SOUTH AFRICA VS KYRGYZSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KYRGYZSTAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,623	3	32,739	+ 56,884
Stroke	2	36,295	4	30,693	+ 5,602
Liver Disease	3	16,599	14	9,013	+ 7,585
Lung Disease	4	11,149	13	11,895	- 745
Low Birth Weight	5	8,811	16	6,250	+ 2,560
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,957	11	13,014	- 5,058
Stomach Cancer	7	7,544	39	1,535	+ 6,009
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,820	2	39,341	- 32,521
Lung Cancers	9	5,924	15	7,705	- 1,781
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,698	25	4,351	+ 1,347
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,236	22	4,676	+ 559
Suicide	12	4,641	10	13,774	- 9,133
Birth Trauma	13	4,607	30	3,004	+ 1,603
Hypertension	14	4,046	12	12,789	- 8,743
Liver Cancer	15	3,949	33	2,383	+ 1,565
Kidney Disease	16	3,848	9	15,302	- 11,454
Tuberculosis	17	3,427	6	21,965	- 18,539
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,283	21	5,408	- 2,125
Cervical Cancer	19	3,064	20	5,555	- 2,491
Alcohol	20	3,046	49	987	+ 2,059
Breast Cancer	21	2,880	23	4,533	- 1,653
Violence	22	2,880	7	21,000	- 18,119
Other Injuries	23	2,715	17	6,014	- 3,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,643	28	3,587	- 944
Diabetes Mellitus	25	2,544	5	30,188	- 27,644
Drownings	26	2,211	32	2,403	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,065	35	2,007	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	28	1,938	1	71,996	- 70,057
Epilepsy	29	1,725	37	1,870	- 145
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,465	29	3,486	- 2,020
Ovary Cancer	31	1,455	51	951	+ 504
Leukemia	32	1,399	40	1,464	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,358	47	1,015	+ 344
Falls	34	1,343	42	1,399	- 56
Drug Use	35	1,245	53	770	+ 475
Oral Cancer	36	1,193	41	1,406	- 213
Parkinson's Disease	37	922	46	1,077	- 156
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	859	8	15,843	- 14,984
Maternal Conditions	39	767	38	1,700	- 933
Prostate Cancer	40	764	24	4,374	- 3,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	705	36	1,894	- 1,189
Lymphomas	42	650	31	2,818	- 2,168
Fires	43	641	27	3,618	- 2,977
Uterin Cancer	44	604	54	512	+ 91
Poisonings	45	597	50	975	- 379
Skin Cancers	46	566	48	993	- 427
Bladder Cancer	47	552	52	829	- 277
Endocrine Disorders	48	499	19	5,890	- 5,391
Encephalitis	49	486	59	234	+ 252
Asthma	50	453	18	5,966	- 5,513
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	372	55	376	- 4
Meningitis	52	291	26	3,660	- 3,370
Upper Respiratory	53	176	60	223	- 47
Skin Disease	54	158	45	1,101	- 944
Appendicitis	55	74	56	274	- 199
Hepatitis B	56	72	61	139	- 67
Other Neoplasms	57	57	58	267	- 209
Malnutrition	58	56	34	2,381	- 2,325
Leishmaniasis	59	53	77	0	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	60	45	62	113	- 68
War	61	7	64	66	- 58
Hepatitis C	62	4	70	8	- 4
Tetanus	63	2	65	38	- 36
Syphilis	64	2	44	1,130	- 1,128
Pertussis	65	2	43	1,142	- 1,141
Chlamydia	66	1	68	18	- 17
Ascariasis	67	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	69	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	57	270	- 270
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

Kyrgyzstan

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.