SOUTH AFRICA VS OMAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	OMAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,904	3	32,739	+ 49,165
Stroke	2	25,524	4	30,693	- 5,169
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,940	5	30,188	- 14,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,857	2	39,341	- 28,484
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,163	11	13,014	- 4,851
Liver Disease	6	6,292	14	9,013	- 2,722
Congenital Anomalies	7	5,980	25	4,351	+ 1,630
Hypertension	8	5,571	12	12,789	- 7,218
Lung Disease	9	5,037	13	11,895	- 6,858
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,008	22	4,676	+ 332
Kidney Disease	11	4,835	9	15,302	- 10,466
Falls	12	4,529	42	1,399	+ 3,130
Suicide	13	3,738	10	13,774	- 10,036
Drownings	14	3,266	32	2,403	+ 863
Low Birth Weight	15	3,206	16	6,250	- 3,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,169	28	3,587	- 418
Stomach Cancer	17	2,873	39	1,535	+ 1,338
Breast Cancer	18	2,186	23	4,533	- 2,348
Lymphomas	19	2,133	31	2,818	- 684
Other Injuries	20	2,011	17	6,014	- 4,002
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,972	21	5,408	- 3,436
Leukemia	22	1,967	40	1,464	+ 504
Encephalitis	23	1,948	59	234	+ 1,714
Liver Cancer	24	1,803	33	2,383	- 580
Lung Cancers	25	1,748	15	7,705	- 5,957
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,699	46	1,077	+ 622
Skin Disease	27	1,424	45	1,101	+ 322
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,212	8	15,843	- 14,631
Birth Trauma	29	1,195	30	3,004	- 1,809
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,188	35	2,007	- 819
Oral Cancer	31	1,086	41	1,406	- 320
Endocrine Disorders	32	823	19	5,890	- 5,067
Poisonings	33	728	50	975	- 248
Cervical Cancer	34	657	20	5,555	- 4,898
Bladder Cancer	35	639	52	829	- 190
Fires	36	593	27	3,618	- 3,025
Prostate Cancer	37	572	24	4,374	- 3,802
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	563	36	1,894	- 1,331
Violence	39	531	7	21,000	- 20,469
Oesophagus Cancer	40	500	29	3,486	- 2,986
HIV/AIDS	41	480	1	71,996	- 71,516
Drug Use	42	443	53	770	- 327
Ovary Cancer	43	407	51	951	- 544
Epilepsy	44	340	37	1,870	- 1,529
Skin Cancers	45	338	48	993	- 654
Maternal Conditions	46	336	38	1,700	- 1,363
Meningitis	47	323	26	3,660	- 3,337
Tuberculosis	48	277	6	21,965	- 21,689
Dengue	49	243	73	0	+ 243
Alcohol	50	207	49	987	- 780
Pertussis	51	204	43	1,142	- 939
Multiple Sclerosis	52	179	62	113	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	178	47	1,015	- 837
Uterin Cancer	54	176	54	512	- 336
Asthma	55	174	18	5,966	- 5,792
Other Neoplasms	56	106	58	267	- 161
Appendicitis	57	72	56	274	- 202
War	58	67	64	66	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	59	34	66	35	- 1
Malnutrition	60	33	34	2,381	- 2,347
Syphilis	61	29	44	1,130	- 1,101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	24	55	376	- 352
Tetanus	63	15	65	38	- 23
Hepatitis B	64	7	61	139	- 133
Ascariasis	65	4	71	3	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	4	77	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	2	60	223	- 221
Diphtheria	68	2	69	16	- 14
Chlamydia	69	1	68	18	- 17
Otitis Media	70	1	67	19	- 18
Hepatitis C	71	0	70	8	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	57	270	- 270
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Oman

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.