AUSTRIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,682	49	41	+ 10,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,837	13	1,563	+ 4,274
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,858	1	17,638	- 12,780
Stroke	4	4,554	2	5,208	- 654
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,479	9	2,093	+ 2,386
Tuberculosis	6	3,259	50	41	+ 3,218
Violence	7	3,116	47	47	+ 3,069
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,351	40	152	+ 2,199
Kidney Disease	9	2,270	8	2,247	+ 23
Suicide	10	2,044	17	1,307	+ 737
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,931	31	436	+ 1,495
Hypertension	12	1,897	6	3,601	- 1,704
Lung Disease	13	1,765	5	4,107	- 2,342
Liver Disease	14	1,337	16	1,366	- 28
Lung Cancers	15	1,143	3	4,217	- 3,074
Low Birth Weight	16	927	51	40	+ 887
Other Injuries	17	892	12	1,700	- 808
Asthma	18	885	45	81	+ 804
Endocrine Disorders	19	874	20	1,077	- 203
Cervical Cancer	20	824	37	205	+ 619
Inflammatory/Heart	21	802	14	1,515	- 713
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	694	4	4,174	- 3,480
Breast Cancer	23	673	11	1,857	- 1,184
Prostate Cancer	24	649	15	1,501	- 852
Congenital Anomalies	25	646	34	327	+ 319
Meningitis	26	543	58	22	+ 521
Fires	27	537	52	36	+ 501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	532	7	2,324	- 1,792
Oesophagus Cancer	29	517	32	406	+ 111
Birth Trauma	30	446	54	34	+ 412
Lymphomas	31	418	18	1,167	- 749
Drownings	32	357	48	42	+ 314
Liver Cancer	33	354	22	922	- 568
Malnutrition	34	353	46	71	+ 283
Pancreas Cancer	35	298	10	1,901	- 1,603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	281	42	142	+ 139
Epilepsy	37	277	36	222	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	38	252	64	4	+ 248
Stomach Cancer	39	228	24	817	- 589
Leukemia	40	217	23	878	- 661
Oral Cancer	41	209	27	614	- 406
Falls	42	208	21	982	- 774
Pertussis	43	169	70	0	+ 169
Syphilis	44	168	66	1	+ 167
Skin Disease	45	163	43	99	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	46	160	19	1,102	- 943
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	151	33	379	- 228
Skin Cancers	48	147	28	585	- 437
Alcohol	49	146	29	538	- 392
Poisonings	50	145	60	15	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	51	141	30	513	- 372
Bladder Cancer	52	123	26	617	- 494
Drug Use	53	114	39	161	- 47
Uterin Cancer	54	76	35	275	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	56	53	35	+ 21
Appendicitis	56	41	59	15	+ 26
Measles	57	40	73	0	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	58	40	25	814	- 775
Encephalitis	59	35	68	1	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	60	33	55	26	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	21	62	8	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	38	170	- 153
Malaria	63	12	75	0	+ 12
War	64	10	67	1	+ 9
Tetanus	65	6	72	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	66	5	74	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	3	65	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	41	147	- 146
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	99	- 99
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	22	- 22
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

South Africa

Austria

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.