BELGIUM VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,267	57	36	+ 14,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,796	6	5,677	+ 2,119
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,488	1	15,281	- 8,793
Stroke	4	6,082	3	7,408	- 1,325
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,982	20	1,269	+ 4,713
Tuberculosis	6	4,353	54	46	+ 4,307
Violence	7	4,161	44	149	+ 4,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,140	33	418	+ 2,722
Kidney Disease	9	3,032	8	2,952	+ 81
Suicide	10	2,730	10	2,111	+ 618
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,579	29	666	+ 1,913
Hypertension	12	2,534	27	740	+ 1,795
Lung Disease	13	2,357	5	6,438	- 4,081
Liver Disease	14	1,786	17	1,433	+ 353
Lung Cancers	15	1,527	4	6,777	- 5,250
Low Birth Weight	16	1,239	50	70	+ 1,169
Other Injuries	17	1,192	11	2,006	- 815
Asthma	18	1,182	46	128	+ 1,055
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,167	18	1,432	- 264
Cervical Cancer	20	1,101	41	243	+ 858
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,072	23	1,060	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	927	2	9,416	- 8,489
Breast Cancer	23	898	9	2,587	- 1,688
Prostate Cancer	24	867	13	1,824	- 958
Congenital Anomalies	25	862	40	282	+ 580
Meningitis	26	725	58	28	+ 697
Fires	27	717	48	75	+ 642
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	711	7	3,329	- 2,618
Oesophagus Cancer	29	691	25	898	- 207
Birth Trauma	30	595	53	47	+ 548
Lymphomas	31	558	16	1,552	- 994
Drownings	32	476	47	79	+ 398
Liver Cancer	33	472	24	976	- 503
Malnutrition	34	472	38	291	+ 181
Pancreas Cancer	35	398	14	1,809	- 1,412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	375	42	213	+ 163
Epilepsy	37	371	36	348	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	38	337	64	6	+ 331
Stomach Cancer	39	304	26	863	- 559
Leukemia	40	290	21	1,199	- 909
Oral Cancer	41	279	28	675	- 396
Falls	42	277	15	1,756	- 1,478
Pertussis	43	226	68	1	+ 225
Syphilis	44	224	70	0	+ 224
Skin Disease	45	218	35	380	- 161
Parkinson's Disease	46	213	19	1,378	- 1,164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	201	37	293	- 92
Skin Cancers	48	197	31	522	- 326
Alcohol	49	196	32	500	- 304
Poisonings	50	193	55	41	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	51	188	30	653	- 464
Bladder Cancer	52	164	22	1,078	- 914
Drug Use	53	153	39	287	- 135
Uterin Cancer	54	102	34	384	- 283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	74	49	73	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	54	62	17	+ 38
Measles	57	54	79	0	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	58	53	12	1,828	- 1,775
Encephalitis	59	46	66	1	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	60	44	59	22	+ 22
Hepatitis B	61	28	63	17	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	22	45	147	- 125
Malaria	63	16	75	0	+ 16
War	64	13	67	1	+ 12
Tetanus	65	8	78	0	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	66	7	76	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	67	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	4	71	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	2	52	53	- 51
Ascariasis	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	60	20	- 20
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

South Africa

Belgium

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.