SOUTH AFRICA VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	222,441	4	30,693	+ 191,748
Coronary Heart Disease	2	176,099	3	32,739	+ 143,360
Lung Cancers	3	34,229	15	7,705	+ 26,524
Inflammatory/Heart	4	31,368	21	5,408	+ 25,959
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	22,837	22	4,676	+ 18,161
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,537	5	30,188	- 12,650
Kidney Disease	7	14,851	9	15,302	- 450
Suicide	8	13,258	10	13,774	- 516
Breast Cancer	9	12,765	23	4,533	+ 8,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	11,411	28	3,587	+ 7,824
Lung Disease	11	9,098	13	11,895	- 2,797
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	8,163	2	39,341	- 31,178
Prostate Cancer	13	7,605	24	4,374	+ 3,232
Falls	14	6,751	42	1,399	+ 5,351
Parkinson's Disease	15	6,665	46	1,077	+ 5,588
Pancreas Cancer	16	6,414	35	2,007	+ 4,407
Liver Disease	17	5,721	14	9,013	- 3,293
Hypertension	18	5,591	12	12,789	- 7,198
Stomach Cancer	19	5,087	39	1,535	+ 3,553
Liver Cancer	20	5,078	33	2,383	+ 2,695
Road Traffic Accidents	21	4,837	11	13,014	- 8,177
Bladder Cancer	22	3,534	52	829	+ 2,705
Other Injuries	23	2,900	17	6,014	- 3,114
Lymphomas	24	2,705	31	2,818	- 112
Leukemia	25	2,363	40	1,464	+ 899
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,069	36	1,894	+ 175
Cervical Cancer	27	2,065	20	5,555	- 3,490
Ovary Cancer	28	1,907	51	951	+ 956
Violence	29	1,765	7	21,000	- 19,234
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,704	29	3,486	- 1,781
Drug Use	31	1,419	53	770	+ 650
Fires	32	1,394	27	3,618	- 2,224
Uterin Cancer	33	1,385	54	512	+ 873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,340	47	1,015	+ 326
Skin Cancers	35	1,178	48	993	+ 185
Drownings	36	1,077	32	2,403	- 1,326
Oral Cancer	37	981	41	1,406	- 425
Alcohol	38	937	49	987	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	39	767	62	113	+ 654
Endocrine Disorders	40	672	19	5,890	- 5,218
Birth Trauma	41	604	30	3,004	- 2,400
Epilepsy	42	591	37	1,870	- 1,278
Low Birth Weight	43	520	16	6,250	- 5,730
Poisonings	44	382	50	975	- 594
Congenital Anomalies	45	369	25	4,351	- 3,982
Asthma	46	364	18	5,966	- 5,602
Other Neoplasms	47	225	58	267	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	217	55	376	- 158
Meningitis	49	145	26	3,660	- 3,515
Encephalitis	50	140	59	234	- 95
Tuberculosis	51	126	6	21,965	- 21,839
Appendicitis	52	90	56	274	- 184
Malnutrition	53	86	34	2,381	- 2,294
Skin Disease	54	81	45	1,101	- 1,021
Pertussis	55	76	43	1,142	- 1,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	58	8	15,843	- 15,785
Leishmaniasis	57	55	77	0	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	58	50	38	1,700	- 1,650
Syphilis	59	18	44	1,130	- 1,112
Upper Respiratory	60	13	60	223	- 210
Hepatitis B	61	10	61	139	- 129
Tetanus	62	7	65	38	- 30
War	63	6	64	66	- 59
Chlamydia	64	3	68	18	- 16
Hepatitis C	65	2	70	8	- 6
Diphtheria	66	1	69	16	- 15
Measles	67	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	70	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Otitis Media	74	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	71	3	- 3
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

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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.