ARGENTINA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	55,977	32	1,481	+ 54,496
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,588	2	40,986	- 10,398
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,455	1	48,765	- 23,310
Stroke	4	23,864	4	22,878	+ 987
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,471	9	6,838	+ 16,633
Tuberculosis	6	17,078	41	655	+ 16,423
Violence	7	16,327	23	2,712	+ 13,615
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,318	42	578	+ 11,740
Kidney Disease	9	11,897	5	13,588	- 1,691
Suicide	10	10,709	18	3,747	+ 6,962
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,119	10	6,298	+ 3,821
Hypertension	12	9,943	11	5,799	+ 4,144
Lung Disease	13	9,248	3	23,234	- 13,986
Liver Disease	14	7,008	16	4,029	+ 2,979
Lung Cancers	15	5,991	6	10,014	- 4,023
Low Birth Weight	16	4,860	28	2,183	+ 2,677
Other Injuries	17	4,676	12	5,642	- 966
Asthma	18	4,639	47	403	+ 4,236
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,580	17	3,987	+ 592
Cervical Cancer	20	4,319	25	2,480	+ 1,840
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,205	13	5,495	- 1,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,636	19	3,737	- 102
Breast Cancer	23	3,525	8	7,063	- 3,538
Prostate Cancer	24	3,401	15	4,507	- 1,107
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,383	26	2,419	+ 963
Meningitis	26	2,846	51	316	+ 2,530
Fires	27	2,813	52	280	+ 2,533
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,789	7	8,931	- 6,142
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,710	29	2,054	+ 656
Birth Trauma	30	2,335	49	373	+ 1,962
Lymphomas	31	2,191	24	2,708	- 517
Drownings	32	1,868	48	380	+ 1,488
Liver Cancer	33	1,853	30	2,045	- 192
Malnutrition	34	1,851	38	929	+ 922
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,560	14	4,607	- 3,046
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,473	44	488	+ 985
Epilepsy	37	1,454	50	332	+ 1,121
Maternal Conditions	38	1,321	53	279	+ 1,043
Stomach Cancer	39	1,193	20	3,523	- 2,330
Leukemia	40	1,138	27	2,189	- 1,051
Oral Cancer	41	1,093	35	1,073	+ 20
Falls	42	1,088	43	506	+ 582
Pertussis	43	888	68	10	+ 878
Syphilis	44	878	65	15	+ 864
Skin Disease	45	856	22	3,171	- 2,314
Parkinson's Disease	46	837	36	965	- 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	789	56	139	+ 650
Skin Cancers	48	772	34	1,073	- 301
Alcohol	49	767	46	442	+ 326
Poisonings	50	758	55	193	+ 565
Ovary Cancer	51	739	33	1,307	- 568
Bladder Cancer	52	645	31	1,675	- 1,031
Drug Use	53	599	39	826	- 227
Uterin Cancer	54	398	37	944	- 545
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	292	54	243	+ 49
Appendicitis	56	213	60	71	+ 142
Measles	57	210	79	0	+ 210
Other Neoplasms	58	207	21	3,224	- 3,017
Encephalitis	59	182	64	17	+ 165
Upper Respiratory	60	173	67	12	+ 161
Hepatitis B	61	108	62	56	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	62	88	58	101	- 14
Malaria	63	64	83	0	+ 64
War	64	51	70	5	+ 46
Tetanus	65	29	71	3	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	66	27	84	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	67	15	73	2	+ 13
Chlamydia	68	14	82	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	13	78	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	70	6	57	113	- 106
Ascariasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	45	451	- 451
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	691	- 691
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	66	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	63	48	- 48
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

South Africa

Argentina

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.