SOUTH AFRICA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,604	3	32,739	+ 68,865
Stroke	2	77,818	4	30,693	+ 47,124
Diabetes Mellitus	3	44,044	5	30,188	+ 13,857
Hypertension	4	24,356	12	12,789	+ 11,567
Suicide	5	24,002	10	13,774	+ 10,228
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,949	2	39,341	- 16,392
HIV/AIDS	7	19,500	1	71,996	- 52,496
Kidney Disease	8	17,762	9	15,302	+ 2,461
Liver Disease	9	14,981	14	9,013	+ 5,968
Violence	10	14,732	7	21,000	- 6,268
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,307	11	13,014	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	12	13,276	19	5,890	+ 7,386
Lung Disease	13	13,242	13	11,895	+ 1,347
Other Injuries	14	12,726	17	6,014	+ 6,712
Drownings	15	11,022	32	2,403	+ 8,619
Tuberculosis	16	10,425	6	21,965	- 11,541
Prostate Cancer	17	9,383	24	4,374	+ 5,009
Anemia	18	7,529	82	0	+ 7,529
Breast Cancer	19	7,296	23	4,533	+ 2,763
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,984	21	5,408	+ 1,576
Cervical Cancer	21	6,955	20	5,555	+ 1,400
Low Birth Weight	22	6,794	16	6,250	+ 544
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,229	25	4,351	+ 878
Birth Trauma	24	4,902	30	3,004	+ 1,898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	4,458	28	3,587	+ 871
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,134	36	1,894	+ 2,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,616	8	15,843	- 12,227
Other Neoplasms	28	3,056	58	267	+ 2,790
Lung Cancers	29	2,873	15	7,705	- 4,833
Malnutrition	30	2,840	34	2,381	+ 460
Stomach Cancer	31	2,585	39	1,535	+ 1,051
Lymphomas	32	2,450	31	2,818	- 368
Malaria	33	2,283	63	83	+ 2,201
Liver Cancer	34	2,199	33	2,383	- 185
Maternal Conditions	35	2,144	38	1,700	+ 444
Asthma	36	1,939	18	5,966	- 4,027
Epilepsy	37	1,795	37	1,870	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,738	22	4,676	- 2,938
Leukemia	39	1,615	40	1,464	+ 151
Oral Cancer	40	1,526	41	1,406	+ 120
Fires	41	1,479	27	3,618	- 2,138
Pancreas Cancer	42	1,446	35	2,007	- 561
Ovary Cancer	43	1,349	51	951	+ 398
Meningitis	44	1,324	26	3,660	- 2,336
Drug Use	45	1,190	53	770	+ 421
Uterin Cancer	46	988	54	512	+ 476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	980	47	1,015	- 34
Falls	48	846	42	1,399	- 553
Parkinson's Disease	49	686	46	1,077	- 391
Bladder Cancer	50	603	52	829	- 226
Oesophagus Cancer	51	595	29	3,486	- 2,891
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	590	86	0	+ 590
Encephalitis	53	535	59	234	+ 301
Appendicitis	54	456	56	274	+ 182
Skin Cancers	55	367	48	993	- 625
Skin Disease	56	243	45	1,101	- 858
Alcohol	57	236	49	987	- 751
Osteoarthritis	58	230	85	0	+ 230
Hepatitis B	59	153	61	139	+ 13
Dengue	60	140	73	0	+ 140
Multiple Sclerosis	61	94	62	113	- 19
Schizophrenia	62	77	80	0	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	76	55	376	- 300
War	64	46	64	66	- 19
Poisonings	65	44	50	975	- 932
Upper Respiratory	66	39	60	223	- 184
Oral conditions	67	32	84	0	+ 32
Leprosy	68	28	75	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	69	20	70	8	+ 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	19	81	0	+ 19
Syphilis	71	18	44	1,130	- 1,112
Tetanus	72	16	65	38	- 22
Pertussis	73	5	43	1,142	- 1,137
Ascariasis	74	2	71	3	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	69	16	- 16
Otitis Media	76	0	67	19	- 19
Measles	77	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	66	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Guyana

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.