SOUTH AFRICA VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,920	3	32,739	+ 35,181
Stroke	2	60,572	4	30,693	+ 29,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	36,324	2	39,341	- 3,017
Diabetes Mellitus	4	25,843	5	30,188	- 4,344
HIV/AIDS	5	13,914	1	71,996	- 58,082
Kidney Disease	6	13,889	9	15,302	- 1,413
Hypertension	7	13,533	12	12,789	+ 745
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,059	8	15,843	- 2,784
Low Birth Weight	9	12,937	16	6,250	+ 6,687
Liver Disease	10	12,470	14	9,013	+ 3,457
Lung Disease	11	12,004	13	11,895	+ 109
Violence	12	11,980	7	21,000	- 9,020
Road Traffic Accidents	13	10,874	11	13,014	- 2,140
Birth Trauma	14	10,801	30	3,004	+ 7,797
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,355	25	4,351	+ 5,005
Other Injuries	16	7,706	17	6,014	+ 1,692
Prostate Cancer	17	6,975	24	4,374	+ 2,602
Maternal Conditions	18	6,936	38	1,700	+ 5,236
Drownings	19	6,717	32	2,403	+ 4,314
Asthma	20	5,694	18	5,966	- 272
Suicide	21	5,581	10	13,774	- 8,193
Tuberculosis	22	5,180	6	21,965	- 16,785
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,910	22	4,676	+ 234
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,892	19	5,890	- 998
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,839	21	5,408	- 570
Stomach Cancer	26	4,438	39	1,535	+ 2,903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	4,187	47	1,015	+ 3,172
Meningitis	28	4,010	26	3,660	+ 349
Malnutrition	29	3,686	34	2,381	+ 1,305
Breast Cancer	30	3,624	23	4,533	- 909
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,621	36	1,894	+ 1,727
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,497	28	3,587	- 89
Liver Cancer	33	3,407	33	2,383	+ 1,023
Cervical Cancer	34	2,945	20	5,555	- 2,611
Falls	35	2,823	42	1,399	+ 1,424
Lung Cancers	36	2,528	15	7,705	- 5,178
Fires	37	2,417	27	3,618	- 1,201
Pertussis	38	2,295	43	1,142	+ 1,153
Alcohol	39	2,198	49	987	+ 1,212
Skin Disease	40	2,183	45	1,101	+ 1,082
Epilepsy	41	2,101	37	1,870	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,694	46	1,077	+ 617
Leukemia	43	1,545	40	1,464	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,379	35	2,007	- 628
Oral Cancer	45	1,341	41	1,406	- 64
Syphilis	46	1,292	44	1,130	+ 163
Lymphomas	47	1,210	31	2,818	- 1,607
Appendicitis	48	883	56	274	+ 609
Oesophagus Cancer	49	797	29	3,486	- 2,688
Poisonings	50	794	50	975	- 182
Ovary Cancer	51	789	51	951	- 162
Drug Use	52	719	53	770	- 50
Tetanus	53	610	65	38	+ 572
Encephalitis	54	605	59	234	+ 371
Bladder Cancer	55	473	52	829	- 356
Skin Cancers	56	290	48	993	- 703
Uterin Cancer	57	216	54	512	- 297
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	191	55	376	- 184
Malaria	59	185	63	83	+ 103
Other Neoplasms	60	157	58	267	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	61	146	62	113	+ 33
Hepatitis B	62	134	61	139	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	97	60	223	- 126
Dengue	64	87	73	0	+ 87
Hepatitis C	65	38	70	8	+ 30
War	66	28	64	66	- 37
Ascariasis	67	27	71	3	+ 24
Chlamydia	68	23	68	18	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	16	69	16	- 0
Otitis Media	70	6	67	19	- 13
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Haiti

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.