SOUTH AFRICA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,219	2	39,341	- 8,122
Stroke	2	24,429	4	30,693	- 6,265
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,838	8	15,843	+ 5,995
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,520	3	32,739	- 12,219
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,635	11	13,014	- 379
Liver Disease	6	11,574	14	9,013	+ 2,560
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,998	5	30,188	- 21,189
Hypertension	8	8,819	12	12,789	- 3,969
Lung Disease	9	6,306	13	11,895	- 5,589
Malnutrition	10	6,285	34	2,381	+ 3,904
Birth Trauma	11	5,872	30	3,004	+ 2,869
Kidney Disease	12	5,504	9	15,302	- 9,798
Maternal Conditions	13	5,179	38	1,700	+ 3,479
Tuberculosis	14	5,178	6	21,965	- 16,788
Other Injuries	15	5,145	17	6,014	- 869
Low Birth Weight	16	5,060	16	6,250	- 1,190
Malaria	17	4,164	63	83	+ 4,081
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,116	25	4,351	- 234
Meningitis	19	3,853	26	3,660	+ 193
Violence	20	3,661	7	21,000	- 17,339
Suicide	21	3,637	10	13,774	- 10,137
Asthma	22	3,107	18	5,966	- 2,859
Breast Cancer	23	2,967	23	4,533	- 1,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,951	22	4,676	- 1,725
HIV/AIDS	25	2,930	1	71,996	- 69,066
Falls	26	1,602	42	1,399	+ 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,401	36	1,894	- 493
Lymphomas	28	1,398	31	2,818	- 1,419
Leukemia	29	1,373	40	1,464	- 91
Cervical Cancer	30	1,262	20	5,555	- 4,293
Fires	31	1,256	27	3,618	- 2,361
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,171	21	5,408	- 4,238
Drownings	33	1,121	32	2,403	- 1,282
Poisonings	34	1,088	50	975	+ 112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,077	28	3,587	- 2,509
Pertussis	36	853	43	1,142	- 289
Parkinson's Disease	37	808	46	1,077	- 269
Epilepsy	38	776	37	1,870	- 1,093
Oesophagus Cancer	39	772	29	3,486	- 2,714
Ovary Cancer	40	757	51	951	- 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	731	47	1,015	- 284
Schistosomiasis	42	693	66	35	+ 658
Endocrine Disorders	43	679	19	5,890	- 5,211
Oral Cancer	44	677	41	1,406	- 729
Liver Cancer	45	659	33	2,383	- 1,724
Lung Cancers	46	588	15	7,705	- 7,118
Prostate Cancer	47	516	24	4,374	- 3,858
Stomach Cancer	48	460	39	1,535	- 1,074
Alcohol	49	433	49	987	- 553
Skin Disease	50	425	45	1,101	- 676
Bladder Cancer	51	400	52	829	- 429
Tetanus	52	357	65	38	+ 319
Drug Use	53	345	53	770	- 425
Syphilis	54	332	44	1,130	- 798
Appendicitis	55	299	56	274	+ 25
Skin Cancers	56	284	48	993	- 709
Hepatitis B	57	263	61	139	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	58	186	35	2,007	- 1,821
Leishmaniasis	59	181	77	0	+ 181
Upper Respiratory	60	170	60	223	- 53
Uterin Cancer	61	167	54	512	- 346
Encephalitis	62	148	59	234	- 86
Measles	63	120	57	270	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	113	55	376	- 262
Hepatitis C	65	61	70	8	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	66	58	58	267	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	67	36	62	113	- 77
Ascariasis	68	17	71	3	+ 15
Otitis Media	69	17	67	19	- 3
Chlamydia	70	10	68	18	- 8
War	71	4	64	66	- 62
Diphtheria	72	3	69	16	- 13
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Eritrea

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.