SOUTH AFRICA VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,752	3	32,739	+ 9,013
Stroke	2	41,288	4	30,693	+ 10,594
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	40,742	2	39,341	+ 1,401
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	22,142	8	15,843	+ 6,299
HIV/AIDS	5	21,160	1	71,996	- 50,836
Liver Disease	6	17,899	14	9,013	+ 8,886
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,269	5	30,188	- 12,919
Low Birth Weight	8	15,271	16	6,250	+ 9,021
Tuberculosis	9	14,744	6	21,965	- 7,221
Other Injuries	10	14,135	17	6,014	+ 8,121
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,898	11	13,014	+ 884
Hypertension	12	12,812	12	12,789	+ 23
Kidney Disease	13	11,317	9	15,302	- 3,984
Malnutrition	14	10,298	34	2,381	+ 7,917
Birth Trauma	15	10,091	30	3,004	+ 7,087
Lung Disease	16	7,304	13	11,895	- 4,591
Meningitis	17	7,090	26	3,660	+ 3,430
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,863	25	4,351	+ 2,513
Suicide	19	5,700	10	13,774	- 8,074
Breast Cancer	20	5,520	23	4,533	+ 986
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,480	22	4,676	+ 804
Asthma	22	4,124	18	5,966	- 1,842
Malaria	23	4,009	63	83	+ 3,927
Violence	24	3,892	7	21,000	- 17,107
Pertussis	25	3,010	43	1,142	+ 1,868
Falls	26	2,762	42	1,399	+ 1,363
Leukemia	27	2,755	40	1,464	+ 1,291
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,743	21	5,408	- 2,665
Cervical Cancer	29	2,444	20	5,555	- 3,112
Lymphomas	30	2,439	31	2,818	- 378
Maternal Conditions	31	2,436	38	1,700	+ 736
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,285	28	3,587	- 1,302
Fires	33	1,987	27	3,618	- 1,631
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,944	36	1,894	+ 50
Drownings	35	1,728	32	2,403	- 675
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,635	29	3,486	- 1,850
Epilepsy	37	1,572	37	1,870	- 298
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,519	19	5,890	- 4,371
Poisonings	39	1,501	50	975	+ 525
Ovary Cancer	40	1,412	51	951	+ 461
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,377	46	1,077	+ 300
Lung Cancers	42	1,213	15	7,705	- 6,492
Liver Cancer	43	1,149	33	2,383	- 1,234
Prostate Cancer	44	1,040	24	4,374	- 3,334
Oral Cancer	45	1,010	41	1,406	- 396
Tetanus	46	1,000	65	38	+ 963
Bladder Cancer	47	936	52	829	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	897	47	1,015	- 117
Alcohol	49	889	49	987	- 98
Stomach Cancer	50	859	39	1,535	- 675
Leishmaniasis	51	847	77	0	+ 847
Syphilis	52	780	44	1,130	- 350
Skin Cancers	53	739	48	993	- 254
Drug Use	54	737	53	770	- 33
Skin Disease	55	732	45	1,101	- 370
Hepatitis B	56	513	61	139	+ 373
Appendicitis	57	343	56	274	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	58	339	35	2,007	- 1,668
Encephalitis	59	308	59	234	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	60	255	54	512	- 258
Upper Respiratory	61	234	60	223	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	199	55	376	- 176
War	63	164	64	66	+ 99
Schistosomiasis	64	153	66	35	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	65	144	58	267	- 122
Measles	66	124	57	270	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	67	93	62	113	- 20
Hepatitis C	68	88	70	8	+ 81
Diphtheria	69	49	69	16	+ 33
Chlamydia	70	27	68	18	+ 9
Ascariasis	71	25	71	3	+ 22
Otitis Media	72	21	67	19	+ 1
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	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
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Djibouti

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.