SOUTH AFRICA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,852	3	32,739	+ 23,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,991	22	4,676	+ 42,315
Stroke	3	32,137	4	30,693	+ 1,444
Lung Cancers	4	31,521	15	7,705	+ 23,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	19,318	28	3,587	+ 15,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,477	2	39,341	- 21,864
Lung Disease	7	16,117	13	11,895	+ 4,222
Breast Cancer	8	13,733	23	4,533	+ 9,200
Other Injuries	9	13,365	17	6,014	+ 7,352
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,926	35	2,007	+ 8,919
Kidney Disease	11	10,145	9	15,302	- 5,157
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,646	5	30,188	- 20,542
Prostate Cancer	13	9,611	24	4,374	+ 5,238
Lymphomas	14	8,899	31	2,818	+ 6,082
Liver Cancer	15	8,462	33	2,383	+ 6,079
Suicide	16	7,921	10	13,774	- 5,853
Other Neoplasms	17	7,753	58	267	+ 7,486
Falls	18	7,323	42	1,399	+ 5,924
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,148	19	5,890	+ 1,258
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,692	46	1,077	+ 5,615
Leukemia	21	6,592	40	1,464	+ 5,128
Liver Disease	22	6,526	14	9,013	- 2,488
Hypertension	23	6,285	12	12,789	- 6,504
Bladder Cancer	24	5,804	52	829	+ 4,975
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,362	21	5,408	- 46
Stomach Cancer	26	4,889	39	1,535	+ 3,354
Oral Cancer	27	4,134	41	1,406	+ 2,728
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,131	29	3,486	+ 645
Malnutrition	29	3,723	34	2,381	+ 1,342
Ovary Cancer	30	3,504	51	951	+ 2,553
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,952	11	13,014	- 10,062
Skin Cancers	32	2,878	48	993	+ 1,885
Alcohol	33	2,819	49	987	+ 1,832
Uterin Cancer	34	2,405	54	512	+ 1,893
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,779	25	4,351	- 2,572
Drug Use	36	1,663	53	770	+ 893
Epilepsy	37	1,649	37	1,870	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,598	8	15,843	- 14,245
Skin Disease	39	1,412	45	1,101	+ 311
Cervical Cancer	40	1,391	20	5,555	- 4,164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,224	47	1,015	+ 209
Asthma	42	918	18	5,966	- 5,047
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	872	36	1,894	- 1,022
Anemia	44	860	82	0	+ 860
Drownings	45	767	32	2,403	- 1,636
Multiple Sclerosis	46	665	62	113	+ 552
Low Birth Weight	47	575	16	6,250	- 5,675
Schizophrenia	48	572	80	0	+ 572
Violence	49	475	7	21,000	- 20,524
Tuberculosis	50	385	6	21,965	- 21,581
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	377	55	376	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	368	70	8	+ 360
Fires	53	356	27	3,618	- 3,261
HIV/AIDS	54	320	1	71,996	- 71,676
Birth Trauma	55	273	30	3,004	- 2,731
Osteoarthritis	56	217	85	0	+ 217
Poisonings	57	201	50	975	- 774
Meningitis	58	144	26	3,660	- 3,516
Hepatitis B	59	120	61	139	- 20
Oral conditions	60	104	84	0	+ 104
Appendicitis	61	79	56	274	- 194
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	67	86	0	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	63	47	60	223	- 176
Maternal Conditions	64	46	38	1,700	- 1,654
Otitis Media	65	14	67	19	- 5
Encephalitis	66	7	59	234	- 227
War	67	6	64	66	- 60
Syphilis	68	3	44	1,130	- 1,126
Pertussis	69	2	43	1,142	- 1,140
Tetanus	70	2	65	38	- 36
Schistosomiasis	71	1	66	35	- 34
Leprosy	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	69	16	- 16
Dengue	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	78	0	68	18	- 18
Ascariasis	79	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.