SOUTH AFRICA VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,395	3	32,739	+ 10,656
Stroke	2	22,251	4	30,693	- 8,442
Lung Disease	3	14,161	13	11,895	+ 2,266
Kidney Disease	4	12,497	9	15,302	- 2,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,340	22	4,676	+ 2,664
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,280	5	30,188	- 22,908
Lung Cancers	7	5,650	15	7,705	- 2,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,134	2	39,341	- 34,207
Breast Cancer	9	4,348	23	4,533	- 185
Liver Cancer	10	4,169	33	2,383	+ 1,786
Liver Disease	11	3,791	14	9,013	- 5,223
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,361	19	5,890	- 2,529
Cervical Cancer	13	3,343	20	5,555	- 2,212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,260	28	3,587	- 327
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,994	25	4,351	- 1,357
Falls	16	2,924	42	1,399	+ 1,525
Hypertension	17	2,547	12	12,789	- 10,242
Other Injuries	18	2,436	17	6,014	- 3,578
Oral Cancer	19	2,398	41	1,406	+ 992
Low Birth Weight	20	2,279	16	6,250	- 3,971
Suicide	21	2,260	10	13,774	- 11,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,231	8	15,843	- 13,612
Drownings	23	2,151	32	2,403	- 252
Leukemia	24	1,988	40	1,464	+ 524
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,800	46	1,077	+ 723
Prostate Cancer	26	1,786	24	4,374	- 2,588
Tuberculosis	27	1,756	6	21,965	- 20,209
Violence	28	1,555	7	21,000	- 19,445
Asthma	29	1,529	18	5,966	- 4,437
Ovary Cancer	30	1,441	51	951	+ 491
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,343	11	13,014	- 11,671
Skin Disease	32	1,315	45	1,101	+ 213
Dengue	33	1,172	73	0	+ 1,172
Lymphomas	34	1,149	31	2,818	- 1,669
Maternal Conditions	35	846	38	1,700	- 854
Inflammatory/Heart	36	831	21	5,408	- 4,577
Bladder Cancer	37	816	52	829	- 14
Epilepsy	38	761	37	1,870	- 1,109
Birth Trauma	39	749	30	3,004	- 2,255
Pancreas Cancer	40	683	35	2,007	- 1,324
Fires	41	610	27	3,618	- 3,007
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	559	36	1,894	- 1,335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	528	47	1,015	- 486
Encephalitis	44	421	59	234	+ 187
Malnutrition	45	420	34	2,381	- 1,961
Other Neoplasms	46	316	58	267	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	47	307	54	512	- 206
Drug Use	48	284	53	770	- 486
Stomach Cancer	49	189	39	1,535	- 1,345
Meningitis	50	168	26	3,660	- 3,493
Alcohol	51	104	49	987	- 883
Pertussis	52	58	43	1,142	- 1,085
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	53	55	376	- 323
Tetanus	54	43	65	38	+ 5
Poisonings	55	39	50	975	- 936
Hepatitis B	56	35	61	139	- 104
Multiple Sclerosis	57	33	62	113	- 80
Syphilis	58	23	44	1,130	- 1,107
Oesophagus Cancer	59	22	29	3,486	- 3,463
Measles	60	20	57	270	- 250
Appendicitis	61	17	56	274	- 257
War	62	12	64	66	- 54
Skin Cancers	63	8	48	993	- 985
Hepatitis C	64	8	70	8	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	6	71	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	5	60	223	- 218
Chlamydia	67	2	68	18	- 17
Diphtheria	68	1	69	16	- 15
Otitis Media	69	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Maldives

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.