SOUTH AFRICA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,962	3	32,739	+ 31,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,091	2	39,341	+ 6,751
Stroke	3	40,935	4	30,693	+ 10,242
Kidney Disease	4	26,261	9	15,302	+ 10,959
Hypertension	5	25,816	12	12,789	+ 13,027
Liver Disease	6	19,248	14	9,013	+ 10,235
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,721	5	30,188	- 14,467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,199	28	3,587	+ 11,612
Lung Disease	9	13,822	13	11,895	+ 1,927
Prostate Cancer	10	12,330	24	4,374	+ 7,956
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,526	22	4,676	+ 6,850
Lung Cancers	12	11,202	15	7,705	+ 3,497
Breast Cancer	13	8,916	23	4,533	+ 4,383
Violence	14	8,910	7	21,000	- 12,090
Oral Cancer	15	8,206	41	1,406	+ 6,800
Drownings	16	7,178	32	2,403	+ 4,775
Road Traffic Accidents	17	6,778	11	13,014	- 6,236
Inflammatory/Heart	18	6,127	21	5,408	+ 719
Cervical Cancer	19	5,590	20	5,555	+ 34
Lymphomas	20	5,207	31	2,818	+ 2,389
Suicide	21	4,868	10	13,774	- 8,906
Pancreas Cancer	22	4,607	35	2,007	+ 2,600
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	4,313	36	1,894	+ 2,419
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,291	25	4,351	- 59
Stomach Cancer	25	4,213	39	1,535	+ 2,678
Leukemia	26	3,852	40	1,464	+ 2,389
Asthma	27	3,802	18	5,966	- 2,164
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,686	46	1,077	+ 2,609
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	3,647	8	15,843	- 12,196
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,635	19	5,890	- 2,255
Liver Cancer	31	3,609	33	2,383	+ 1,225
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,579	29	3,486	+ 93
Low Birth Weight	33	3,455	16	6,250	- 2,795
Falls	34	3,428	42	1,399	+ 2,029
Ovary Cancer	35	3,101	51	951	+ 2,150
Bladder Cancer	36	2,728	52	829	+ 1,899
Other Injuries	37	2,623	17	6,014	- 3,391
Meningitis	38	1,455	26	3,660	- 2,205
Birth Trauma	39	1,119	30	3,004	- 1,884
Skin Disease	40	1,111	45	1,101	+ 10
Fires	41	1,095	27	3,618	- 2,523
Malnutrition	42	1,045	34	2,381	- 1,336
Uterin Cancer	43	1,045	54	512	+ 532
Skin Cancers	44	729	48	993	- 263
Maternal Conditions	45	581	38	1,700	- 1,118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	518	47	1,015	- 496
Drug Use	47	507	53	770	- 263
Encephalitis	48	497	59	234	+ 263
Alcohol	49	390	49	987	- 597
Epilepsy	50	338	37	1,870	- 1,532
Poisonings	51	319	50	975	- 657
Appendicitis	52	307	56	274	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	53	259	58	267	- 8
Pertussis	54	235	43	1,142	- 908
Multiple Sclerosis	55	155	62	113	+ 42
Hepatitis B	56	141	61	139	+ 2
Syphilis	57	132	44	1,130	- 998
Dengue	58	92	73	0	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	54	55	376	- 322
Tetanus	60	51	65	38	+ 13
War	61	46	64	66	- 20
Hepatitis C	62	25	70	8	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	12	60	223	- 211
Chlamydia	64	10	68	18	- 8
Ascariasis	65	4	71	3	+ 1
Tuberculosis	66	2	6	21,965	- 21,963
Diphtheria	67	1	69	16	- 15
Otitis Media	68	1	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Seychelles

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.