ETHIOPIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	141,210	17	11,471	+ 129,739
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	77,162	1	59,931	+ 17,231
Coronary Heart Disease	3	64,213	4	36,530	+ 27,683
Stroke	4	60,201	3	39,362	+ 20,840
Diabetes Mellitus	5	59,209	10	16,258	+ 42,951
Tuberculosis	6	43,082	9	21,455	+ 21,627
Violence	7	41,188	22	8,076	+ 33,112
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	31,074	2	44,361	- 13,286
Kidney Disease	9	30,013	13	12,103	+ 17,910
Suicide	10	27,016	25	6,030	+ 20,986
Road Traffic Accidents	11	25,525	5	31,564	- 6,039
Hypertension	12	25,083	12	13,470	+ 11,613
Lung Disease	13	23,330	15	11,870	+ 11,460
Liver Disease	14	17,679	8	27,270	- 9,592
Lung Cancers	15	15,113	38	2,202	+ 12,911
Low Birth Weight	16	12,259	7	28,020	- 15,762
Other Injuries	17	11,795	16	11,735	+ 61
Asthma	18	11,701	29	4,484	+ 7,218
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,553	45	1,623	+ 9,930
Cervical Cancer	20	10,896	27	5,019	+ 5,878
Inflammatory/Heart	21	10,607	39	2,168	+ 8,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	9,171	21	8,258	+ 914
Breast Cancer	23	8,892	20	8,485	+ 406
Prostate Cancer	24	8,578	50	1,244	+ 7,334
Congenital Anomalies	25	8,533	11	15,638	- 7,104
Meningitis	26	7,179	14	12,019	- 4,840
Fires	27	7,095	34	3,255	+ 3,841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	7,035	31	3,755	+ 3,280
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,837	40	1,839	+ 4,998
Birth Trauma	30	5,891	6	31,107	- 25,216
Lymphomas	31	5,527	33	3,590	+ 1,937
Drownings	32	4,714	35	3,133	+ 1,581
Liver Cancer	33	4,675	42	1,730	+ 2,945
Malnutrition	34	4,669	19	8,643	- 3,974
Pancreas Cancer	35	3,937	61	488	+ 3,449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,715	41	1,758	+ 1,957
Epilepsy	37	3,667	44	1,625	+ 2,042
Maternal Conditions	38	3,333	18	8,887	- 5,553
Stomach Cancer	39	3,010	47	1,519	+ 1,491
Leukemia	40	2,870	30	4,222	- 1,352
Oral Cancer	41	2,757	48	1,477	+ 1,281
Falls	42	2,744	28	4,510	- 1,766
Pertussis	43	2,240	23	6,896	- 4,656
Syphilis	44	2,216	43	1,699	+ 516
Skin Disease	45	2,160	53	904	+ 1,256
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,113	46	1,578	+ 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,990	49	1,339	+ 651
Skin Cancers	48	1,947	52	1,006	+ 941
Alcohol	49	1,936	55	750	+ 1,186
Poisonings	50	1,913	32	3,668	- 1,755
Ovary Cancer	51	1,865	36	2,424	- 559
Bladder Cancer	52	1,626	51	1,080	+ 546
Drug Use	53	1,510	60	513	+ 997
Uterin Cancer	54	1,005	62	421	+ 584
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	737	65	221	+ 516
Appendicitis	56	537	58	677	- 140
Measles	57	530	24	6,324	- 5,794
Other Neoplasms	58	523	66	148	+ 375
Encephalitis	59	459	63	386	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	60	437	57	709	- 272
Hepatitis B	61	273	56	742	- 468
Multiple Sclerosis	62	221	70	61	+ 160
Malaria	63	162	26	5,626	- 5,464
War	64	129	64	281	- 152
Tetanus	65	74	37	2,203	- 2,128
Schistosomiasis	66	69	54	839	- 771
Otitis Media	67	38	71	39	- 1
Chlamydia	68	36	72	21	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	32	67	146	- 114
Hepatitis C	70	15	69	115	- 99
Ascariasis	71	6	68	130	- 124
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.