EGYPT VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	132,511	53	397	+ 132,114
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	72,408	7	20,695	+ 51,714
Coronary Heart Disease	3	60,257	1	173,871	- 113,614
Stroke	4	56,493	3	43,839	+ 12,654
Diabetes Mellitus	5	55,561	8	19,131	+ 36,430
Tuberculosis	6	40,428	51	432	+ 39,997
Violence	7	38,651	20	4,165	+ 34,486
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	29,160	23	3,692	+ 25,468
Kidney Disease	9	28,164	6	21,087	+ 7,076
Suicide	10	25,352	25	3,022	+ 22,330
Road Traffic Accidents	11	23,953	12	10,141	+ 13,812
Hypertension	12	23,538	5	21,094	+ 2,444
Lung Disease	13	21,893	9	13,393	+ 8,500
Liver Disease	14	16,589	2	60,122	- 43,533
Lung Cancers	15	14,182	18	5,677	+ 8,505
Low Birth Weight	16	11,504	11	11,391	+ 112
Other Injuries	17	11,069	21	3,819	+ 7,250
Asthma	18	10,980	15	7,104	+ 3,877
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,841	29	2,372	+ 8,469
Cervical Cancer	20	10,225	48	625	+ 9,600
Inflammatory/Heart	21	9,954	27	2,489	+ 7,465
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	8,606	16	6,975	+ 1,632
Breast Cancer	23	8,344	13	9,180	- 836
Prostate Cancer	24	8,050	35	1,282	+ 6,768
Congenital Anomalies	25	8,007	10	12,163	- 4,156
Meningitis	26	6,737	43	827	+ 5,910
Fires	27	6,658	33	1,568	+ 5,090
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	6,601	24	3,083	+ 3,519
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,415	41	951	+ 5,465
Birth Trauma	30	5,528	17	6,109	- 581
Lymphomas	31	5,186	14	7,539	- 2,353
Drownings	32	4,423	37	1,122	+ 3,301
Liver Cancer	33	4,387	4	24,512	- 20,125
Malnutrition	34	4,382	46	759	+ 3,623
Pancreas Cancer	35	3,694	26	2,906	+ 788
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,486	34	1,339	+ 2,147
Epilepsy	37	3,441	50	451	+ 2,991
Maternal Conditions	38	3,128	44	795	+ 2,333
Stomach Cancer	39	2,825	32	1,844	+ 980
Leukemia	40	2,694	22	3,763	- 1,069
Oral Cancer	41	2,587	45	793	+ 1,794
Falls	42	2,575	30	2,019	+ 556
Pertussis	43	2,102	42	906	+ 1,196
Syphilis	44	2,079	58	159	+ 1,920
Skin Disease	45	2,027	55	219	+ 1,808
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,982	28	2,391	- 409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,868	36	1,248	+ 620
Skin Cancers	48	1,827	39	1,013	+ 814
Alcohol	49	1,816	60	141	+ 1,675
Poisonings	50	1,795	57	195	+ 1,600
Ovary Cancer	51	1,750	31	1,944	- 194
Bladder Cancer	52	1,526	19	5,133	- 3,607
Drug Use	53	1,417	62	116	+ 1,301
Uterin Cancer	54	943	52	422	+ 521
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	692	65	26	+ 666
Appendicitis	56	504	59	142	+ 362
Measles	57	498	64	43	+ 455
Other Neoplasms	58	491	61	116	+ 375
Encephalitis	59	431	38	1,046	- 615
Upper Respiratory	60	410	68	5	+ 405
Hepatitis B	61	257	40	988	- 732
Multiple Sclerosis	62	208	56	213	- 5
Malaria	63	152	77	0	+ 152
War	64	121	47	714	- 593
Tetanus	65	70	49	540	- 471
Schistosomiasis	66	64	54	220	- 156
Otitis Media	67	35	72	0	+ 35
Chlamydia	68	34	71	1	+ 33
Diphtheria	69	30	70	3	+ 27
Hepatitis C	70	15	63	97	- 82
Ascariasis	71	5	67	6	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

South Africa

Egypt

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.