SOUTH AFRICA VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,769	3	32,739	+ 2,030
Stroke	2	24,164	4	30,693	- 6,530
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,973	5	30,188	- 11,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,350	2	39,341	- 25,991
Kidney Disease	5	12,793	9	15,302	- 2,508
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,468	11	13,014	- 547
Lung Disease	7	9,487	13	11,895	- 2,408
Hypertension	8	7,194	12	12,789	- 5,595
Other Injuries	9	6,777	17	6,014	+ 764
Lung Cancers	10	5,927	15	7,705	- 1,778
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,316	25	4,351	+ 966
Low Birth Weight	12	5,178	16	6,250	- 1,072
Violence	13	4,544	7	21,000	- 16,456
Endocrine Disorders	14	4,516	19	5,890	- 1,374
Prostate Cancer	15	4,390	24	4,374	+ 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,362	28	3,587	+ 775
Liver Disease	17	4,209	14	9,013	- 4,804
Cervical Cancer	18	4,142	20	5,555	- 1,413
Other Neoplasms	19	3,910	58	267	+ 3,644
Breast Cancer	20	3,862	23	4,533	- 671
HIV/AIDS	21	3,600	1	71,996	- 68,396
Suicide	22	3,416	10	13,774	- 10,358
Alcohol	23	3,291	49	987	+ 2,304
Stomach Cancer	24	2,853	39	1,535	+ 1,318
Malnutrition	25	2,651	34	2,381	+ 270
Tuberculosis	26	2,190	6	21,965	- 19,776
Leukemia	27	2,189	40	1,464	+ 725
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,074	35	2,007	+ 67
Lymphomas	29	1,966	31	2,818	- 851
Birth Trauma	30	1,708	30	3,004	- 1,295
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	1,544	8	15,843	- 14,299
Drownings	32	1,431	32	2,403	- 972
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,392	29	3,486	- 2,093
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,238	21	5,408	- 4,171
Liver Cancer	35	1,223	33	2,383	- 1,160
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,156	22	4,676	- 3,520
Skin Disease	37	1,155	45	1,101	+ 53
Oral Cancer	38	1,073	41	1,406	- 333
Asthma	39	1,016	18	5,966	- 4,950
Skin Cancers	40	1,003	48	993	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	41	978	46	1,077	- 99
Syphilis	42	954	44	1,130	- 176
Falls	43	806	42	1,399	- 593
Epilepsy	44	791	37	1,870	- 1,079
Ovary Cancer	45	684	51	951	- 267
Anemia	46	656	82	0	+ 656
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	551	36	1,894	- 1,343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	527	55	376	+ 152
Maternal Conditions	49	516	38	1,700	- 1,183
Fires	50	510	27	3,618	- 3,108
Bladder Cancer	51	454	52	829	- 375
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	421	86	0	+ 421
Meningitis	53	420	26	3,660	- 3,240
Uterin Cancer	54	365	54	512	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	347	47	1,015	- 667
Drug Use	56	303	53	770	- 467
Appendicitis	57	299	56	274	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	58	244	85	0	+ 244
Pertussis	59	240	43	1,142	- 902
Chagas disease	60	155	78	0	+ 155
Leishmaniasis	61	135	77	0	+ 135
Dengue	62	131	73	0	+ 131
Poisonings	63	110	50	975	- 865
Tetanus	64	99	65	38	+ 61
Leprosy	65	95	75	0	+ 95
Encephalitis	66	88	59	234	- 147
Hepatitis B	67	77	61	139	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	68	68	62	113	- 45
Schizophrenia	69	62	80	0	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	70	34	60	223	- 189
War	71	23	64	66	- 43
Hepatitis C	72	23	70	8	+ 15
Oral conditions	73	18	84	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	74	11	67	19	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	75	9	79	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	76	3	71	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	78	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	79	0	68	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	80	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	81	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Paraguay

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.