SOUTH AFRICA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,956	3	32,739	+ 26,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,826	22	4,676	+ 22,150
Lung Cancers	3	23,388	15	7,705	+ 15,683
Stroke	4	23,139	4	30,693	- 7,554
Lung Disease	5	21,825	13	11,895	+ 9,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,803	28	3,587	+ 8,216
Breast Cancer	7	10,199	23	4,533	+ 5,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,008	2	39,341	- 29,333
Kidney Disease	9	8,186	9	15,302	- 7,116
Other Injuries	10	7,956	17	6,014	+ 1,942
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,363	35	2,007	+ 5,356
Liver Disease	12	6,755	14	9,013	- 2,258
Suicide	13	6,246	10	13,774	- 7,528
Lymphomas	14	5,801	31	2,818	+ 2,983
Prostate Cancer	15	5,728	24	4,374	+ 1,354
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,572	46	1,077	+ 4,495
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,500	5	30,188	- 24,687
Falls	18	5,456	42	1,399	+ 4,057
Hypertension	19	4,829	12	12,789	- 7,960
Leukemia	20	4,768	40	1,464	+ 3,304
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,750	19	5,890	- 1,140
Stomach Cancer	22	4,605	39	1,535	+ 3,070
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,417	21	5,408	- 991
Other Neoplasms	24	4,396	58	267	+ 4,129
Liver Cancer	25	4,368	33	2,383	+ 1,984
Bladder Cancer	26	3,941	52	829	+ 3,112
Ovary Cancer	27	3,175	51	951	+ 2,225
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,863	29	3,486	- 623
Alcohol	29	2,278	49	987	+ 1,291
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,259	11	13,014	- 10,755
Skin Cancers	31	1,945	48	993	+ 952
Malnutrition	32	1,751	34	2,381	- 630
Oral Cancer	33	1,711	41	1,406	+ 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,702	47	1,015	+ 687
Epilepsy	35	1,515	37	1,870	- 355
Uterin Cancer	36	1,409	54	512	+ 897
Congenital Anomalies	37	937	25	4,351	- 3,413
Cervical Cancer	38	863	20	5,555	- 4,693
Drug Use	39	837	53	770	+ 67
Anemia	40	760	82	0	+ 760
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	608	36	1,894	- 1,287
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	556	8	15,843	- 15,287
Schizophrenia	43	522	80	0	+ 522
Skin Disease	44	483	45	1,101	- 618
Asthma	45	416	18	5,966	- 5,550
Multiple Sclerosis	46	369	62	113	+ 257
Hepatitis C	47	334	70	8	+ 326
Violence	48	280	7	21,000	- 20,720
Low Birth Weight	49	275	16	6,250	- 5,975
Osteoarthritis	50	237	85	0	+ 237
Fires	51	228	27	3,618	- 3,390
HIV/AIDS	52	223	1	71,996	- 71,773
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	208	55	376	- 168
Drownings	54	176	32	2,403	- 2,228
Tuberculosis	55	167	6	21,965	- 21,798
Poisonings	56	133	50	975	- 842
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	107	86	0	+ 107
Meningitis	58	62	26	3,660	- 3,599
Birth Trauma	59	54	30	3,004	- 2,950
Hepatitis B	60	50	61	139	- 90
Upper Respiratory	61	35	60	223	- 188
Appendicitis	62	30	56	274	- 244
Maternal Conditions	63	30	38	1,700	- 1,670
Oral conditions	64	27	84	0	+ 27
Encephalitis	65	14	59	234	- 220
Syphilis	66	13	44	1,130	- 1,117
War	67	6	64	66	- 60
Pertussis	68	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Tetanus	69	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	70	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Chlamydia	72	0	68	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	81	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Luxembourg

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.