SOUTH AFRICA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	152,342	3	32,739	+ 119,603
Hypertension	2	136,715	12	12,789	+ 123,927
Stroke	3	56,503	4	30,693	+ 25,810
Lung Cancers	4	33,273	15	7,705	+ 25,568
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	26,678	28	3,587	+ 23,091
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,658	2	39,341	- 21,683
Liver Disease	7	16,631	14	9,013	+ 7,617
Prostate Cancer	8	15,112	24	4,374	+ 10,738
Stomach Cancer	9	14,673	39	1,535	+ 13,138
Pancreas Cancer	10	13,590	35	2,007	+ 11,583
Breast Cancer	11	13,161	23	4,533	+ 8,627
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	11,616	22	4,676	+ 6,940
Lung Disease	13	11,581	13	11,895	- 314
Inflammatory/Heart	14	10,987	21	5,408	+ 5,579
Lymphomas	15	10,779	31	2,818	+ 7,961
Suicide	16	9,995	10	13,774	- 3,779
Kidney Disease	17	8,934	9	15,302	- 6,368
Alcohol	18	7,513	49	987	+ 6,526
Diabetes Mellitus	19	7,396	5	30,188	- 22,792
Other Injuries	20	7,151	17	6,014	+ 1,137
Bladder Cancer	21	6,368	52	829	+ 5,539
Leukemia	22	6,360	40	1,464	+ 4,896
Other Neoplasms	23	6,245	58	267	+ 5,978
Falls	24	6,003	42	1,399	+ 4,604
Oral Cancer	25	5,591	41	1,406	+ 4,185
Liver Cancer	26	5,428	33	2,383	+ 3,045
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,987	29	3,486	+ 1,502
Ovary Cancer	28	4,415	51	951	+ 3,464
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,150	46	1,077	+ 3,073
Skin Cancers	30	3,993	48	993	+ 3,001
Drug Use	31	3,797	53	770	+ 3,027
Cervical Cancer	32	3,421	20	5,555	- 2,135
Endocrine Disorders	33	3,338	19	5,890	- 2,552
Uterin Cancer	34	3,044	54	512	+ 2,531
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,996	11	13,014	- 10,018
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,785	36	1,894	+ 891
Epilepsy	37	2,253	37	1,870	+ 383
Fires	38	2,071	27	3,618	- 1,547
HIV/AIDS	39	2,040	1	71,996	- 69,956
Drownings	40	1,517	32	2,403	- 886
Skin Disease	41	1,444	45	1,101	+ 342
Violence	42	1,443	7	21,000	- 19,557
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,268	25	4,351	- 3,083
Asthma	44	1,219	18	5,966	- 4,747
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,091	47	1,015	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	872	55	376	+ 496
Tuberculosis	47	833	6	21,965	- 21,132
Multiple Sclerosis	48	823	62	113	+ 710
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	615	86	0	+ 615
Osteoarthritis	50	514	85	0	+ 514
Anemia	51	463	82	0	+ 463
Poisonings	52	421	50	975	- 554
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	418	8	15,843	- 15,425
Meningitis	54	375	26	3,660	- 3,285
Low Birth Weight	55	343	16	6,250	- 5,907
Schizophrenia	56	309	80	0	+ 309
Birth Trauma	57	254	30	3,004	- 2,750
Hepatitis C	58	205	70	8	+ 197
Appendicitis	59	103	56	274	- 171
Oral conditions	60	102	84	0	+ 102
Maternal Conditions	61	59	38	1,700	- 1,641
Syphilis	62	51	44	1,130	- 1,079
Encephalitis	63	10	59	234	- 224
War	64	7	64	66	- 59
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	139	- 139
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	223	- 223
Otitis Media	67	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	73	0	63	83	- 83
Ascariasis	74	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	18	- 18
Malnutrition	79	0	34	2,381	- 2,381
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	65	38	- 38
Diphtheria	82	0	69	16	- 16
Pertussis	83	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Measles	84	0	57	270	- 270
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Estonia

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.