SOUTH AFRICA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,929	3	32,739	+ 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,256	22	4,676	+ 14,580
Kidney Disease	3	15,664	9	15,302	+ 363
Stroke	4	15,629	4	30,693	- 15,065
Lung Cancers	5	13,022	15	7,705	+ 5,317
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,298	5	30,188	- 17,890
Lung Disease	7	9,940	13	11,895	- 1,955
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,765	2	39,341	- 29,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,709	28	3,587	+ 6,122
Breast Cancer	10	7,951	23	4,533	+ 3,417
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,574	35	2,007	+ 4,566
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,444	19	5,890	+ 553
Lymphomas	13	5,947	31	2,818	+ 3,130
Other Injuries	14	5,322	17	6,014	- 692
Leukemia	15	3,932	40	1,464	+ 2,469
Stomach Cancer	16	3,633	39	1,535	+ 2,099
Prostate Cancer	17	3,352	24	4,374	- 1,022
Bladder Cancer	18	3,190	52	829	+ 2,361
Suicide	19	2,915	10	13,774	- 10,859
Other Neoplasms	20	2,699	58	267	+ 2,432
Hypertension	21	2,573	12	12,789	- 10,215
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,558	46	1,077	+ 1,481
Skin Cancers	23	2,437	48	993	+ 1,444
Skin Disease	24	2,365	45	1,101	+ 1,263
Liver Cancer	25	2,218	33	2,383	- 166
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,141	11	13,014	- 10,873
Ovary Cancer	27	2,074	51	951	+ 1,123
Liver Disease	28	1,879	14	9,013	- 7,135
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,871	25	4,351	- 2,480
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,379	21	5,408	- 4,029
Uterin Cancer	31	1,298	54	512	+ 786
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,068	8	15,843	- 14,775
Oral Cancer	33	966	41	1,406	- 440
Anemia	34	959	82	0	+ 959
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	926	47	1,015	- 89
Asthma	36	911	18	5,966	- 5,055
Oesophagus Cancer	37	886	29	3,486	- 2,600
Cervical Cancer	38	855	20	5,555	- 4,701
Falls	39	793	42	1,399	- 606
Epilepsy	40	698	37	1,870	- 1,172
Violence	41	669	7	21,000	- 20,331
Low Birth Weight	42	604	16	6,250	- 5,646
Drug Use	43	434	53	770	- 336
Schizophrenia	44	427	80	0	+ 427
Drownings	45	251	32	2,403	- 2,152
Hepatitis C	46	250	70	8	+ 242
Multiple Sclerosis	47	250	62	113	+ 137
Malnutrition	48	249	34	2,381	- 2,131
Alcohol	49	248	49	987	- 739
Birth Trauma	50	224	30	3,004	- 2,779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	213	36	1,894	- 1,681
HIV/AIDS	52	163	1	71,996	- 71,833
Fires	53	156	27	3,618	- 3,461
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	148	55	376	- 228
Meningitis	55	130	26	3,660	- 3,530
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	111	86	0	+ 111
Tuberculosis	57	104	6	21,965	- 21,861
Hepatitis B	58	102	61	139	- 38
Osteoarthritis	59	50	85	0	+ 50
War	60	47	64	66	- 19
Maternal Conditions	61	37	38	1,700	- 1,663
Upper Respiratory	62	35	60	223	- 188
Poisonings	63	26	50	975	- 950
Appendicitis	64	24	56	274	- 250
Oral conditions	65	24	84	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	66	22	59	234	- 212
Otitis Media	67	5	67	19	- 14
Leprosy	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	43	1,142	- 1,141
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Diphtheria	72	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	73	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	74	0	57	270	- 270
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Israel

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.