SOUTH AFRICA VS MONGOLIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONGOLIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,803	3	32,739	+ 63,065
Stroke	2	81,058	4	30,693	+ 50,364
Liver Cancer	3	33,782	33	2,383	+ 31,398
Liver Disease	4	31,729	14	9,013	+ 22,715
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,499	11	13,014	- 515
Stomach Cancer	6	11,373	39	1,535	+ 9,839
Alcohol	7	10,728	49	987	+ 9,742
Suicide	8	10,624	10	13,774	- 3,150
Other Injuries	9	8,143	17	6,014	+ 2,129
Lung Cancers	10	7,573	15	7,705	- 132
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	7,543	2	39,341	- 31,798
Kidney Disease	12	7,519	9	15,302	- 7,783
Oesophagus Cancer	13	6,733	29	3,486	+ 3,248
Tuberculosis	14	6,030	6	21,965	- 15,936
Lung Disease	15	6,023	13	11,895	- 5,872
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,837	21	5,408	- 571
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,832	25	4,351	+ 481
Falls	18	4,492	42	1,399	+ 3,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,476	22	4,676	- 200
Low Birth Weight	20	3,754	16	6,250	- 2,496
Hypertension	21	3,657	12	12,789	- 9,132
Violence	22	3,624	7	21,000	- 17,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,542	36	1,894	+ 1,648
Birth Trauma	24	2,950	30	3,004	- 53
Cervical Cancer	25	2,860	20	5,555	- 2,695
Drownings	26	2,788	32	2,403	+ 385
Diabetes Mellitus	27	2,670	5	30,188	- 27,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	28	2,369	47	1,015	+ 1,354
Asthma	29	2,072	18	5,966	- 3,894
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,740	35	2,007	- 267
Fires	31	1,735	27	3,618	- 1,882
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,722	28	3,587	- 1,865
Poisonings	33	1,640	50	975	+ 665
Epilepsy	34	1,479	37	1,870	- 390
Endocrine Disorders	35	1,277	19	5,890	- 4,613
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,222	8	15,843	- 14,621
Oral Cancer	37	1,130	41	1,406	- 276
Breast Cancer	38	1,122	23	4,533	- 3,411
Parkinson's Disease	39	1,015	46	1,077	- 63
Maternal Conditions	40	896	38	1,700	- 804
Ovary Cancer	41	833	51	951	- 118
Lymphomas	42	793	31	2,818	- 2,025
Encephalitis	43	745	59	234	+ 511
Syphilis	44	632	44	1,130	- 498
Drug Use	45	599	53	770	- 170
Leukemia	46	546	40	1,464	- 917
Appendicitis	47	467	56	274	+ 194
Meningitis	48	393	26	3,660	- 3,268
HIV/AIDS	49	387	1	71,996	- 71,609
Bladder Cancer	50	349	52	829	- 480
Skin Disease	51	336	45	1,101	- 766
Prostate Cancer	52	332	24	4,374	- 4,042
Pertussis	53	274	43	1,142	- 868
Skin Cancers	54	231	48	993	- 762
Hepatitis B	55	193	61	139	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	155	55	376	- 221
Uterin Cancer	57	135	54	512	- 377
Other Neoplasms	58	62	58	267	- 204
Multiple Sclerosis	59	53	62	113	- 60
Tetanus	60	31	65	38	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	24	60	223	- 199
Hepatitis C	62	9	70	8	+ 1
War	63	6	64	66	- 59
Malnutrition	64	6	34	2,381	- 2,374
Chlamydia	65	6	68	18	- 12
Diphtheria	66	2	69	16	- 15
Ascariasis	67	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	67	19	- 19
Measles	69	0	57	270	- 270
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Mongolia

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.