SOUTH AFRICA VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,620	3	32,739	- 7,119
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,868	5	30,188	- 19,320
Stroke	3	6,040	4	30,693	- 24,654
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,874	11	13,014	- 8,140
Liver Disease	5	4,795	14	9,013	- 4,218
Kidney Disease	6	4,242	9	15,302	- 11,060
Suicide	7	3,915	10	13,774	- 9,859
Falls	8	3,044	42	1,399	+ 1,645
Other Injuries	9	2,720	17	6,014	- 3,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,552	2	39,341	- 36,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,965	28	3,587	- 1,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,772	22	4,676	- 2,904
Lung Cancers	13	1,723	15	7,705	- 5,982
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,657	25	4,351	- 2,693
Lung Disease	15	1,622	13	11,895	- 10,273
Leukemia	16	1,354	40	1,464	- 110
Breast Cancer	17	1,248	23	4,533	- 3,285
Lymphomas	18	1,146	31	2,818	- 1,672
Drownings	19	1,068	32	2,403	- 1,335
Low Birth Weight	20	1,061	16	6,250	- 5,189
Liver Cancer	21	1,052	33	2,383	- 1,331
Fires	22	1,006	27	3,618	- 2,611
Stomach Cancer	23	993	39	1,535	- 542
Endocrine Disorders	24	926	19	5,890	- 4,964
Inflammatory/Heart	25	765	21	5,408	- 4,643
Parkinson's Disease	26	665	46	1,077	- 412
Bladder Cancer	27	639	52	829	- 191
Hypertension	28	624	12	12,789	- 12,164
Oral Cancer	29	593	41	1,406	- 813
Pancreas Cancer	30	589	35	2,007	- 1,418
Prostate Cancer	31	418	24	4,374	- 3,956
Ovary Cancer	32	406	51	951	- 545
Skin Disease	33	378	45	1,101	- 723
Violence	34	332	7	21,000	- 20,667
Epilepsy	35	318	37	1,870	- 1,552
Cervical Cancer	36	303	20	5,555	- 5,252
Oesophagus Cancer	37	299	29	3,486	- 3,186
Birth Trauma	38	297	30	3,004	- 2,707
Drug Use	39	289	53	770	- 481
Asthma	40	243	18	5,966	- 5,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	235	8	15,843	- 15,608
Poisonings	42	211	50	975	- 765
Skin Cancers	43	192	48	993	- 801
Tuberculosis	44	190	6	21,965	- 21,775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	185	47	1,015	- 829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	173	36	1,894	- 1,722
Meningitis	47	167	26	3,660	- 3,493
Alcohol	48	166	49	987	- 821
Uterin Cancer	49	150	54	512	- 362
Encephalitis	50	122	59	234	- 112
Other Neoplasms	51	63	58	267	- 203
Maternal Conditions	52	60	38	1,700	- 1,639
Syphilis	53	57	44	1,130	- 1,073
Pertussis	54	56	43	1,142	- 1,087
Multiple Sclerosis	55	45	62	113	- 67
Hepatitis B	56	45	61	139	- 94
Appendicitis	57	29	56	274	- 245
Malnutrition	58	20	34	2,381	- 2,360
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	12	55	376	- 364
Tetanus	60	8	65	38	- 30
War	61	7	64	66	- 59
Dengue	62	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	2	70	8	- 6
Ascariasis	64	1	71	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	1	60	223	- 222
Diphtheria	66	1	69	16	- 16
Measles	67	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	68	0	68	18	- 18
Otitis Media	69	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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

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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.