SOUTH AFRICA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,268	3	32,739	- 6,470
Stroke	2	15,732	4	30,693	- 14,962
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,288	11	13,014	- 3,726
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,108	5	30,188	- 21,080
Hypertension	5	8,285	12	12,789	- 4,504
Kidney Disease	6	8,081	9	15,302	- 7,221
Lung Cancers	7	5,726	15	7,705	- 1,979
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,071	2	39,341	- 34,270
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,054	25	4,351	+ 703
Low Birth Weight	10	4,636	16	6,250	- 1,614
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,821	22	4,676	- 855
Breast Cancer	12	3,710	23	4,533	- 823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,334	28	3,587	- 252
Liver Disease	14	2,669	14	9,013	- 6,344
Lung Disease	15	2,402	13	11,895	- 9,493
Leukemia	16	1,999	40	1,464	+ 536
Stomach Cancer	17	1,975	39	1,535	+ 440
Lymphomas	18	1,749	31	2,818	- 1,069
Other Injuries	19	1,589	17	6,014	- 4,425
Birth Trauma	20	1,465	30	3,004	- 1,539
Violence	21	1,455	7	21,000	- 19,545
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,327	35	2,007	- 680
Bladder Cancer	23	1,150	52	829	+ 321
Falls	24	1,031	42	1,399	- 368
Liver Cancer	25	1,005	33	2,383	- 1,378
Endocrine Disorders	26	975	19	5,890	- 4,915
Parkinson's Disease	27	915	46	1,077	- 162
Suicide	28	894	10	13,774	- 12,880
Fires	29	826	27	3,618	- 2,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	823	8	15,843	- 15,020
Oral Cancer	31	772	41	1,406	- 633
Ovary Cancer	32	753	51	951	- 198
Prostate Cancer	33	709	24	4,374	- 3,665
Drug Use	34	621	53	770	- 149
Asthma	35	619	18	5,966	- 5,347
Drownings	36	579	32	2,403	- 1,824
Meningitis	37	424	26	3,660	- 3,237
Inflammatory/Heart	38	402	21	5,408	- 5,006
Uterin Cancer	39	402	54	512	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	360	36	1,894	- 1,534
Cervical Cancer	41	344	20	5,555	- 5,211
Oesophagus Cancer	42	341	29	3,486	- 3,144
Pertussis	43	295	43	1,142	- 847
Maternal Conditions	44	284	38	1,700	- 1,416
Syphilis	45	280	44	1,130	- 850
Epilepsy	46	265	37	1,870	- 1,605
Poisonings	47	253	50	975	- 723
Skin Disease	48	229	45	1,101	- 873
Skin Cancers	49	205	48	993	- 788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	121	47	1,015	- 894
Malnutrition	51	81	34	2,381	- 2,300
Encephalitis	52	74	59	234	- 160
Tuberculosis	53	66	6	21,965	- 21,900
Multiple Sclerosis	54	64	62	113	- 49
Alcohol	55	57	49	987	- 930
Tetanus	56	57	65	38	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	57	50	58	267	- 217
Appendicitis	58	42	56	274	- 232
War	59	34	64	66	- 32
Hepatitis B	60	23	61	139	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	21	55	376	- 354
Schistosomiasis	62	14	66	35	- 21
HIV/AIDS	63	11	1	71,996	- 71,985
Hepatitis C	64	7	70	8	- 1
Measles	65	4	57	270	- 267
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	69	16	- 15
Ascariasis	68	1	71	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	69	1	60	223	- 222
Chlamydia	70	0	68	18	- 18
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
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.