CHINA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,686,707	34	28,746	+ 1,657,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	921,672	12	183,342	+ 738,329
Coronary Heart Disease	3	767,002	2	1,771,525	- 1,004,523
Stroke	4	719,083	1	2,043,210	- 1,324,128
Diabetes Mellitus	5	707,231	14	161,672	+ 545,558
Tuberculosis	6	514,604	32	34,802	+ 479,801
Violence	7	491,976	47	11,115	+ 480,861
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	371,172	50	8,719	+ 362,453
Kidney Disease	9	358,490	11	192,302	+ 166,187
Suicide	10	322,696	17	116,324	+ 206,372
Road Traffic Accidents	11	304,893	8	250,272	+ 54,621
Hypertension	12	299,612	7	301,183	- 1,570
Lung Disease	13	278,669	3	968,607	- 689,938
Liver Disease	14	211,164	15	145,603	+ 65,561
Lung Cancers	15	180,519	4	714,311	- 533,791
Low Birth Weight	16	146,428	40	21,631	+ 124,797
Other Injuries	17	140,889	25	54,087	+ 86,801
Asthma	18	139,768	39	23,147	+ 116,621
Endocrine Disorders	19	137,992	37	25,613	+ 112,380
Cervical Cancer	20	130,152	27	51,650	+ 78,502
Inflammatory/Heart	21	126,703	33	29,954	+ 96,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	109,550	6	304,455	- 194,905
Breast Cancer	23	106,208	19	92,757	+ 13,451
Prostate Cancer	24	102,466	28	51,056	+ 51,410
Congenital Anomalies	25	101,925	31	36,613	+ 65,312
Meningitis	26	85,755	51	5,704	+ 80,051
Fires	27	84,752	48	10,498	+ 74,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	84,029	9	248,388	- 164,360
Oesophagus Cancer	29	81,661	10	242,891	- 161,230
Birth Trauma	30	70,368	43	17,644	+ 52,723
Lymphomas	31	66,013	23	57,838	+ 8,175
Drownings	32	56,302	26	52,807	+ 3,495
Liver Cancer	33	55,837	13	180,952	- 125,115
Malnutrition	34	55,773	44	12,995	+ 42,779
Pancreas Cancer	35	47,021	18	111,537	- 64,516
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	44,374	30	37,723	+ 6,651
Epilepsy	37	43,805	46	11,365	+ 32,440
Maternal Conditions	38	39,817	54	3,596	+ 36,221
Stomach Cancer	39	35,953	5	398,439	- 362,486
Leukemia	40	34,287	22	58,145	- 23,858
Oral Cancer	41	32,934	24	54,695	- 21,761
Falls	42	32,779	16	138,878	- 106,099
Pertussis	43	26,761	64	484	+ 26,277
Syphilis	44	26,464	58	1,824	+ 24,640
Skin Disease	45	25,805	52	5,222	+ 20,583
Parkinson's Disease	46	25,235	20	70,699	- 45,464
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	23,772	21	65,350	- 41,579
Skin Cancers	48	23,257	41	19,669	+ 3,588
Alcohol	49	23,120	42	19,071	+ 4,049
Poisonings	50	22,853	36	25,762	- 2,909
Ovary Cancer	51	22,274	35	28,078	- 5,804
Bladder Cancer	52	19,425	29	37,873	- 18,449
Drug Use	53	18,035	38	24,214	- 6,179
Uterin Cancer	54	12,002	45	11,751	+ 251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	8,802	49	10,108	- 1,306
Appendicitis	56	6,414	60	1,468	+ 4,947
Measles	57	6,336	62	558	+ 5,779
Other Neoplasms	58	6,249	53	4,374	+ 1,875
Encephalitis	59	5,484	55	2,796	+ 2,688
Upper Respiratory	60	5,224	57	2,663	+ 2,561
Hepatitis B	61	3,267	56	2,757	+ 509
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2,645	59	1,734	+ 911
Malaria	63	1,935	75	0	+ 1,935
War	64	1,536	61	900	+ 636
Tetanus	65	887	63	491	+ 395
Schistosomiasis	66	820	65	400	+ 420
Otitis Media	67	449	69	15	+ 434
Chlamydia	68	427	67	55	+ 372
Diphtheria	69	379	71	11	+ 369
Hepatitis C	70	185	66	86	+ 99
Ascariasis	71	66	68	34	+ 32
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

South Africa

China

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.