SOUTH AFRICA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,371	3	32,739	+ 25,632
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,973	22	4,676	+ 44,297
Lung Disease	3	29,871	13	11,895	+ 17,976
Stroke	4	27,156	4	30,693	- 3,538
Lung Cancers	5	25,449	15	7,705	+ 17,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,709	2	39,341	- 19,632
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,599	28	3,587	+ 16,013
Prostate Cancer	8	12,859	24	4,374	+ 8,486
Falls	9	8,529	42	1,399	+ 7,130
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,448	35	2,007	+ 6,441
Breast Cancer	11	7,657	23	4,533	+ 3,124
Lymphomas	12	7,083	31	2,818	+ 4,265
Suicide	13	6,948	10	13,774	- 6,826
Kidney Disease	14	6,700	9	15,302	- 8,602
Other Injuries	15	6,395	17	6,014	+ 381
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,138	5	30,188	- 24,049
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,079	46	1,077	+ 5,002
Skin Cancers	18	4,469	48	993	+ 3,477
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,937	19	5,890	- 1,953
Bladder Cancer	20	3,907	52	829	+ 3,077
Leukemia	21	3,881	40	1,464	+ 2,417
Stomach Cancer	22	3,767	39	1,535	+ 2,232
Other Neoplasms	23	3,558	58	267	+ 3,292
Ovary Cancer	24	3,389	51	951	+ 2,438
Drug Use	25	2,891	53	770	+ 2,122
Liver Cancer	26	2,843	33	2,383	+ 460
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,719	29	3,486	- 767
Hypertension	28	2,522	12	12,789	- 10,267
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,424	21	5,408	- 2,984
Liver Disease	30	2,343	14	9,013	- 6,670
Alcohol	31	2,244	49	987	+ 1,257
Oral Cancer	32	1,840	41	1,406	+ 434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,751	36	1,894	- 143
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,495	25	4,351	- 2,856
Malnutrition	35	1,482	34	2,381	- 898
Uterin Cancer	36	1,471	54	512	+ 959
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,402	8	15,843	- 14,441
Skin Disease	38	1,400	45	1,101	+ 299
Cervical Cancer	39	1,371	20	5,555	- 4,184
Epilepsy	40	1,308	37	1,870	- 561
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,306	62	113	+ 1,193
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,253	11	13,014	- 11,761
Asthma	43	927	18	5,966	- 5,038
Anemia	44	818	82	0	+ 818
Drownings	45	709	32	2,403	- 1,694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	673	47	1,015	- 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	663	55	376	+ 287
Fires	48	489	27	3,618	- 3,128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	355	86	0	+ 355
Violence	50	350	7	21,000	- 20,649
Osteoarthritis	51	299	85	0	+ 299
Low Birth Weight	52	257	16	6,250	- 5,993
Schizophrenia	53	250	80	0	+ 250
Birth Trauma	54	191	30	3,004	- 2,812
Hepatitis C	55	185	70	8	+ 177
Tuberculosis	56	164	6	21,965	- 21,801
Poisonings	57	158	50	975	- 818
Meningitis	58	149	26	3,660	- 3,511
Appendicitis	59	132	56	274	- 142
Upper Respiratory	60	127	60	223	- 96
HIV/AIDS	61	114	1	71,996	- 71,882
Oral conditions	62	95	84	0	+ 95
Hepatitis B	63	37	61	139	- 102
Pertussis	64	14	43	1,142	- 1,129
Otitis Media	65	13	67	19	- 6
Maternal Conditions	66	13	38	1,700	- 1,687
Syphilis	67	9	44	1,130	- 1,120
War	68	6	64	66	- 60
Tetanus	69	4	65	38	- 34
Encephalitis	70	2	59	234	- 232
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	3	- 3
Chlamydia	77	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	84	0	63	83	- 83
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Norway

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.