteoarthritis	51	257	85	0	+ 257
Meningitis	52	252	26	3,660	- 3,408
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	248	86	0	+ 248
Appendicitis	54	232	56	274	- 42
HIV/AIDS	55	228	1	71,996	- 71,768
Birth Trauma	56	215	30	3,004	- 2,789
Tuberculosis	57	157	6	21,965	- 21,809
Upper Respiratory	58	155	60	223	- 68
Malnutrition	59	142	34	2,381	- 2,239
Hepatitis C	60	87	70	8	+ 79
Hepatitis B	61	61	61	139	- 78
Poisonings	62	56	50	975	- 919
Oral conditions	63	42	84	0	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	64	23	38	1,700	- 1,677
Otitis Media	65	18	67	19	- 1
War	66	6	64	66	- 60
Encephalitis	67	6	59	234	- 228
Tetanus	68	4	65	38	- 34
Chlamydia	69	4	68	18	- 15
Syphilis	70	3	44	1,130	- 1,126
Measles	71	3	57	270	- 267
Pertussis	72	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Denmark

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.