CHAD VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,743	13	3,219	+ 19,525
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,428	1	23,230	- 10,802
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,342	7	5,639	+ 4,703
Stroke	4	9,696	6	6,058	+ 3,638
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,536	20	1,880	+ 7,656
Tuberculosis	6	6,939	12	3,499	+ 3,439
Violence	7	6,634	21	1,430	+ 5,204
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,005	2	14,842	- 9,837
Kidney Disease	9	4,834	19	1,893	+ 2,941
Suicide	10	4,351	27	1,027	+ 3,324
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,111	8	5,171	- 1,060
Hypertension	12	4,040	23	1,258	+ 2,782
Lung Disease	13	3,758	22	1,430	+ 2,328
Liver Disease	14	2,847	14	3,069	- 222
Lung Cancers	15	2,434	59	100	+ 2,334
Low Birth Weight	16	1,974	5	7,027	- 5,053
Other Injuries	17	1,900	15	2,664	- 764
Asthma	18	1,885	24	1,254	+ 631
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,861	25	1,156	+ 705
Cervical Cancer	20	1,755	35	634	+ 1,121
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,708	37	468	+ 1,241
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,477	32	664	+ 813
Breast Cancer	23	1,432	28	1,013	+ 419
Prostate Cancer	24	1,382	41	340	+ 1,042
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,374	10	3,725	- 2,350
Meningitis	26	1,156	9	4,803	- 3,647
Fires	27	1,143	29	722	+ 421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,133	42	334	+ 799
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,101	56	121	+ 980
Birth Trauma	30	949	4	8,314	- 7,365
Lymphomas	31	890	39	389	+ 501
Drownings	32	759	26	1,063	- 304
Liver Cancer	33	753	40	387	+ 366
Malnutrition	34	752	18	2,150	- 1,398
Pancreas Cancer	35	634	58	109	+ 525
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	598	33	650	- 52
Epilepsy	37	591	38	449	+ 142
Maternal Conditions	38	537	11	3,672	- 3,135
Stomach Cancer	39	485	51	187	+ 298
Leukemia	40	462	46	277	+ 185
Oral Cancer	41	444	43	294	+ 151
Falls	42	442	34	643	- 201
Pertussis	43	361	16	2,498	- 2,137
Syphilis	44	357	30	718	- 361
Skin Disease	45	348	53	142	+ 206
Parkinson's Disease	46	340	50	204	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	321	45	286	+ 35
Skin Cancers	48	314	54	137	+ 177
Alcohol	49	312	60	91	+ 221
Poisonings	50	308	36	553	- 245
Ovary Cancer	51	300	49	220	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	52	262	61	82	+ 180
Drug Use	53	243	48	231	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	54	162	65	55	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	119	71	12	+ 106
Appendicitis	56	86	62	76	+ 11
Measles	57	85	17	2,372	- 2,287
Other Neoplasms	58	84	68	18	+ 66
Encephalitis	59	74	57	121	- 47
Upper Respiratory	60	70	66	36	+ 35
Hepatitis B	61	44	47	267	- 223
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	69	15	+ 20
Malaria	63	26	3	8,630	- 8,604
War	64	21	44	287	- 266
Tetanus	65	12	31	684	- 672
Schistosomiasis	66	11	52	185	- 174
Otitis Media	67	6	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	6	72	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	55	132	- 127
Hepatitis C	70	2	67	31	- 29
Ascariasis	71	1	63	72	- 71
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	60	- 60
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

South Africa

Chad

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.