SOUTH AFRICA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,410	3	32,739	+ 33,672
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	47,938	2	39,341	+ 8,597
Stroke	3	37,901	4	30,693	+ 7,208
Kidney Disease	4	20,124	9	15,302	+ 4,823
Hypertension	5	17,630	12	12,789	+ 4,842
Lung Disease	6	16,639	13	11,895	+ 4,744
Diabetes Mellitus	7	16,486	5	30,188	- 13,702
Tuberculosis	8	13,829	6	21,965	- 8,137
Violence	9	7,581	7	21,000	- 13,419
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,652	11	13,014	- 6,362
Asthma	11	5,828	18	5,966	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,347	19	5,890	- 543
Lung Cancers	13	5,261	15	7,705	- 2,444
Low Birth Weight	14	5,182	16	6,250	- 1,068
Breast Cancer	15	5,009	23	4,533	+ 476
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,120	28	3,587	+ 534
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,114	25	4,351	- 236
Birth Trauma	18	4,068	30	3,004	+ 1,064
Liver Cancer	19	3,916	33	2,383	+ 1,533
Liver Disease	20	3,616	14	9,013	- 5,397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	3,508	36	1,894	+ 1,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	3,163	8	15,843	- 12,681
Other Neoplasms	23	2,630	58	267	+ 2,363
Malnutrition	24	2,203	34	2,381	- 178
Skin Disease	25	2,161	45	1,101	+ 1,060
Prostate Cancer	26	2,120	24	4,374	- 2,253
Drownings	27	1,983	32	2,403	- 420
Falls	28	1,973	42	1,399	+ 574
Leukemia	29	1,838	40	1,464	+ 374
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,812	21	5,408	- 3,597
Other Injuries	31	1,807	17	6,014	- 4,207
Anemia	32	1,755	82	0	+ 1,755
Cervical Cancer	33	1,572	20	5,555	- 3,984
Oral Cancer	34	1,490	41	1,406	+ 84
Suicide	35	1,188	10	13,774	- 12,586
Lymphomas	36	1,164	31	2,818	- 1,653
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,084	35	2,007	- 923
Maternal Conditions	38	1,043	38	1,700	- 656
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,027	22	4,676	- 3,649
Ovary Cancer	40	1,019	51	951	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	41	955	39	1,535	- 580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	923	47	1,015	- 91
Pertussis	43	899	43	1,142	- 243
Syphilis	44	591	44	1,130	- 538
Epilepsy	45	572	37	1,870	- 1,298
Dengue	46	542	73	0	+ 542
Meningitis	47	532	26	3,660	- 3,128
Measles	48	457	57	270	+ 186
War	49	418	64	66	+ 352
Uterin Cancer	50	389	54	512	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	384	86	0	+ 384
Drug Use	52	355	53	770	- 415
Oesophagus Cancer	53	343	29	3,486	- 3,142
Fires	54	306	27	3,618	- 3,311
Parkinson's Disease	55	304	46	1,077	- 774
Hepatitis B	56	301	61	139	+ 162
Osteoarthritis	57	291	85	0	+ 291
Bladder Cancer	58	291	52	829	- 538
Tetanus	59	266	65	38	+ 228
Alcohol	60	205	49	987	- 782
Skin Cancers	61	188	48	993	- 805
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	165	55	376	- 211
Appendicitis	63	141	56	274	- 133
Schistosomiasis	64	119	66	35	+ 84
Poisonings	65	116	50	975	- 860
HIV/AIDS	66	104	1	71,996	- 71,891
Encephalitis	67	94	59	234	- 140
Schizophrenia	68	65	80	0	+ 65
Malaria	69	48	63	83	- 35
Upper Respiratory	70	20	60	223	- 203
Leprosy	71	19	75	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	72	16	62	113	- 97
Oral conditions	73	14	84	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	74	12	67	19	- 8
Diphtheria	75	7	69	16	- 9
Ascariasis	76	7	71	3	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	2	68	18	- 16
Chagas disease	79	1	78	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	81	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	70	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Philippines

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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.