SOUTH AFRICA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,654	3	32,739	+ 24,915
Stroke	2	33,874	4	30,693	+ 3,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,000	8	15,843	+ 9,157
Low Birth Weight	4	22,363	16	6,250	+ 16,113
Lung Disease	5	20,829	13	11,895	+ 8,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,995	2	39,341	- 19,346
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,293	5	30,188	- 14,895
Birth Trauma	8	14,265	30	3,004	+ 11,261
Kidney Disease	9	13,603	9	15,302	- 1,699
Liver Disease	10	13,133	14	9,013	+ 4,120
Tuberculosis	11	10,084	6	21,965	- 11,881
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,747	11	13,014	- 6,267
Other Injuries	13	6,469	17	6,014	+ 455
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,304	25	4,351	+ 1,953
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	6,231	47	1,015	+ 5,216
Hypertension	16	5,489	12	12,789	- 7,300
Asthma	17	4,970	18	5,966	- 996
Suicide	18	4,630	10	13,774	- 9,144
Meningitis	19	4,317	26	3,660	+ 657
Breast Cancer	20	4,313	23	4,533	- 220
Oral Cancer	21	4,115	41	1,406	+ 2,709
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,644	22	4,676	- 1,032
Violence	23	3,096	7	21,000	- 17,904
Maternal Conditions	24	2,968	38	1,700	+ 1,268
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,740	19	5,890	- 3,150
Lung Cancers	26	2,320	15	7,705	- 5,385
Malnutrition	27	2,120	34	2,381	- 261
Falls	28	2,070	42	1,399	+ 671
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,884	29	3,486	- 1,602
Tetanus	30	1,806	65	38	+ 1,768
Lymphomas	31	1,681	31	2,818	- 1,136
HIV/AIDS	32	1,628	1	71,996	- 70,368
Encephalitis	33	1,593	59	234	+ 1,359
Pertussis	34	1,523	43	1,142	+ 381
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,472	46	1,077	+ 395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,305	36	1,894	- 589
Drownings	37	1,288	32	2,403	- 1,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,264	28	3,587	- 2,322
Leukemia	39	1,258	40	1,464	- 205
Epilepsy	40	1,167	37	1,870	- 703
Liver Cancer	41	1,060	33	2,383	- 1,323
Fires	42	1,031	27	3,618	- 2,586
Stomach Cancer	43	969	39	1,535	- 566
Cervical Cancer	44	960	20	5,555	- 4,595
Prostate Cancer	45	853	24	4,374	- 3,521
Ovary Cancer	46	846	51	951	- 105
Poisonings	47	806	50	975	- 170
Bladder Cancer	48	653	52	829	- 176
Measles	49	618	57	270	+ 347
Alcohol	50	604	49	987	- 383
Appendicitis	51	592	56	274	+ 318
Inflammatory/Heart	52	555	21	5,408	- 4,853
Hepatitis B	53	543	61	139	+ 403
Skin Cancers	54	369	48	993	- 624
Dengue	55	342	73	0	+ 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	332	55	376	- 43
Syphilis	57	309	44	1,130	- 821
Hepatitis C	58	294	70	8	+ 286
Uterin Cancer	59	285	54	512	- 227
Pancreas Cancer	60	256	35	2,007	- 1,751
Drug Use	61	199	53	770	- 571
War	62	143	64	66	+ 77
Malaria	63	141	63	83	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	64	99	58	267	- 168
Multiple Sclerosis	65	99	62	113	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	69	60	223	- 154
Skin Disease	67	32	45	1,101	- 1,070
Ascariasis	68	18	71	3	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	16	69	16	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	11	68	18	- 8
Otitis Media	71	7	67	19	- 12
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	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

Pakistan

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.