SOUTH AFRICA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,200	3	32,739	+ 32,461
Lung Disease	2	37,735	13	11,895	+ 25,840
Stroke	3	29,899	4	30,693	- 795
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	28,752	8	15,843	+ 12,909
Tuberculosis	5	18,697	6	21,965	- 3,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,833	2	39,341	- 22,508
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,645	5	30,188	- 18,542
Liver Disease	8	11,520	14	9,013	+ 2,507
Low Birth Weight	9	10,240	16	6,250	+ 3,990
Falls	10	9,683	42	1,399	+ 8,284
Kidney Disease	11	9,561	9	15,302	- 5,741
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,119	11	13,014	- 3,895
Asthma	13	8,409	18	5,966	+ 2,443
Suicide	14	7,435	10	13,774	- 6,339
Other Injuries	15	6,416	17	6,014	+ 402
Oral Cancer	16	5,756	41	1,406	+ 4,350
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	5,430	22	4,676	+ 754
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	5,408	47	1,015	+ 4,393
Hypertension	19	4,635	12	12,789	- 8,154
Birth Trauma	20	4,410	30	3,004	+ 1,407
Lung Cancers	21	3,786	15	7,705	- 3,919
Breast Cancer	22	3,552	23	4,533	- 981
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,550	25	4,351	- 800
Stomach Cancer	24	3,477	39	1,535	+ 1,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,319	28	3,587	- 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,921	36	1,894	+ 1,027
Violence	27	2,220	7	21,000	- 18,779
Drownings	28	2,092	32	2,403	- 311
Encephalitis	29	2,062	59	234	+ 1,828
Cervical Cancer	30	1,944	20	5,555	- 3,612
HIV/AIDS	31	1,905	1	71,996	- 70,091
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,861	46	1,077	+ 784
Lymphomas	33	1,723	31	2,818	- 1,095
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,668	29	3,486	- 1,817
Leukemia	35	1,432	40	1,464	- 32
Meningitis	36	1,430	26	3,660	- 2,230
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,407	35	2,007	- 600
Prostate Cancer	38	1,327	24	4,374	- 3,046
Liver Cancer	39	1,303	33	2,383	- 1,081
Epilepsy	40	1,300	37	1,870	- 570
Maternal Conditions	41	1,112	38	1,700	- 588
Fires	42	998	27	3,618	- 2,620
Alcohol	43	991	49	987	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	44	941	51	951	- 9
Skin Disease	45	766	45	1,101	- 335
Dengue	46	753	73	0	+ 753
Endocrine Disorders	47	655	19	5,890	- 5,235
Bladder Cancer	48	604	52	829	- 225
Inflammatory/Heart	49	543	21	5,408	- 4,866
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	512	55	376	+ 136
Measles	51	511	57	270	+ 241
Drug Use	52	504	53	770	- 266
Appendicitis	53	482	56	274	+ 209
Pertussis	54	433	43	1,142	- 709
Malnutrition	55	370	34	2,381	- 2,011
Hepatitis B	56	351	61	139	+ 212
Malaria	57	330	63	83	+ 248
Tetanus	58	304	65	38	+ 266
Uterin Cancer	59	293	54	512	- 219
Skin Cancers	60	217	48	993	- 776
Poisonings	61	152	50	975	- 824
Other Neoplasms	62	127	58	267	- 139
Multiple Sclerosis	63	100	62	113	- 13
Syphilis	64	86	44	1,130	- 1,043
Hepatitis C	65	59	70	8	+ 51
Leishmaniasis	66	42	77	0	+ 42
War	67	38	64	66	- 27
Upper Respiratory	68	25	60	223	- 198
Chlamydia	69	16	68	18	- 2
Ascariasis	70	5	71	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	67	19	- 16
Diphtheria	72	3	69	16	- 13
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

India

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.