CHILE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,232	33	539	+ 21,693
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,148	6	3,920	+ 8,229
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,110	1	10,685	- 575
Stroke	4	9,478	2	9,731	- 253
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,322	10	3,177	+ 6,145
Tuberculosis	6	6,783	38	410	+ 6,373
Violence	7	6,485	29	744	+ 5,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,892	39	334	+ 4,558
Kidney Disease	9	4,725	3	4,065	+ 660
Suicide	10	4,253	15	1,700	+ 2,553
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,019	12	2,826	+ 1,192
Hypertension	12	3,949	7	3,817	+ 133
Lung Disease	13	3,673	4	4,062	- 389
Liver Disease	14	2,783	13	2,647	+ 136
Lung Cancers	15	2,379	9	3,452	- 1,073
Low Birth Weight	16	1,930	36	437	+ 1,493
Other Injuries	17	1,857	21	1,310	+ 547
Asthma	18	1,842	42	295	+ 1,548
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,819	22	1,286	+ 532
Cervical Cancer	20	1,716	27	780	+ 936
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,670	31	709	+ 961
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,444	5	4,000	- 2,556
Breast Cancer	23	1,400	16	1,689	- 289
Prostate Cancer	24	1,351	14	2,435	- 1,085
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,343	25	858	+ 486
Meningitis	26	1,130	53	95	+ 1,035
Fires	27	1,117	41	295	+ 822
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,108	11	3,022	- 1,915
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,076	30	722	+ 354
Birth Trauma	30	928	54	87	+ 840
Lymphomas	31	870	18	1,394	- 524
Drownings	32	742	44	283	+ 459
Liver Cancer	33	736	19	1,369	- 633
Malnutrition	34	735	37	420	+ 315
Pancreas Cancer	35	620	17	1,567	- 947
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	585	46	223	+ 362
Epilepsy	37	577	43	294	+ 283
Maternal Conditions	38	525	63	24	+ 501
Stomach Cancer	39	474	8	3,631	- 3,157
Leukemia	40	452	24	879	- 427
Oral Cancer	41	434	40	307	+ 127
Falls	42	432	23	904	- 472
Pertussis	43	353	68	3	+ 350
Syphilis	44	349	66	5	+ 344
Skin Disease	45	340	28	763	- 423
Parkinson's Disease	46	333	26	790	- 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	313	52	104	+ 209
Skin Cancers	48	307	34	526	- 219
Alcohol	49	305	47	207	+ 98
Poisonings	50	301	57	68	+ 233
Ovary Cancer	51	294	35	514	- 221
Bladder Cancer	52	256	32	641	- 385
Drug Use	53	238	50	149	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	54	158	45	275	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	116	48	187	- 71
Appendicitis	56	85	59	37	+ 48
Measles	57	84	75	0	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	58	82	20	1,358	- 1,275
Encephalitis	59	72	70	2	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	60	69	67	4	+ 64
Hepatitis B	61	43	60	30	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	62	27	+ 8
Malaria	63	26	82	0	+ 26
War	64	20	64	14	+ 7
Tetanus	65	12	69	2	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	66	11	84	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	67	6	71	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	5	74	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	2	61	27	- 24
Ascariasis	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

South Africa

Chile

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.