SOUTH AFRICA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	61,721	22	4,676	+ 57,045
Coronary Heart Disease	2	59,859	3	32,739	+ 27,120
Lung Cancers	3	37,341	15	7,705	+ 29,635
Stroke	4	33,013	4	30,693	+ 2,319
Lung Disease	5	32,538	13	11,895	+ 20,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,825	28	3,587	+ 16,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,822	2	39,341	- 22,519
Falls	8	14,048	42	1,399	+ 12,649
Breast Cancer	9	12,022	23	4,533	+ 7,488
Prostate Cancer	10	11,104	24	4,374	+ 6,730
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,186	35	2,007	+ 8,179
Kidney Disease	12	8,605	9	15,302	- 6,697
Lymphomas	13	8,540	31	2,818	+ 5,722
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,115	5	30,188	- 22,073
Oesophagus Cancer	15	7,296	29	3,486	+ 3,810
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,209	46	1,077	+ 6,132
Suicide	17	6,887	10	13,774	- 6,887
Other Neoplasms	18	6,227	58	267	+ 5,961
Other Injuries	19	5,606	17	6,014	- 408
Leukemia	20	5,368	40	1,464	+ 3,905
Bladder Cancer	21	5,004	52	829	+ 4,174
Stomach Cancer	22	4,628	39	1,535	+ 3,094
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,084	21	5,408	- 1,324
Liver Cancer	24	3,955	33	2,383	+ 1,572
Ovary Cancer	25	3,628	51	951	+ 2,677
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,587	19	5,890	- 2,303
Skin Cancers	27	3,483	48	993	+ 2,490
Liver Disease	28	3,182	14	9,013	- 5,831
Hypertension	29	2,782	12	12,789	- 10,006
Oral Cancer	30	2,611	41	1,406	+ 1,205
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,316	11	13,014	- 10,698
Alcohol	32	2,083	49	987	+ 1,096
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,986	8	15,843	- 13,857
Uterin Cancer	34	1,926	54	512	+ 1,413
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,850	25	4,351	- 2,501
Skin Disease	36	1,005	45	1,101	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,002	62	113	+ 890
Epilepsy	38	983	37	1,870	- 887
Cervical Cancer	39	905	20	5,555	- 4,650
Anemia	40	848	82	0	+ 848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	808	47	1,015	- 207
Drug Use	42	785	53	770	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	43	748	85	0	+ 748
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	728	55	376	+ 353
Low Birth Weight	45	569	16	6,250	- 5,681
Asthma	46	562	18	5,966	- 5,404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	443	36	1,894	- 1,451
Violence	48	365	7	21,000	- 20,635
Drownings	49	333	32	2,403	- 2,070
Schizophrenia	50	325	80	0	+ 325
Meningitis	51	267	26	3,660	- 3,393
Birth Trauma	52	251	30	3,004	- 2,752
Fires	53	167	27	3,618	- 3,450
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	142	86	0	+ 142
HIV/AIDS	55	111	1	71,996	- 71,884
Tuberculosis	56	97	6	21,965	- 21,868
Upper Respiratory	57	95	60	223	- 128
Appendicitis	58	87	56	274	- 187
Oral conditions	59	72	84	0	+ 72
Hepatitis C	60	69	70	8	+ 62
Poisonings	61	59	50	975	- 916
Hepatitis B	62	46	61	139	- 94
Malnutrition	63	41	34	2,381	- 2,340
Otitis Media	64	34	67	19	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	65	28	38	1,700	- 1,672
War	66	6	64	66	- 59
Pertussis	67	3	43	1,142	- 1,139
Encephalitis	68	3	59	234	- 231
Syphilis	69	2	44	1,130	- 1,127
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	72	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	73	0	57	270	- 270
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Chlamydia	78	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Netherlands

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.