SOUTH AFRICA VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,705	3	32,739	+ 59,966
Stroke	2	64,301	4	30,693	+ 33,607
Lung Disease	3	22,049	13	11,895	+ 10,154
Liver Disease	4	16,330	14	9,013	+ 7,317
Lung Cancers	5	11,598	15	7,705	+ 3,892
Inflammatory/Heart	6	11,524	21	5,408	+ 6,116
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,350	2	39,341	- 28,990
Suicide	8	9,722	10	13,774	- 4,052
Stomach Cancer	9	7,892	39	1,535	+ 6,358
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,172	22	4,676	+ 2,496
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,017	11	13,014	- 5,997
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,695	5	30,188	- 23,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,349	28	3,587	+ 2,763
Hypertension	14	5,477	12	12,789	- 7,312
Breast Cancer	15	5,061	23	4,533	+ 528
Kidney Disease	16	4,892	9	15,302	- 10,410
Other Injuries	17	4,381	17	6,014	- 1,633
Alcohol	18	3,908	49	987	+ 2,921
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,873	29	3,486	+ 387
Asthma	20	3,402	18	5,966	- 2,564
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,346	35	2,007	+ 1,339
Liver Cancer	22	3,042	33	2,383	+ 659
Violence	23	2,833	7	21,000	- 18,167
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,822	25	4,351	- 1,529
Cervical Cancer	25	2,403	20	5,555	- 3,152
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,158	46	1,077	+ 1,080
Falls	27	2,093	42	1,399	+ 694
Low Birth Weight	28	2,091	16	6,250	- 4,159
Drug Use	29	2,063	53	770	+ 1,293
Drownings	30	2,030	32	2,403	- 373
Oral Cancer	31	2,025	41	1,406	+ 619
Ovary Cancer	32	1,890	51	951	+ 939
Leukemia	33	1,825	40	1,464	+ 362
Prostate Cancer	34	1,586	24	4,374	- 2,788
Birth Trauma	35	1,308	30	3,004	- 1,695
Lymphomas	36	1,300	31	2,818	- 1,517
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,121	36	1,894	- 773
Uterin Cancer	38	1,093	54	512	+ 581
Poisonings	39	1,068	50	975	+ 93
Fires	40	1,057	27	3,618	- 2,560
Bladder Cancer	41	1,032	52	829	+ 202
HIV/AIDS	42	1,015	1	71,996	- 70,981
Endocrine Disorders	43	904	19	5,890	- 4,986
Epilepsy	44	881	37	1,870	- 989
Tuberculosis	45	874	6	21,965	- 21,091
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	873	47	1,015	- 142
Skin Cancers	47	854	48	993	- 138
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	769	8	15,843	- 15,074
Encephalitis	49	424	59	234	+ 190
Meningitis	50	265	26	3,660	- 3,395
Malnutrition	51	249	34	2,381	- 2,132
Multiple Sclerosis	52	141	62	113	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	53	110	58	267	- 157
Skin Disease	54	94	45	1,101	- 1,008
Maternal Conditions	55	88	38	1,700	- 1,612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	75	55	376	- 301
Appendicitis	57	57	56	274	- 217
Upper Respiratory	58	49	60	223	- 174
Hepatitis B	59	44	61	139	- 95
War	60	21	64	66	- 44
Tetanus	61	11	65	38	- 27
Chlamydia	62	8	68	18	- 11
Syphilis	63	5	44	1,130	- 1,125
Hepatitis C	64	4	70	8	- 4
Leishmaniasis	65	3	77	0	+ 3
Pertussis	66	2	43	1,142	- 1,140
Ascariasis	67	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	67	19	- 19
Diphtheria	69	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	70	0	57	270	- 270
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

Kazakhstan

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.