SOUTH AFRICA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,738	3	32,739	+ 20,999
Diabetes Mellitus	2	39,809	5	30,188	+ 9,622
Kidney Disease	3	20,629	9	15,302	+ 5,328
Stroke	4	18,395	4	30,693	- 12,298
Violence	5	15,002	7	21,000	- 5,997
Liver Disease	6	13,795	14	9,013	+ 4,781
Lung Disease	7	13,464	13	11,895	+ 1,569
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,473	2	39,341	- 27,868
Hypertension	9	8,232	12	12,789	- 4,557
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,537	11	13,014	- 5,477
Other Injuries	11	5,629	17	6,014	- 385
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,229	19	5,890	- 661
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,834	25	4,351	+ 484
Malnutrition	14	3,491	34	2,381	+ 1,111
Prostate Cancer	15	3,465	24	4,374	- 909
Breast Cancer	16	3,412	23	4,533	- 1,122
Lung Cancers	17	3,398	15	7,705	- 4,308
Low Birth Weight	18	3,311	16	6,250	- 2,939
Stomach Cancer	19	3,208	39	1,535	+ 1,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,177	28	3,587	- 410
Liver Cancer	21	3,152	33	2,383	+ 768
Suicide	22	3,131	10	13,774	- 10,643
Other Neoplasms	23	2,868	58	267	+ 2,602
Lymphomas	24	2,294	31	2,818	- 524
Leukemia	25	2,233	40	1,464	+ 769
Cervical Cancer	26	2,213	20	5,555	- 3,342
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,085	35	2,007	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	28	1,908	1	71,996	- 70,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,607	8	15,843	- 14,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,593	22	4,676	- 3,083
Skin Disease	31	1,400	45	1,101	+ 299
Alcohol	32	1,362	49	987	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,264	36	1,894	- 630
Ovary Cancer	34	1,225	51	951	+ 274
Falls	35	1,215	42	1,399	- 184
Birth Trauma	36	1,180	30	3,004	- 1,824
Anemia	37	1,009	82	0	+ 1,009
Tuberculosis	38	898	6	21,965	- 21,067
Epilepsy	39	884	37	1,870	- 986
Skin Cancers	40	882	48	993	- 110
Inflammatory/Heart	41	863	21	5,408	- 4,545
Drownings	42	832	32	2,403	- 1,572
Parkinson's Disease	43	725	46	1,077	- 353
Drug Use	44	680	53	770	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	654	55	376	+ 279
Oral Cancer	46	626	41	1,406	- 779
Asthma	47	621	18	5,966	- 5,345
Bladder Cancer	48	588	52	829	- 241
Oesophagus Cancer	49	579	29	3,486	- 2,907
Uterin Cancer	50	417	54	512	- 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	413	86	0	+ 413
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	397	47	1,015	- 617
Appendicitis	53	358	56	274	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	54	347	38	1,700	- 1,353
Hepatitis C	55	289	70	8	+ 281
Fires	56	279	27	3,618	- 3,338
Poisonings	57	245	50	975	- 730
Meningitis	58	165	26	3,660	- 3,495
Osteoarthritis	59	141	85	0	+ 141
Multiple Sclerosis	60	137	62	113	+ 24
Hepatitis B	61	97	61	139	- 42
Encephalitis	62	65	59	234	- 169
Schizophrenia	63	59	80	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	64	59	60	223	- 164
Oral conditions	65	58	84	0	+ 58
War	66	52	64	66	- 14
Dengue	67	14	73	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	13	67	19	- 6
Chagas disease	69	11	78	0	+ 11
Pertussis	70	10	43	1,142	- 1,132
Tetanus	71	4	65	38	- 33
Ascariasis	72	2	71	3	- 1
Syphilis	73	2	44	1,130	- 1,127
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	80	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	84	0	63	83	- 83
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.