DENMARK VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,115	55	23	+ 7,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,888	6	2,244	+ 1,644
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,235	1	5,341	- 2,106
Stroke	4	3,033	5	3,662	- 629
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,983	10	1,284	+ 1,699
Tuberculosis	6	2,171	57	16	+ 2,155
Violence	7	2,075	47	63	+ 2,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,566	38	145	+ 1,421
Kidney Disease	9	1,512	12	911	+ 601
Suicide	10	1,361	16	617	+ 744
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,286	33	213	+ 1,073
Hypertension	12	1,264	15	642	+ 621
Lung Disease	13	1,175	3	4,387	- 3,211
Liver Disease	14	891	14	692	+ 199
Lung Cancers	15	761	4	3,721	- 2,960
Low Birth Weight	16	618	41	116	+ 501
Other Injuries	17	594	30	347	+ 247
Asthma	18	590	44	82	+ 507
Endocrine Disorders	19	582	19	575	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	20	549	37	153	+ 396
Inflammatory/Heart	21	534	31	284	+ 250
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	462	2	5,218	- 4,755
Breast Cancer	23	448	9	1,299	- 851
Prostate Cancer	24	432	8	1,480	- 1,048
Congenital Anomalies	25	430	36	153	+ 277
Meningitis	26	362	52	25	+ 337
Fires	27	357	49	53	+ 305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	354	7	2,147	- 1,792
Oesophagus Cancer	29	344	24	477	- 132
Birth Trauma	30	297	56	21	+ 276
Lymphomas	31	278	13	730	- 451
Drownings	32	237	50	37	+ 200
Liver Cancer	33	236	25	464	- 229
Malnutrition	34	235	59	14	+ 221
Pancreas Cancer	35	198	11	1,096	- 898
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	187	32	216	- 29
Epilepsy	37	185	40	125	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	38	168	64	2	+ 166
Stomach Cancer	39	152	23	484	- 332
Leukemia	40	145	20	558	- 414
Oral Cancer	41	139	28	371	- 232
Falls	42	138	22	541	- 402
Pertussis	43	113	72	0	+ 113
Syphilis	44	112	70	0	+ 111
Skin Disease	45	109	45	79	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	46	106	17	600	- 494
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	100	42	96	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	98	26	388	- 290
Alcohol	49	98	18	598	- 501
Poisonings	50	96	62	6	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	51	94	29	367	- 273
Bladder Cancer	52	82	21	545	- 463
Drug Use	53	76	34	197	- 121
Uterin Cancer	54	51	35	156	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	37	43	84	- 47
Appendicitis	56	27	54	23	+ 4
Measles	57	27	71	0	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	58	26	27	378	- 352
Encephalitis	59	23	67	1	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	60	22	58	15	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	14	61	6	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	11	39	132	- 121
Malaria	63	8	79	0	+ 8
War	64	6	66	1	+ 6
Tetanus	65	4	68	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	66	3	75	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	2	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	60	9	- 8
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

South Africa

Denmark

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.