SOUTH AFRICA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,207	3	32,739	+ 71,468
Stroke	2	56,965	4	30,693	+ 26,271
Lung Cancers	3	36,328	15	7,705	+ 28,623
Hypertension	4	25,376	12	12,789	+ 12,587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,403	28	3,587	+ 17,817
Falls	6	20,385	42	1,399	+ 18,986
Lung Disease	7	19,438	13	11,895	+ 7,543
Alcohol	8	14,720	49	987	+ 13,733
Breast Cancer	9	13,942	23	4,533	+ 9,409
Prostate Cancer	10	13,717	24	4,374	+ 9,343
Lymphomas	11	13,397	31	2,818	+ 10,579
Liver Disease	12	12,367	14	9,013	+ 3,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	11,858	2	39,341	- 27,483
Suicide	14	11,848	10	13,774	- 1,926
Pancreas Cancer	15	11,793	35	2,007	+ 9,786
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	10,817	22	4,676	+ 6,141
Stomach Cancer	17	9,813	39	1,535	+ 8,279
Diabetes Mellitus	18	9,803	5	30,188	- 20,385
Liver Cancer	19	8,198	33	2,383	+ 5,814
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,890	21	5,408	+ 1,482
Leukemia	21	6,494	40	1,464	+ 5,030
Bladder Cancer	22	6,092	52	829	+ 5,262
Other Injuries	23	5,847	17	6,014	- 166
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,657	46	1,077	+ 4,580
Skin Cancers	25	5,493	48	993	+ 4,500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	4,365	47	1,015	+ 3,350
Oral Cancer	27	4,173	41	1,406	+ 2,768
Kidney Disease	28	4,130	9	15,302	- 11,172
Ovary Cancer	29	3,527	51	951	+ 2,576
Uterin Cancer	30	3,041	54	512	+ 2,529
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,025	11	13,014	- 9,989
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,669	29	3,486	- 817
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,667	19	5,890	- 3,223
Other Neoplasms	34	1,991	58	267	+ 1,724
Epilepsy	35	1,793	37	1,870	- 77
Cervical Cancer	36	1,743	20	5,555	- 3,813
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,572	36	1,894	- 322
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,413	25	4,351	- 2,938
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,001	62	113	+ 888
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	853	55	376	+ 477
Drug Use	41	692	53	770	- 78
Violence	42	541	7	21,000	- 20,458
Low Birth Weight	43	485	16	6,250	- 5,765
Drownings	44	483	32	2,403	- 1,920
Asthma	45	472	18	5,966	- 5,494
Tuberculosis	46	419	6	21,965	- 21,546
Schizophrenia	47	267	80	0	+ 267
Fires	48	232	27	3,618	- 3,385
Skin Disease	49	148	45	1,101	- 953
Meningitis	50	148	26	3,660	- 3,513
Poisonings	51	118	50	975	- 857
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	118	8	15,843	- 15,725
Oral conditions	53	88	84	0	+ 88
Appendicitis	54	62	56	274	- 212
Syphilis	55	57	44	1,130	- 1,072
Maternal Conditions	56	38	38	1,700	- 1,662
Birth Trauma	57	38	30	3,004	- 2,966
Hepatitis B	58	32	61	139	- 107
Tetanus	59	30	65	38	- 8
Anemia	60	30	82	0	+ 30
War	61	6	64	66	- 59
Leishmaniasis	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	60	223	- 222
Malnutrition	64	0	34	2,381	- 2,380
Encephalitis	65	0	59	234	- 234
Pertussis	66	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	8	- 8
Otitis Media	68	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Chlamydia	71	0	68	18	- 18
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	77	0	69	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	82	0	66	35	- 35
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Slovenia

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.