SOUTH AFRICA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,555	2	39,341	- 8,785
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,617	8	15,843	+ 6,774
Stroke	3	20,068	4	30,693	- 10,625
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,625	3	32,739	- 14,114
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,093	11	13,014	+ 3,079
Birth Trauma	6	15,860	30	3,004	+ 12,856
Low Birth Weight	7	14,286	16	6,250	+ 8,036
Liver Disease	8	13,904	14	9,013	+ 4,890
Tuberculosis	9	10,939	6	21,965	- 11,027
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,289	5	30,188	- 21,899
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,973	25	4,351	+ 3,622
Hypertension	12	6,868	12	12,789	- 5,921
Kidney Disease	13	6,171	9	15,302	- 9,131
Meningitis	14	6,128	26	3,660	+ 2,468
Lung Disease	15	6,052	13	11,895	- 5,843
Other Injuries	16	5,983	17	6,014	- 31
HIV/AIDS	17	5,849	1	71,996	- 66,147
Maternal Conditions	18	4,531	38	1,700	+ 2,831
Malnutrition	19	4,407	34	2,381	+ 2,026
Breast Cancer	20	4,326	23	4,533	- 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,210	22	4,676	- 466
Violence	22	4,118	7	21,000	- 16,882
Pertussis	23	3,516	43	1,142	+ 2,374
Measles	24	3,224	57	270	+ 2,954
Suicide	25	3,075	10	13,774	- 10,699
Malaria	26	2,868	63	83	+ 2,786
Cervical Cancer	27	2,559	20	5,555	- 2,997
Falls	28	2,299	42	1,399	+ 900
Asthma	29	2,286	18	5,966	- 3,680
Leukemia	30	2,153	40	1,464	+ 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,914	28	3,587	- 1,672
Poisonings	32	1,870	50	975	+ 895
Lymphomas	33	1,830	31	2,818	- 988
Fires	34	1,659	27	3,618	- 1,958
Drownings	35	1,597	32	2,403	- 806
Ovary Cancer	36	1,236	51	951	+ 285
Tetanus	37	1,123	65	38	+ 1,085
Lung Cancers	38	1,123	15	7,705	- 6,583
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,106	21	5,408	- 4,303
Oesophagus Cancer	40	937	29	3,486	- 2,548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	896	36	1,894	- 998
Liver Cancer	42	882	33	2,383	- 1,501
Syphilis	43	866	44	1,130	- 263
Epilepsy	44	828	37	1,870	- 1,041
Endocrine Disorders	45	827	19	5,890	- 5,063
Parkinson's Disease	46	804	46	1,077	- 273
Stomach Cancer	47	774	39	1,535	- 760
Oral Cancer	48	753	41	1,406	- 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	683	47	1,015	- 332
Prostate Cancer	50	634	24	4,374	- 3,739
Bladder Cancer	51	551	52	829	- 279
Skin Cancers	52	513	48	993	- 480
Skin Disease	53	461	45	1,101	- 641
Schistosomiasis	54	428	66	35	+ 393
Alcohol	55	382	49	987	- 605
Hepatitis B	56	378	61	139	+ 239
Upper Respiratory	57	361	60	223	+ 138
Appendicitis	58	345	56	274	+ 72
Leishmaniasis	59	295	77	0	+ 295
Drug Use	60	262	53	770	- 508
Pancreas Cancer	61	249	35	2,007	- 1,758
Uterin Cancer	62	215	54	512	- 298
Encephalitis	63	197	59	234	- 37
War	64	143	64	66	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	112	55	376	- 263
Other Neoplasms	66	75	58	267	- 191
Diphtheria	67	74	69	16	+ 58
Ascariasis	68	66	71	3	+ 63
Hepatitis C	69	58	70	8	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	70	31	62	113	- 82
Otitis Media	71	20	67	19	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	11	68	18	- 8
Dengue	73	10	73	0	+ 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Ethiopia

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.