SOUTH AFRICA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	239,165	3	32,739	+ 206,426
Stroke	2	165,551	4	30,693	+ 134,857
Hypertension	3	36,660	12	12,789	+ 23,871
Lung Cancers	4	33,683	15	7,705	+ 25,977
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,163	2	39,341	- 8,177
Liver Disease	6	29,707	14	9,013	+ 20,694
Lung Disease	7	24,509	13	11,895	+ 12,615
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	22,765	28	3,587	+ 19,178
Kidney Disease	9	17,234	9	15,302	+ 1,933
Inflammatory/Heart	10	14,764	21	5,408	+ 9,356
Breast Cancer	11	12,824	23	4,533	+ 8,291
Stomach Cancer	12	11,514	39	1,535	+ 9,979
Liver Cancer	13	10,370	33	2,383	+ 7,986
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,775	35	2,007	+ 7,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	9,456	22	4,676	+ 4,780
Prostate Cancer	16	8,156	24	4,374	+ 3,782
Oral Cancer	17	7,626	41	1,406	+ 6,220
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,429	5	30,188	- 22,759
Other Injuries	19	7,125	17	6,014	+ 1,111
Road Traffic Accidents	20	6,635	11	13,014	- 6,379
Suicide	21	6,283	10	13,774	- 7,491
Cervical Cancer	22	6,228	20	5,555	+ 673
Bladder Cancer	23	5,712	52	829	+ 4,883
Falls	24	5,009	42	1,399	+ 3,610
Lymphomas	25	4,612	31	2,818	+ 1,794
Leukemia	26	4,471	40	1,464	+ 3,007
Ovary Cancer	27	3,693	51	951	+ 2,742
Tuberculosis	28	3,382	6	21,965	- 18,583
Skin Cancers	29	3,341	48	993	+ 2,349
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,514	29	3,486	- 972
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,467	46	1,077	+ 1,390
Drownings	32	1,985	32	2,403	- 418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,769	36	1,894	- 125
Uterin Cancer	34	1,739	54	512	+ 1,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,467	47	1,015	+ 452
Fires	36	1,403	27	3,618	- 2,215
Alcohol	37	1,363	49	987	+ 376
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,221	25	4,351	- 3,129
Poisonings	39	1,220	50	975	+ 245
Drug Use	40	1,152	53	770	+ 382
Low Birth Weight	41	1,055	16	6,250	- 5,195
Epilepsy	42	1,046	37	1,870	- 823
Other Neoplasms	43	961	58	267	+ 694
Violence	44	850	7	21,000	- 20,149
Asthma	45	750	18	5,966	- 5,216
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	744	8	15,843	- 15,099
HIV/AIDS	47	729	1	71,996	- 71,267
Endocrine Disorders	48	641	19	5,890	- 5,249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	478	86	0	+ 478
Malnutrition	50	472	34	2,381	- 1,909
Schizophrenia	51	342	80	0	+ 342
Hepatitis C	52	328	70	8	+ 320
Skin Disease	53	324	45	1,101	- 777
Meningitis	54	255	26	3,660	- 3,406
Multiple Sclerosis	55	221	62	113	+ 108
Anemia	56	196	82	0	+ 196
Birth Trauma	57	127	30	3,004	- 2,876
Maternal Conditions	58	118	38	1,700	- 1,582
Hepatitis B	59	101	61	139	- 38
Appendicitis	60	70	56	274	- 204
Measles	61	25	57	270	- 246
Encephalitis	62	20	59	234	- 214
Upper Respiratory	63	9	60	223	- 214
Oral conditions	64	8	84	0	+ 8
War	65	7	64	66	- 58
Syphilis	66	5	44	1,130	- 1,125
Tetanus	67	5	65	38	- 33
Otitis Media	68	4	67	19	- 16
Pertussis	69	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	55	376	- 376
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Romania

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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.