AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,885	57	50	+ 31,835
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,423	8	4,446	+ 12,977
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,499	1	21,548	- 7,049
Stroke	4	13,593	3	10,331	+ 3,262
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,369	7	4,471	+ 8,898
Tuberculosis	6	9,728	56	53	+ 9,675
Violence	7	9,300	44	243	+ 9,057
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,017	40	296	+ 6,721
Kidney Disease	9	6,777	12	3,139	+ 3,638
Suicide	10	6,100	11	3,150	+ 2,950
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,764	29	1,245	+ 4,519
Hypertension	12	5,664	23	1,631	+ 4,032
Lung Disease	13	5,268	5	8,487	- 3,219
Liver Disease	14	3,992	26	1,421	+ 2,570
Lung Cancers	15	3,412	4	8,769	- 5,356
Low Birth Weight	16	2,768	43	248	+ 2,520
Other Injuries	17	2,663	22	1,642	+ 1,021
Asthma	18	2,642	36	455	+ 2,187
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,609	16	2,328	+ 280
Cervical Cancer	20	2,460	39	342	+ 2,119
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,395	24	1,571	+ 824
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,071	2	15,588	- 13,518
Breast Cancer	23	2,008	10	3,405	- 1,398
Prostate Cancer	24	1,937	9	3,766	- 1,829
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,927	33	711	+ 1,216
Meningitis	26	1,621	60	37	+ 1,584
Fires	27	1,602	55	55	+ 1,548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,588	6	6,209	- 4,620
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,544	25	1,494	+ 50
Birth Trauma	30	1,330	50	140	+ 1,190
Lymphomas	31	1,248	15	3,039	- 1,791
Drownings	32	1,064	47	177	+ 887
Liver Cancer	33	1,056	20	2,036	- 981
Malnutrition	34	1,054	51	117	+ 937
Pancreas Cancer	35	889	13	3,118	- 2,229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	839	42	276	+ 563
Epilepsy	37	828	41	285	+ 543
Maternal Conditions	38	753	63	20	+ 732
Stomach Cancer	39	680	27	1,288	- 608
Leukemia	40	648	18	2,126	- 1,478
Oral Cancer	41	623	32	972	- 350
Falls	42	620	14	3,116	- 2,496
Pertussis	43	506	69	1	+ 504
Syphilis	44	500	67	3	+ 497
Skin Disease	45	488	34	594	- 106
Parkinson's Disease	46	477	19	2,036	- 1,559
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	449	38	379	+ 71
Skin Cancers	48	440	17	2,319	- 1,879
Alcohol	49	437	37	380	+ 57
Poisonings	50	432	61	35	+ 397
Ovary Cancer	51	421	31	1,003	- 581
Bladder Cancer	52	367	30	1,187	- 820
Drug Use	53	341	21	1,783	- 1,442
Uterin Cancer	54	227	35	524	- 297
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	166	45	229	- 62
Appendicitis	56	121	62	26	+ 95
Measles	57	120	78	0	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	58	118	28	1,252	- 1,134
Encephalitis	59	104	68	3	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	60	99	64	17	+ 82
Hepatitis B	61	62	58	41	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	62	50	46	188	- 138
Malaria	63	37	82	0	+ 37
War	64	29	65	8	+ 21
Tetanus	65	17	70	1	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	66	15	79	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	67	8	66	6	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	8	77	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	7	71	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	70	3	48	173	- 169
Ascariasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

South Africa

Australia

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.