SOUTH AFRICA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,503	3	32,739	+ 164,764
Stroke	2	147,615	4	30,693	+ 116,921
Hypertension	3	54,108	12	12,789	+ 41,319
Liver Disease	4	23,076	14	9,013	+ 14,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	22,524	22	4,676	+ 17,848
Diabetes Mellitus	6	19,994	5	30,188	- 10,193
Lung Disease	7	14,287	13	11,895	+ 2,392
Lung Cancers	8	14,205	15	7,705	+ 6,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,923	2	39,341	- 28,417
Kidney Disease	10	10,185	9	15,302	- 5,117
Breast Cancer	11	7,558	23	4,533	+ 3,025
Stomach Cancer	12	6,575	39	1,535	+ 5,041
Road Traffic Accidents	13	6,117	11	13,014	- 6,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	5,470	28	3,587	+ 1,883
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,258	47	1,015	+ 4,244
Falls	16	5,179	42	1,399	+ 3,780
Liver Cancer	17	4,744	33	2,383	+ 2,361
Suicide	18	4,525	10	13,774	- 9,249
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,370	46	1,077	+ 3,293
Other Injuries	20	4,273	17	6,014	- 1,741
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,269	21	5,408	- 1,139
Prostate Cancer	22	3,582	24	4,374	- 791
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,803	35	2,007	+ 796
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	2,790	36	1,894	+ 896
Lymphomas	25	2,570	31	2,818	- 248
Bladder Cancer	26	2,532	52	829	+ 1,703
Cervical Cancer	27	2,308	20	5,555	- 3,248
Congenital Anomalies	28	2,150	25	4,351	- 2,200
Ovary Cancer	29	2,145	51	951	+ 1,194
Leukemia	30	2,114	40	1,464	+ 651
Oral Cancer	31	2,054	41	1,406	+ 648
Tuberculosis	32	1,882	6	21,965	- 20,083
Skin Cancers	33	1,838	48	993	+ 845
Fires	34	1,723	27	3,618	- 1,894
Asthma	35	1,676	18	5,966	- 4,290
Uterin Cancer	36	1,417	54	512	+ 904
Low Birth Weight	37	1,412	16	6,250	- 4,839
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,340	19	5,890	- 4,550
Drownings	39	1,172	32	2,403	- 1,231
Violence	40	1,115	7	21,000	- 19,885
Drug Use	41	1,105	53	770	+ 335
HIV/AIDS	42	1,098	1	71,996	- 70,898
Oesophagus Cancer	43	927	29	3,486	- 2,559
Epilepsy	44	627	37	1,870	- 1,243
Alcohol	45	606	49	987	- 381
Birth Trauma	46	487	30	3,004	- 2,517
Meningitis	47	303	26	3,660	- 3,357
Encephalitis	48	297	59	234	+ 63
Poisonings	49	289	50	975	- 686
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	230	8	15,843	- 15,614
Skin Disease	51	204	45	1,101	- 897
Other Neoplasms	52	179	58	267	- 88
Maternal Conditions	53	160	38	1,700	- 1,540
Multiple Sclerosis	54	147	62	113	+ 34
Appendicitis	55	129	56	274	- 145
Leishmaniasis	56	97	77	0	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	93	55	376	- 282
Hepatitis B	58	87	61	139	- 52
Malnutrition	59	57	34	2,381	- 2,324
Upper Respiratory	60	8	60	223	- 215
War	61	5	64	66	- 60
Tetanus	62	5	65	38	- 33
Syphilis	63	4	44	1,130	- 1,125
Hepatitis C	64	4	70	8	- 4
Chlamydia	65	3	68	18	- 15
Otitis Media	66	2	67	19	- 18
Pertussis	67	1	43	1,142	- 1,141
Measles	68	1	57	270	- 270
Ascariasis	69	0	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	69	16	- 16
Malaria	71	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Georgia

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.