SOUTH AFRICA VS INDONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDONESIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	76,676	4	30,693	+ 45,983
Coronary Heart Disease	2	55,663	3	32,739	+ 22,924
Diabetes Mellitus	3	23,724	5	30,188	- 6,464
Tuberculosis	4	19,337	6	21,965	- 2,629
Liver Disease	5	19,231	14	9,013	+ 10,217
Lung Disease	6	16,805	13	11,895	+ 4,911
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,731	8	15,843	- 2,112
Hypertension	8	11,786	12	12,789	- 1,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,278	2	39,341	- 28,062
Kidney Disease	10	9,239	9	15,302	- 6,063
HIV/AIDS	11	7,368	1	71,996	- 64,628
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,583	11	13,014	- 6,431
Lung Cancers	13	6,147	15	7,705	- 1,559
Asthma	14	5,932	18	5,966	- 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	5,808	22	4,676	+ 1,132
Breast Cancer	16	5,186	23	4,533	+ 653
Low Birth Weight	17	4,793	16	6,250	- 1,458
Malnutrition	18	4,289	34	2,381	+ 1,908
Liver Cancer	19	4,233	33	2,383	+ 1,850
Cervical Cancer	20	4,144	20	5,555	- 1,411
Falls	21	3,951	42	1,399	+ 2,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,878	28	3,587	+ 291
Oral Cancer	23	3,452	41	1,406	+ 2,046
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,198	25	4,351	- 1,152
Birth Trauma	25	3,115	30	3,004	+ 112
Leukemia	26	2,516	40	1,464	+ 1,052
Violence	27	2,492	7	21,000	- 18,508
Lymphomas	28	2,415	31	2,818	- 403
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,050	21	5,408	- 3,359
Other Injuries	30	2,039	17	6,014	- 3,975
Ovary Cancer	31	1,824	51	951	+ 874
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,823	46	1,077	+ 746
Dengue	33	1,704	73	0	+ 1,704
Suicide	34	1,405	10	13,774	- 12,369
Maternal Conditions	35	1,334	38	1,700	- 366
Prostate Cancer	36	1,225	24	4,374	- 3,149
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,161	35	2,007	- 846
Drownings	38	970	32	2,403	- 1,433
Endocrine Disorders	39	865	19	5,890	- 5,026
Skin Cancers	40	806	48	993	- 186
Skin Disease	41	801	45	1,101	- 300
Bladder Cancer	42	799	52	829	- 31
Meningitis	43	674	26	3,660	- 2,986
Hepatitis B	44	612	61	139	+ 473
Stomach Cancer	45	606	39	1,535	- 929
Tetanus	46	589	65	38	+ 551
Uterin Cancer	47	563	54	512	+ 51
Pertussis	48	472	43	1,142	- 670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	467	36	1,894	- 1,427
Syphilis	50	465	44	1,130	- 665
Encephalitis	51	332	59	234	+ 98
Fires	52	298	27	3,618	- 3,320
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	269	47	1,015	- 746
Oesophagus Cancer	54	252	29	3,486	- 3,233
Malaria	55	248	63	83	+ 166
Appendicitis	56	238	56	274	- 36
Drug Use	57	206	53	770	- 564
Poisonings	58	172	50	975	- 804
Epilepsy	59	152	37	1,870	- 1,718
Other Neoplasms	60	146	58	267	- 121
Alcohol	61	126	49	987	- 860
Hepatitis C	62	118	70	8	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	90	55	376	- 285
Multiple Sclerosis	64	54	62	113	- 59
Measles	65	46	57	270	- 224
War	66	35	64	66	- 31
Upper Respiratory	67	17	60	223	- 206
Ascariasis	68	6	71	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	4	69	16	- 12
Chlamydia	70	3	68	18	- 15
Schistosomiasis	71	2	66	35	- 33
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Indonesia

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.