SOUTH AFRICA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	241,525	3	32,739	+ 208,786
Stroke	2	140,439	4	30,693	+ 109,746
Lung Cancers	3	23,333	15	7,705	+ 15,627
Inflammatory/Heart	4	23,203	21	5,408	+ 17,795
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	20,826	22	4,676	+ 16,150
Liver Disease	6	19,513	14	9,013	+ 10,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,299	28	3,587	+ 14,712
Suicide	8	15,720	10	13,774	+ 1,946
Lung Disease	9	15,709	13	11,895	+ 3,815
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	13,909	2	39,341	- 25,432
Stomach Cancer	11	12,613	39	1,535	+ 11,078
Alcohol	12	12,011	49	987	+ 11,024
Breast Cancer	13	9,976	23	4,533	+ 5,442
Other Injuries	14	9,665	17	6,014	+ 3,651
HIV/AIDS	15	9,126	1	71,996	- 62,870
Pancreas Cancer	16	8,705	35	2,007	+ 6,698
Hypertension	17	7,875	12	12,789	- 4,914
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,874	5	30,188	- 22,314
Road Traffic Accidents	19	7,514	11	13,014	- 5,500
Prostate Cancer	20	6,055	24	4,374	+ 1,681
Falls	21	5,024	42	1,399	+ 3,625
Kidney Disease	22	4,971	9	15,302	- 10,331
Violence	23	4,915	7	21,000	- 16,085
Liver Cancer	24	4,792	33	2,383	+ 2,409
Oral Cancer	25	4,670	41	1,406	+ 3,264
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,022	46	1,077	+ 2,945
Drug Use	27	3,911	53	770	+ 3,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,836	36	1,894	+ 1,942
Lymphomas	29	3,828	31	2,818	+ 1,011
Tuberculosis	30	3,615	6	21,965	- 18,351
Leukemia	31	3,536	40	1,464	+ 2,072
Ovary Cancer	32	3,486	51	951	+ 2,536
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,190	29	3,486	- 296
Cervical Cancer	34	3,186	20	5,555	- 2,369
Uterin Cancer	35	2,948	54	512	+ 2,435
Drownings	36	2,845	32	2,403	+ 442
Fires	37	2,742	27	3,618	- 876
Bladder Cancer	38	2,707	52	829	+ 1,878
Skin Cancers	39	2,409	48	993	+ 1,416
Poisonings	40	2,389	50	975	+ 1,413
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,803	25	4,351	- 2,547
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,189	47	1,015	+ 174
Skin Disease	43	1,174	45	1,101	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	44	924	16	6,250	- 5,326
Endocrine Disorders	45	860	19	5,890	- 5,030
Asthma	46	757	18	5,966	- 5,209
Encephalitis	47	462	59	234	+ 228
Meningitis	48	445	26	3,660	- 3,215
Multiple Sclerosis	49	355	62	113	+ 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	322	55	376	- 54
Other Neoplasms	51	313	58	267	+ 46
Epilepsy	52	308	37	1,870	- 1,561
Birth Trauma	53	306	30	3,004	- 2,697
Appendicitis	54	175	56	274	- 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	173	8	15,843	- 15,670
Maternal Conditions	56	115	38	1,700	- 1,585
Malnutrition	57	104	34	2,381	- 2,277
Upper Respiratory	58	68	60	223	- 155
War	59	53	64	66	- 13
Hepatitis B	60	19	61	139	- 121
Chlamydia	61	11	68	18	- 7
Syphilis	62	8	44	1,130	- 1,122
Tetanus	63	1	65	38	- 36
Otitis Media	64	1	67	19	- 18
Pertussis	65	1	43	1,142	- 1,141
Hepatitis C	66	1	70	8	- 7
Diphtheria	67	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	68	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	83	- 83
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Russia

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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.