SOUTH AFRICA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,664	3	32,739	+ 72,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	36,766	22	4,676	+ 32,090
Stroke	3	35,778	4	30,693	+ 5,085
Lung Cancers	4	33,455	15	7,705	+ 25,750
Lung Disease	5	30,751	13	11,895	+ 18,856
Hypertension	6	19,254	12	12,789	+ 6,465
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,701	28	3,587	+ 15,114
Kidney Disease	8	16,361	9	15,302	+ 1,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	14,883	2	39,341	- 24,458
Breast Cancer	10	13,539	23	4,533	+ 9,005
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,913	35	2,007	+ 10,906
Prostate Cancer	12	11,847	24	4,374	+ 7,473
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,180	5	30,188	- 19,007
Falls	14	11,012	42	1,399	+ 9,612
Liver Disease	15	10,917	14	9,013	+ 1,904
Parkinson's Disease	16	9,049	46	1,077	+ 7,972
Lymphomas	17	8,801	31	2,818	+ 5,984
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,672	19	5,890	+ 1,782
Suicide	19	7,390	10	13,774	- 6,384
Stomach Cancer	20	6,939	39	1,535	+ 5,405
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,389	21	5,408	+ 980
Leukemia	22	6,278	40	1,464	+ 4,814
Other Injuries	23	5,927	17	6,014	- 87
Other Neoplasms	24	5,864	58	267	+ 5,597
Liver Cancer	25	5,789	33	2,383	+ 3,406
Alcohol	26	4,496	49	987	+ 3,509
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,464	29	3,486	+ 978
Bladder Cancer	28	4,450	52	829	+ 3,621
Oral Cancer	29	4,328	41	1,406	+ 2,922
Ovary Cancer	30	3,731	51	951	+ 2,780
Skin Cancers	31	2,914	48	993	+ 1,921
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,752	8	15,843	- 13,091
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,598	47	1,015	+ 1,583
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,271	11	13,014	- 10,744
Epilepsy	35	2,221	37	1,870	+ 351
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,646	25	4,351	- 2,704
Uterin Cancer	37	1,603	54	512	+ 1,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,556	36	1,894	- 338
Cervical Cancer	39	1,531	20	5,555	- 4,024
Drug Use	40	1,387	53	770	+ 617
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,129	62	113	+ 1,016
Skin Disease	42	1,109	45	1,101	+ 7
Anemia	43	714	82	0	+ 714
Asthma	44	664	18	5,966	- 5,302
Low Birth Weight	45	553	16	6,250	- 5,697
Violence	46	552	7	21,000	- 20,447
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	390	55	376	+ 14
Hepatitis C	48	364	70	8	+ 356
Drownings	49	329	32	2,403	- 2,074
Malnutrition	50	323	34	2,381	- 2,057
Schizophrenia	51	281	80	0	+ 281
Osteoarthritis	52	261	85	0	+ 261
Fires	53	258	27	3,618	- 3,360
HIV/AIDS	54	248	1	71,996	- 71,748
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	210	86	0	+ 210
Tuberculosis	56	202	6	21,965	- 21,764
Birth Trauma	57	172	30	3,004	- 2,832
Poisonings	58	156	50	975	- 820
Hepatitis B	59	131	61	139	- 9
Meningitis	60	120	26	3,660	- 3,540
Upper Respiratory	61	99	60	223	- 123
Appendicitis	62	93	56	274	- 181
Oral conditions	63	45	84	0	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	64	27	38	1,700	- 1,672
Otitis Media	65	11	67	19	- 8
War	66	7	64	66	- 58
Encephalitis	67	5	59	234	- 229
Syphilis	68	4	44	1,130	- 1,126
Pertussis	69	2	43	1,142	- 1,141
Measles	70	2	57	270	- 269
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	73	1	66	35	- 34
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	65	38	- 37
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	16	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	68	18	- 18
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.