SOUTH AFRICA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,284	3	32,739	+ 63,545
Stroke	2	62,097	4	30,693	+ 31,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	41,090	22	4,676	+ 36,414
Lung Cancers	4	33,860	15	7,705	+ 26,155
Lung Disease	5	32,105	13	11,895	+ 20,210
Hypertension	6	29,675	12	12,789	+ 16,886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,072	28	3,587	+ 17,485
Diabetes Mellitus	8	19,666	5	30,188	- 10,521
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,199	2	39,341	- 23,142
Breast Cancer	10	13,749	23	4,533	+ 9,216
Kidney Disease	11	12,617	9	15,302	- 2,685
Other Injuries	12	12,008	17	6,014	+ 5,995
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,991	35	2,007	+ 9,984
Stomach Cancer	14	10,165	39	1,535	+ 8,630
Other Neoplasms	15	9,899	58	267	+ 9,632
Lymphomas	16	9,588	31	2,818	+ 6,770
Liver Cancer	17	9,538	33	2,383	+ 7,154
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,359	19	5,890	+ 2,468
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,355	46	1,077	+ 7,278
Prostate Cancer	20	8,337	24	4,374	+ 3,963
Leukemia	21	6,671	40	1,464	+ 5,207
Bladder Cancer	22	6,653	52	829	+ 5,824
Liver Disease	23	5,512	14	9,013	- 3,502
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,484	21	5,408	+ 75
Falls	25	4,186	42	1,399	+ 2,787
Suicide	26	4,007	10	13,774	- 9,767
Oral Cancer	27	3,315	41	1,406	+ 1,909
Ovary Cancer	28	3,253	51	951	+ 2,303
Skin Cancers	29	3,211	48	993	+ 2,218
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,193	11	13,014	- 9,821
Hepatitis C	31	2,430	70	8	+ 2,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,197	47	1,015	+ 1,182
Uterin Cancer	33	2,179	54	512	+ 1,667
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,028	29	3,486	- 1,458
Anemia	35	1,658	82	0	+ 1,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,608	8	15,843	- 14,235
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,431	25	4,351	- 2,920
Skin Disease	38	1,427	45	1,101	+ 326
Epilepsy	39	1,325	37	1,870	- 545
Cervical Cancer	40	1,144	20	5,555	- 4,412
Malnutrition	41	769	34	2,381	- 1,612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	695	55	376	+ 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	684	36	1,894	- 1,210
Multiple Sclerosis	44	671	62	113	+ 558
Drug Use	45	648	53	770	- 121
HIV/AIDS	46	515	1	71,996	- 71,480
Asthma	47	489	18	5,966	- 5,477
Osteoarthritis	48	477	85	0	+ 477
Schizophrenia	49	421	80	0	+ 421
Violence	50	405	7	21,000	- 20,595
Low Birth Weight	51	354	16	6,250	- 5,896
Drownings	52	341	32	2,403	- 2,062
Tuberculosis	53	333	6	21,965	- 21,632
Hepatitis B	54	331	61	139	+ 192
Alcohol	55	275	49	987	- 712
Fires	56	269	27	3,618	- 3,349
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	239	86	0	+ 239
Poisonings	58	153	50	975	- 823
Birth Trauma	59	139	30	3,004	- 2,865
Meningitis	60	127	26	3,660	- 3,534
Appendicitis	61	48	56	274	- 226
Oral conditions	62	47	84	0	+ 47
Tetanus	63	21	65	38	- 16
Upper Respiratory	64	20	60	223	- 203
Otitis Media	65	16	67	19	- 3
War	66	6	64	66	- 59
Maternal Conditions	67	6	38	1,700	- 1,694
Encephalitis	68	5	59	234	- 229
Syphilis	69	4	44	1,130	- 1,125
Leishmaniasis	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Measles	71	1	57	270	- 269
Chagas disease	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	16	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Ascariasis	80	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Italy

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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.