CAMBODIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,325	19	1,340	+ 18,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,106	3	8,794	+ 2,312
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,243	2	10,267	- 1,024
Stroke	4	8,665	1	13,107	- 4,442
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,522	5	3,362	+ 5,161
Tuberculosis	6	6,201	8	2,866	+ 3,335
Violence	7	5,928	38	347	+ 5,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,473	11	2,148	+ 2,325
Kidney Disease	9	4,320	13	2,114	+ 2,206
Suicide	10	3,889	25	800	+ 3,089
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,674	6	3,223	+ 451
Hypertension	12	3,610	10	2,354	+ 1,257
Lung Disease	13	3,358	7	3,056	+ 302
Liver Disease	14	2,545	4	8,117	- 5,573
Lung Cancers	15	2,175	16	1,631	+ 544
Low Birth Weight	16	1,764	15	1,826	- 62
Other Injuries	17	1,698	26	789	+ 908
Asthma	18	1,684	21	1,235	+ 449
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,663	35	384	+ 1,279
Cervical Cancer	20	1,568	27	728	+ 840
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,527	32	436	+ 1,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,320	17	1,362	- 42
Breast Cancer	23	1,280	24	856	+ 424
Prostate Cancer	24	1,235	50	128	+ 1,107
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,228	20	1,289	- 61
Meningitis	26	1,033	54	99	+ 935
Fires	27	1,021	42	224	+ 797
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,013	23	905	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	29	984	39	297	+ 687
Birth Trauma	30	848	18	1,351	- 503
Lymphomas	31	795	31	472	+ 323
Drownings	32	678	22	1,113	- 435
Liver Cancer	33	673	9	2,713	- 2,040
Malnutrition	34	672	33	427	+ 245
Pancreas Cancer	35	567	48	135	+ 432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	535	14	1,938	- 1,404
Epilepsy	37	528	51	119	+ 409
Maternal Conditions	38	480	30	484	- 5
Stomach Cancer	39	433	34	390	+ 44
Leukemia	40	413	29	550	- 137
Oral Cancer	41	397	28	648	- 252
Falls	42	395	12	2,116	- 1,721
Pertussis	43	322	41	231	+ 92
Syphilis	44	319	66	17	+ 302
Skin Disease	45	311	43	211	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	46	304	37	369	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	286	36	375	- 89
Skin Cancers	48	280	44	167	+ 113
Alcohol	49	279	49	133	+ 146
Poisonings	50	275	56	77	+ 198
Ovary Cancer	51	268	40	249	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	52	234	45	165	+ 69
Drug Use	53	217	58	64	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	54	145	55	94	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	106	64	22	+ 84
Appendicitis	56	77	57	73	+ 4
Measles	57	76	60	58	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	58	75	62	33	+ 42
Encephalitis	59	66	46	137	- 71
Upper Respiratory	60	63	67	13	+ 50
Hepatitis B	61	39	47	137	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	65	18	+ 14
Malaria	63	23	53	102	- 79
War	64	19	68	7	+ 11
Tetanus	65	11	52	110	- 99
Schistosomiasis	66	10	63	26	- 16
Otitis Media	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	5	70	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	71	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	70	2	61	47	- 45
Ascariasis	71	1	69	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	58	- 58
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

South Africa

Cambodia

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.