CANADA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	46,210	53	163	+ 46,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,251	7	7,431	+ 17,819
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,013	1	40,063	- 19,050
Stroke	4	19,700	5	14,159	+ 5,542
Diabetes Mellitus	5	19,376	9	5,718	+ 13,658
Tuberculosis	6	14,098	58	97	+ 14,001
Violence	7	13,478	40	605	+ 12,873
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,169	36	840	+ 9,328
Kidney Disease	9	9,821	14	4,578	+ 5,244
Suicide	10	8,841	15	4,417	+ 4,424
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,353	28	1,998	+ 6,355
Hypertension	12	8,208	22	2,563	+ 5,646
Lung Disease	13	7,635	4	14,212	- 6,578
Liver Disease	14	5,785	17	3,624	+ 2,162
Lung Cancers	15	4,946	3	20,937	- 15,991
Low Birth Weight	16	4,012	42	553	+ 3,458
Other Injuries	17	3,860	24	2,392	+ 1,467
Asthma	18	3,829	49	262	+ 3,567
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,781	19	3,233	+ 548
Cervical Cancer	20	3,566	41	578	+ 2,988
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,471	27	2,060	+ 1,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,001	2	30,970	- 27,968
Breast Cancer	23	2,910	8	5,910	- 3,000
Prostate Cancer	24	2,807	13	4,711	- 1,904
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,792	35	1,081	+ 1,711
Meningitis	26	2,349	59	68	+ 2,281
Fires	27	2,322	52	192	+ 2,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,302	6	9,651	- 7,349
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,237	25	2,230	+ 7
Birth Trauma	30	1,928	50	193	+ 1,735
Lymphomas	31	1,809	10	5,146	- 3,338
Drownings	32	1,542	48	283	+ 1,259
Liver Cancer	33	1,530	20	3,113	- 1,583
Malnutrition	34	1,528	51	192	+ 1,336
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,288	11	5,057	- 3,769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,216	43	442	+ 774
Epilepsy	37	1,200	44	384	+ 816
Maternal Conditions	38	1,091	64	45	+ 1,046
Stomach Cancer	39	985	26	2,177	- 1,192
Leukemia	40	939	21	3,098	- 2,159
Oral Cancer	41	902	32	1,592	- 690
Falls	42	898	12	4,829	- 3,931
Pertussis	43	733	69	1	+ 732
Syphilis	44	725	67	5	+ 720
Skin Disease	45	707	38	679	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	46	691	18	3,359	- 2,668
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	651	39	636	+ 16
Skin Cancers	48	637	30	1,756	- 1,119
Alcohol	49	633	33	1,491	- 857
Poisonings	50	626	56	121	+ 505
Ovary Cancer	51	610	29	1,902	- 1,292
Bladder Cancer	52	532	23	2,521	- 1,988
Drug Use	53	494	16	3,686	- 3,192
Uterin Cancer	54	329	34	1,183	- 854
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	241	47	322	- 81
Appendicitis	56	176	62	49	+ 126
Measles	57	174	74	0	+ 174
Other Neoplasms	58	171	31	1,679	- 1,507
Encephalitis	59	150	68	3	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	60	143	63	47	+ 96
Hepatitis B	61	90	60	66	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	72	37	692	- 620
Malaria	63	53	76	0	+ 53
War	64	42	65	21	+ 21
Tetanus	65	24	71	0	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	66	22	78	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	67	12	66	8	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	12	83	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	70	5	45	363	- 358
Ascariasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	143	- 143
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

South Africa

Canada

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.