SOUTH AFRICA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,861	3	32,739	+ 165,122
Stroke	2	147,565	4	30,693	+ 116,872
Inflammatory/Heart	3	138,779	21	5,408	+ 133,371
Lung Cancers	4	59,411	15	7,705	+ 51,706
Kidney Disease	5	37,879	9	15,302	+ 22,577
Lung Disease	6	35,006	13	11,895	+ 23,111
Diabetes Mellitus	7	32,809	5	30,188	+ 2,622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	31,159	28	3,587	+ 27,572
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	26,129	22	4,676	+ 21,453
Breast Cancer	10	20,757	23	4,533	+ 16,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	16,649	2	39,341	- 22,692
Hypertension	12	14,727	12	12,789	+ 1,938
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,738	35	2,007	+ 10,731
Prostate Cancer	14	11,968	24	4,374	+ 7,595
Stomach Cancer	15	10,929	39	1,535	+ 9,395
Suicide	16	9,054	10	13,774	- 4,720
Liver Cancer	17	8,342	33	2,383	+ 5,959
Bladder Cancer	18	8,112	52	829	+ 7,283
Liver Disease	19	8,063	14	9,013	- 950
Lymphomas	20	7,553	31	2,818	+ 4,735
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,304	46	1,077	+ 6,227
Leukemia	22	6,455	40	1,464	+ 4,992
Oral Cancer	23	6,183	41	1,406	+ 4,777
Road Traffic Accidents	24	5,956	11	13,014	- 7,058
Cervical Cancer	25	5,801	20	5,555	+ 246
Skin Cancers	26	5,801	48	993	+ 4,808
Other Neoplasms	27	5,463	58	267	+ 5,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	5,401	36	1,894	+ 3,507
Ovary Cancer	29	5,044	51	951	+ 4,093
Other Injuries	30	3,692	17	6,014	- 2,321
Asthma	31	3,543	18	5,966	- 2,423
Uterin Cancer	32	3,351	54	512	+ 2,839
Falls	33	3,285	42	1,399	+ 1,886
Alcohol	34	3,100	49	987	+ 2,113
Oesophagus Cancer	35	3,012	29	3,486	- 473
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,804	19	5,890	- 3,086
Epilepsy	37	2,025	37	1,870	+ 155
Low Birth Weight	38	1,702	16	6,250	- 4,548
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,518	8	15,843	- 14,326
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,470	25	4,351	- 2,881
Anemia	41	1,379	82	0	+ 1,379
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,330	62	113	+ 1,217
Skin Disease	43	1,027	45	1,101	- 74
Schizophrenia	44	987	80	0	+ 987
Violence	45	977	7	21,000	- 20,022
Tuberculosis	46	912	6	21,965	- 21,054
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	710	47	1,015	- 305
Drownings	48	665	32	2,403	- 1,738
Drug Use	49	653	53	770	- 117
Fires	50	580	27	3,618	- 3,038
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	466	86	0	+ 466
Birth Trauma	52	411	30	3,004	- 2,593
Hepatitis B	53	326	61	139	+ 187
Meningitis	54	322	26	3,660	- 3,339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	310	55	376	- 66
HIV/AIDS	56	226	1	71,996	- 71,770
Poisonings	57	205	50	975	- 770
Appendicitis	58	145	56	274	- 129
Maternal Conditions	59	109	38	1,700	- 1,591
Hepatitis C	60	107	70	8	+ 99
Malnutrition	61	90	34	2,381	- 2,290
Osteoarthritis	62	64	85	0	+ 64
Pertussis	63	59	43	1,142	- 1,084
Upper Respiratory	64	23	60	223	- 200
Tetanus	65	22	65	38	- 16
Encephalitis	66	17	59	234	- 217
Syphilis	67	15	44	1,130	- 1,114
Otitis Media	68	12	67	19	- 7
Oral conditions	69	10	84	0	+ 10
Iodine Deficiency	70	9	79	0	+ 9
War	71	8	64	66	- 58
Measles	72	6	57	270	- 264
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	4	81	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	16	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Serbia

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.