ALGERIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,010	48	193	+ 55,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,606	6	7,289	+ 23,317
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,470	1	54,547	- 29,077
Stroke	4	23,879	2	23,393	+ 486
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,485	9	4,678	+ 18,807
Tuberculosis	6	17,088	17	2,840	+ 14,248
Violence	7	16,337	36	713	+ 15,624
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,325	26	1,111	+ 11,215
Kidney Disease	9	11,904	5	7,528	+ 4,376
Suicide	10	10,716	28	1,072	+ 9,644
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,125	3	8,996	+ 1,128
Hypertension	12	9,949	4	8,369	+ 1,580
Lung Disease	13	9,254	10	4,668	+ 4,586
Liver Disease	14	7,012	15	3,464	+ 3,548
Lung Cancers	15	5,994	12	3,931	+ 2,063
Low Birth Weight	16	4,862	8	5,441	- 579
Other Injuries	17	4,678	22	1,401	+ 3,277
Asthma	18	4,641	18	2,040	+ 2,601
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,582	32	926	+ 3,657
Cervical Cancer	20	4,322	27	1,088	+ 3,234
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,207	34	825	+ 3,382
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,638	7	5,635	- 1,997
Breast Cancer	23	3,527	14	3,465	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	24	3,403	29	1,069	+ 2,334
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,385	11	4,357	- 973
Meningitis	26	2,848	45	320	+ 2,528
Fires	27	2,814	39	636	+ 2,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,790	16	3,139	- 349
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,712	46	313	+ 2,398
Birth Trauma	30	2,337	13	3,800	- 1,464
Lymphomas	31	2,192	20	1,833	+ 360
Drownings	32	1,870	42	451	+ 1,419
Liver Cancer	33	1,854	41	551	+ 1,303
Malnutrition	34	1,852	53	82	+ 1,770
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,561	31	973	+ 589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,474	35	721	+ 753
Epilepsy	37	1,455	44	355	+ 1,100
Maternal Conditions	38	1,322	33	917	+ 406
Stomach Cancer	39	1,194	19	2,032	- 838
Leukemia	40	1,139	25	1,157	- 19
Oral Cancer	41	1,094	38	695	+ 399
Falls	42	1,088	23	1,315	- 226
Pertussis	43	889	49	169	+ 719
Syphilis	44	879	61	41	+ 838
Skin Disease	45	857	52	111	+ 746
Parkinson's Disease	46	838	24	1,249	- 411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	789	43	362	+ 428
Skin Cancers	48	772	37	711	+ 61
Alcohol	49	768	54	81	+ 687
Poisonings	50	759	47	287	+ 472
Ovary Cancer	51	740	40	611	+ 128
Bladder Cancer	52	645	21	1,423	- 778
Drug Use	53	599	30	983	- 384
Uterin Cancer	54	399	56	75	+ 323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	292	64	22	+ 271
Appendicitis	56	213	55	80	+ 133
Measles	57	210	59	55	+ 156
Other Neoplasms	58	207	58	58	+ 150
Encephalitis	59	182	51	145	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	60	173	68	2	+ 172
Hepatitis B	61	108	50	165	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	62	88	57	74	+ 14
Malaria	63	64	72	0	+ 64
War	64	51	62	41	+ 10
Tetanus	65	29	60	52	- 22
Schistosomiasis	66	27	63	22	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	15	71	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	68	14	69	1	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	13	70	1	+ 12
Hepatitis C	70	6	65	4	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	67	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

South Africa

Algeria

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.