SOUTH AFRICA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	352,543	3	32,739	+ 319,804
Stroke	2	129,780	4	30,693	+ 99,086
Lung Cancers	3	30,558	15	7,705	+ 22,852
Hypertension	4	29,646	12	12,789	+ 16,858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	24,693	28	3,587	+ 21,106
Suicide	6	16,592	10	13,774	+ 2,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,044	2	39,341	- 24,297
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	14,924	22	4,676	+ 10,248
Liver Disease	9	14,799	14	9,013	+ 5,786
Stomach Cancer	10	14,700	39	1,535	+ 13,165
Breast Cancer	11	14,465	23	4,533	+ 9,931
Prostate Cancer	12	13,751	24	4,374	+ 9,377
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,292	35	2,007	+ 11,285
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,077	5	30,188	- 18,111
Falls	15	11,914	42	1,399	+ 10,515
Lung Disease	16	11,797	13	11,895	- 98
Inflammatory/Heart	17	11,130	21	5,408	+ 5,722
Other Injuries	18	9,556	17	6,014	+ 3,542
Kidney Disease	19	8,552	9	15,302	- 6,750
Oral Cancer	20	7,773	41	1,406	+ 6,367
Lymphomas	21	7,393	31	2,818	+ 4,575
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	7,192	36	1,894	+ 5,298
Bladder Cancer	23	6,725	52	829	+ 5,896
Leukemia	24	6,526	40	1,464	+ 5,063
Liver Cancer	25	5,494	33	2,383	+ 3,110
Ovary Cancer	26	5,363	51	951	+ 4,412
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,164	11	13,014	- 7,850
Cervical Cancer	28	5,158	20	5,555	- 397
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,113	46	1,077	+ 4,036
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,031	29	3,486	+ 1,546
Other Neoplasms	31	4,874	58	267	+ 4,607
Skin Cancers	32	4,521	48	993	+ 3,528
Alcohol	33	4,407	49	987	+ 3,420
Uterin Cancer	34	3,665	54	512	+ 3,152
Drownings	35	3,448	32	2,403	+ 1,045
Violence	36	3,025	7	21,000	- 17,974
Drug Use	37	2,812	53	770	+ 2,042
Tuberculosis	38	2,731	6	21,965	- 19,235
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,657	19	5,890	- 4,233
Epilepsy	40	1,427	37	1,870	- 443
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,418	25	4,351	- 2,933
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,365	8	15,843	- 14,478
Fires	43	1,177	27	3,618	- 2,440
Skin Disease	44	1,101	45	1,101	- 0
Poisonings	45	1,061	50	975	+ 86
Asthma	46	1,043	18	5,966	- 4,923
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	944	55	376	+ 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	671	47	1,015	- 343
Multiple Sclerosis	49	662	62	113	+ 549
Hepatitis C	50	538	70	8	+ 530
HIV/AIDS	51	513	1	71,996	- 71,483
Meningitis	52	445	26	3,660	- 3,215
Birth Trauma	53	237	30	3,004	- 2,767
Appendicitis	54	224	56	274	- 50
Low Birth Weight	55	203	16	6,250	- 6,047
Schizophrenia	56	195	80	0	+ 195
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	184	86	0	+ 184
Malnutrition	58	163	34	2,381	- 2,218
Osteoarthritis	59	144	85	0	+ 144
Anemia	60	122	82	0	+ 122
Hepatitis B	61	109	61	139	- 31
Tetanus	62	56	65	38	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	63	49	38	1,700	- 1,651
Oral conditions	64	45	84	0	+ 45
Encephalitis	65	37	59	234	- 197
Otitis Media	66	23	67	19	+ 4
War	67	7	64	66	- 59
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	223	- 222
Pertussis	69	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Syphilis	70	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Chlamydia	71	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	63	83	- 83
Diphtheria	82	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	83	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Lithuania

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.