SOUTH AFRICA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	156,245	4	30,693	+ 125,552
Coronary Heart Disease	2	125,089	3	32,739	+ 92,350
Inflammatory/Heart	3	120,268	21	5,408	+ 114,860
Diabetes Mellitus	4	31,231	5	30,188	+ 1,044
Lung Cancers	5	29,856	15	7,705	+ 22,150
Lung Disease	6	22,828	13	11,895	+ 10,933
Hypertension	7	17,759	12	12,789	+ 4,970
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,860	28	3,587	+ 12,273
Kidney Disease	9	14,591	9	15,302	- 710
Stomach Cancer	10	12,879	39	1,535	+ 11,345
Breast Cancer	11	10,931	23	4,533	+ 6,397
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,543	35	2,007	+ 5,536
Liver Cancer	13	7,359	33	2,383	+ 4,976
Prostate Cancer	14	7,332	24	4,374	+ 2,958
Liver Disease	15	6,161	14	9,013	- 2,852
Suicide	16	5,539	10	13,774	- 8,235
Other Injuries	17	5,179	17	6,014	- 834
Bladder Cancer	18	4,599	52	829	+ 3,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	4,430	2	39,341	- 34,910
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,978	46	1,077	+ 2,900
Skin Cancers	21	3,567	48	993	+ 2,574
Leukemia	22	3,238	40	1,464	+ 1,774
Uterin Cancer	23	3,056	54	512	+ 2,544
Road Traffic Accidents	24	3,034	11	13,014	- 9,980
Lymphomas	25	2,712	31	2,818	- 106
Ovary Cancer	26	2,645	51	951	+ 1,694
Falls	27	2,202	42	1,399	+ 803
Low Birth Weight	28	2,078	16	6,250	- 4,172
Oral Cancer	29	2,033	41	1,406	+ 627
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,005	22	4,676	- 2,671
Cervical Cancer	31	1,919	20	5,555	- 3,636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,584	36	1,894	- 310
Asthma	33	1,501	18	5,966	- 4,465
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,283	29	3,486	- 2,203
Tuberculosis	35	900	6	21,965	- 21,065
Violence	36	875	7	21,000	- 20,125
Congenital Anomalies	37	812	25	4,351	- 3,539
Epilepsy	38	653	37	1,870	- 1,217
Multiple Sclerosis	39	599	62	113	+ 486
Other Neoplasms	40	534	58	267	+ 268
Drownings	41	504	32	2,403	- 1,899
Alcohol	42	390	49	987	- 597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	363	47	1,015	- 652
Endocrine Disorders	44	345	19	5,890	- 5,545
Poisonings	45	318	50	975	- 658
Fires	46	309	27	3,618	- 3,309
Drug Use	47	255	53	770	- 515
Birth Trauma	48	203	30	3,004	- 2,800
Hepatitis B	49	203	61	139	+ 63
Pertussis	50	103	43	1,142	- 1,039
Meningitis	51	102	26	3,660	- 3,558
Anemia	52	99	82	0	+ 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	79	86	0	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	54	54	38	1,700	- 1,645
Appendicitis	55	40	56	274	- 234
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	29	8	15,843	- 15,814
Skin Disease	57	29	45	1,101	- 1,072
Malnutrition	58	17	34	2,381	- 2,364
Encephalitis	59	15	59	234	- 219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	55	376	- 364
HIV/AIDS	61	10	1	71,996	- 71,986
Syphilis	62	8	44	1,130	- 1,122
War	63	6	64	66	- 59
Leishmaniasis	64	3	77	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	0	60	223	- 223
Diphtheria	66	0	69	16	- 16
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	8	- 8
Chlamydia	68	0	68	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	57	270	- 270
Tetanus	75	0	65	38	- 38
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	79	0	66	35	- 35
Otitis Media	80	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

No Macedonia

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.