SOUTH AFRICA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,170	3	32,739	+ 49,431
Stroke	2	55,052	4	30,693	+ 24,359
Diabetes Mellitus	3	47,332	5	30,188	+ 17,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	28,540	2	39,341	- 10,801
Prostate Cancer	5	25,580	24	4,374	+ 21,206
Kidney Disease	6	21,172	9	15,302	+ 5,870
Endocrine Disorders	7	14,762	19	5,890	+ 8,872
Hypertension	8	14,229	12	12,789	+ 1,441
Breast Cancer	9	13,145	23	4,533	+ 8,612
Other Injuries	10	11,308	17	6,014	+ 5,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	10,506	28	3,587	+ 6,920
Skin Disease	12	9,535	45	1,101	+ 8,434
Lung Disease	13	8,251	13	11,895	- 3,644
Lung Cancers	14	7,920	15	7,705	+ 215
Uterin Cancer	15	6,376	54	512	+ 5,864
Pancreas Cancer	16	5,896	35	2,007	+ 3,889
Birth Trauma	17	5,676	30	3,004	+ 2,673
Liver Disease	18	5,618	14	9,013	- 3,396
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	5,471	22	4,676	+ 795
Cervical Cancer	20	5,379	20	5,555	- 176
Lymphomas	21	5,264	31	2,818	+ 2,446
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,703	11	13,014	- 8,311
Stomach Cancer	23	4,285	39	1,535	+ 2,750
Violence	24	3,896	7	21,000	- 17,103
Liver Cancer	25	3,694	33	2,383	+ 1,311
Congenital Anomalies	26	3,558	25	4,351	- 793
Low Birth Weight	27	3,557	16	6,250	- 2,693
Oral Cancer	28	3,491	41	1,406	+ 2,085
Other Neoplasms	29	3,430	58	267	+ 3,164
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,137	29	3,486	- 349
Alcohol	31	3,083	49	987	+ 2,096
Anemia	32	2,919	82	0	+ 2,919
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,475	36	1,894	+ 581
Falls	34	2,423	42	1,399	+ 1,023
Ovary Cancer	35	2,314	51	951	+ 1,364
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,274	21	5,408	- 3,134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	2,241	86	0	+ 2,241
Leukemia	38	2,153	40	1,464	+ 689
Drownings	39	2,143	32	2,403	- 261
Malnutrition	40	1,886	34	2,381	- 494
Bladder Cancer	41	1,883	52	829	+ 1,054
HIV/AIDS	42	1,763	1	71,996	- 70,232
Asthma	43	1,560	18	5,966	- 4,406
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,443	46	1,077	+ 366
Epilepsy	45	1,106	37	1,870	- 764
Fires	46	976	27	3,618	- 2,641
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	918	47	1,015	- 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	841	8	15,843	- 15,002
Drug Use	49	661	53	770	- 109
Osteoarthritis	50	551	85	0	+ 551
Tuberculosis	51	509	6	21,965	- 21,457
Suicide	52	387	10	13,774	- 13,387
Appendicitis	53	326	56	274	+ 53
Skin Cancers	54	326	48	993	- 666
Maternal Conditions	55	283	38	1,700	- 1,417
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	232	55	376	- 144
Upper Respiratory	57	216	60	223	- 7
Hepatitis B	58	161	61	139	+ 22
Syphilis	59	151	44	1,130	- 978
Poisonings	60	45	50	975	- 931
War	61	7	64	66	- 59
Pertussis	62	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Dengue	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	64	1	71	3	- 2
Trichuriasis	65	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	68	18	- 18
Meningitis	68	0	26	3,660	- 3,660
Hepatitis C	69	0	70	8	- 8
Encephalitis	70	0	59	234	- 234
Malaria	71	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	77	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	78	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	67	19	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	62	113	- 113
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Grenada

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.