SOUTH AFRICA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,983	3	32,739	+ 34,244
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,056	22	4,676	+ 44,380
Stroke	3	23,343	4	30,693	- 7,351
Lung Cancers	4	22,280	15	7,705	+ 14,575
Lung Disease	5	21,369	13	11,895	+ 9,474
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,668	2	39,341	- 25,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,194	28	3,587	+ 8,608
Prostate Cancer	8	10,102	24	4,374	+ 5,728
Breast Cancer	9	8,858	23	4,533	+ 4,325
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,796	46	1,077	+ 7,719
Other Injuries	11	8,304	17	6,014	+ 2,290
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,191	35	2,007	+ 5,184
Suicide	13	6,681	10	13,774	- 7,093
Lymphomas	14	6,103	31	2,818	+ 3,286
Kidney Disease	15	5,519	9	15,302	- 9,782
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,924	5	30,188	- 25,263
Hypertension	17	4,020	12	12,789	- 8,769
Falls	18	3,933	42	1,399	+ 2,533
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,740	29	3,486	+ 254
Liver Cancer	20	3,714	33	2,383	+ 1,331
Bladder Cancer	21	3,379	52	829	+ 2,550
Leukemia	22	3,137	40	1,464	+ 1,674
Stomach Cancer	23	2,915	39	1,535	+ 1,381
Drug Use	24	2,790	53	770	+ 2,021
Ovary Cancer	25	2,729	51	951	+ 1,778
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,594	21	5,408	- 2,814
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,588	19	5,890	- 3,302
Alcohol	28	2,348	49	987	+ 1,361
Skin Cancers	29	2,156	48	993	+ 1,163
Other Neoplasms	30	1,615	58	267	+ 1,349
Liver Disease	31	1,571	14	9,013	- 7,443
Cervical Cancer	32	1,526	20	5,555	- 4,030
Oral Cancer	33	1,418	41	1,406	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,237	25	4,351	- 3,113
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,153	11	13,014	- 11,861
Uterin Cancer	36	1,148	54	512	+ 635
Epilepsy	37	900	37	1,870	- 970
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	703	55	376	+ 327
Violence	39	666	7	21,000	- 20,334
Anemia	40	609	82	0	+ 609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	540	36	1,894	- 1,354
Poisonings	42	536	50	975	- 439
Low Birth Weight	43	500	16	6,250	- 5,750
Multiple Sclerosis	44	458	62	113	+ 346
Skin Disease	45	437	45	1,101	- 664
Birth Trauma	46	413	30	3,004	- 2,591
Osteoarthritis	47	344	85	0	+ 344
Asthma	48	276	18	5,966	- 5,690
Schizophrenia	49	242	80	0	+ 242
Meningitis	50	212	26	3,660	- 3,448
Upper Respiratory	51	184	60	223	- 39
Hepatitis C	52	184	70	8	+ 176
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	176	86	0	+ 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	173	47	1,015	- 842
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	161	8	15,843	- 15,682
Drownings	56	151	32	2,403	- 2,252
Malnutrition	57	91	34	2,381	- 2,290
Fires	58	89	27	3,618	- 3,528
HIV/AIDS	59	77	1	71,996	- 71,918
Maternal Conditions	60	59	38	1,700	- 1,640
War	61	7	64	66	- 59
Pertussis	62	2	43	1,142	- 1,140
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	139	- 139
Otitis Media	64	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	67	0	57	270	- 270
Tetanus	68	0	65	38	- 38
Ascariasis	69	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	59	234	- 234
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Chlamydia	81	0	68	18	- 18
Tuberculosis	82	0	6	21,965	- 21,965
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	274	- 274
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.