SOUTH AFRICA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	119,461	22	4,676	+ 114,785
Coronary Heart Disease	2	105,611	3	32,739	+ 72,872
Stroke	3	44,206	4	30,693	+ 13,512
Lung Cancers	4	24,838	15	7,705	+ 17,133
Hypertension	5	21,808	12	12,789	+ 9,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,397	28	3,587	+ 11,810
Falls	7	14,236	42	1,399	+ 12,837
Lung Disease	8	13,851	13	11,895	+ 1,956
Pancreas Cancer	9	13,397	35	2,007	+ 11,390
Liver Disease	10	11,473	14	9,013	+ 2,460
Prostate Cancer	11	10,422	24	4,374	+ 6,049
Breast Cancer	12	10,186	23	4,533	+ 5,653
Parkinson's Disease	13	9,162	46	1,077	+ 8,085
Lymphomas	14	9,140	31	2,818	+ 6,322
Suicide	15	9,090	10	13,774	- 4,684
Liver Cancer	16	5,856	33	2,383	+ 3,472
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,565	21	5,408	+ 157
Alcohol	18	4,988	49	987	+ 4,002
Stomach Cancer	19	4,800	39	1,535	+ 3,265
Other Injuries	20	4,692	17	6,014	- 1,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	4,686	2	39,341	- 34,655
Diabetes Mellitus	22	4,488	5	30,188	- 25,699
Other Neoplasms	23	4,049	58	267	+ 3,782
Leukemia	24	3,987	40	1,464	+ 2,524
Ovary Cancer	25	3,699	51	951	+ 2,749
Kidney Disease	26	3,672	9	15,302	- 11,630
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,435	29	3,486	- 50
Bladder Cancer	28	3,313	52	829	+ 2,484
Skin Cancers	29	3,192	48	993	+ 2,199
Drug Use	30	2,891	53	770	+ 2,122
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,757	19	5,890	- 3,133
Uterin Cancer	32	2,418	54	512	+ 1,906
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,310	11	13,014	- 10,704
Oral Cancer	34	2,225	41	1,406	+ 819
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,062	25	4,351	- 2,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,627	36	1,894	- 267
Drownings	37	1,138	32	2,403	- 1,265
Epilepsy	38	1,119	37	1,870	- 751
Schizophrenia	39	999	80	0	+ 999
Asthma	40	910	18	5,966	- 5,056
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	892	55	376	+ 516
Multiple Sclerosis	42	861	62	113	+ 748
Violence	43	691	7	21,000	- 20,309
Cervical Cancer	44	667	20	5,555	- 4,888
Fires	45	662	27	3,618	- 2,956
Tuberculosis	46	344	6	21,965	- 21,621
Skin Disease	47	292	45	1,101	- 810
Low Birth Weight	48	281	16	6,250	- 5,969
Poisonings	49	266	50	975	- 709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	204	47	1,015	- 811
Osteoarthritis	51	180	85	0	+ 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	164	8	15,843	- 15,679
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	116	86	0	+ 116
Appendicitis	54	102	56	274	- 172
Meningitis	55	101	26	3,660	- 3,559
Birth Trauma	56	83	30	3,004	- 2,920
Malnutrition	57	71	34	2,381	- 2,310
Anemia	58	60	82	0	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	59	60	1	71,996	- 71,936
Hepatitis C	60	49	70	8	+ 41
Oral conditions	61	40	84	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	62	21	60	223	- 202
Hepatitis B	63	18	61	139	- 122
Maternal Conditions	64	16	38	1,700	- 1,683
War	65	6	64	66	- 60
Encephalitis	66	5	59	234	- 229
Syphilis	67	4	44	1,130	- 1,126
Otitis Media	68	3	67	19	- 16
Pertussis	69	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Tetanus	70	0	65	38	- 38
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Finland

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.