SOUTH AFRICA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,053	3	32,739	+ 89,315
Stroke	2	81,338	4	30,693	+ 50,644
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,854	2	39,341	+ 8,513
Lung Cancers	4	42,499	15	7,705	+ 34,793
Lung Disease	5	31,929	13	11,895	+ 20,035
Kidney Disease	6	27,494	9	15,302	+ 12,192
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,763	22	4,676	+ 18,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	18,857	28	3,587	+ 15,270
Hypertension	9	16,885	12	12,789	+ 4,096
Parkinson's Disease	10	15,287	46	1,077	+ 14,210
Breast Cancer	11	14,562	23	4,533	+ 10,029
Prostate Cancer	12	11,690	24	4,374	+ 7,316
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,002	35	2,007	+ 8,995
Liver Cancer	14	9,045	33	2,383	+ 6,662
Bladder Cancer	15	8,960	52	829	+ 8,130
Stomach Cancer	16	8,871	39	1,535	+ 7,337
Other Injuries	17	8,397	17	6,014	+ 2,383
Leukemia	18	7,823	40	1,464	+ 6,359
Lymphomas	19	7,329	31	2,818	+ 4,511
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,312	5	30,188	- 22,876
Falls	21	7,194	42	1,399	+ 5,795
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,028	11	13,014	- 7,986
Liver Disease	23	4,676	14	9,013	- 4,338
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,188	21	5,408	- 1,220
Other Neoplasms	25	3,920	58	267	+ 3,654
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,528	36	1,894	+ 1,634
Ovary Cancer	27	3,219	51	951	+ 2,269
Suicide	28	3,078	10	13,774	- 10,696
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,039	19	5,890	- 2,851
Oral Cancer	30	2,543	41	1,406	+ 1,137
Skin Cancers	31	2,532	48	993	+ 1,539
Drownings	32	2,515	32	2,403	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	33	2,152	54	512	+ 1,640
Epilepsy	34	1,439	37	1,870	- 430
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,419	29	3,486	- 2,067
Cervical Cancer	36	1,406	20	5,555	- 4,150
Drug Use	37	1,116	53	770	+ 347
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,006	25	4,351	- 3,345
Fires	39	846	27	3,618	- 2,772
Multiple Sclerosis	40	781	62	113	+ 668
Low Birth Weight	41	735	16	6,250	- 5,515
Violence	42	601	7	21,000	- 20,399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	578	47	1,015	- 437
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	548	8	15,843	- 15,295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	386	55	376	+ 10
Tuberculosis	46	384	6	21,965	- 21,581
Skin Disease	47	325	45	1,101	- 776
Hepatitis B	48	323	61	139	+ 184
Alcohol	49	291	49	987	- 695
HIV/AIDS	50	273	1	71,996	- 71,723
Anemia	51	271	82	0	+ 271
Hepatitis C	52	222	70	8	+ 214
Meningitis	53	192	26	3,660	- 3,468
Schizophrenia	54	159	80	0	+ 159
Asthma	55	159	18	5,966	- 5,807
Poisonings	56	112	50	975	- 863
Birth Trauma	57	97	30	3,004	- 2,906
Appendicitis	58	55	56	274	- 219
Upper Respiratory	59	46	60	223	- 177
Leishmaniasis	60	21	77	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	61	13	38	1,700	- 1,687
Tetanus	62	10	65	38	- 28
Oral conditions	63	9	84	0	+ 9
War	64	6	64	66	- 59
Syphilis	65	6	44	1,130	- 1,124
Malnutrition	66	5	34	2,381	- 2,376
Encephalitis	67	4	59	234	- 230
Measles	68	2	57	270	- 269
Pertussis	69	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	70	0	69	16	- 16
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Greece

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.