FRANCE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	81,444	54	362	+ 81,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,504	6	19,771	+ 24,733
Coronary Heart Disease	3	37,035	1	63,181	- 26,146
Stroke	4	34,721	3	36,354	- 1,633
Diabetes Mellitus	5	34,149	12	10,912	+ 23,238
Tuberculosis	6	24,848	50	435	+ 24,413
Violence	7	23,755	49	538	+ 23,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	17,922	38	1,807	+ 16,115
Kidney Disease	9	17,310	11	11,477	+ 5,833
Suicide	10	15,582	16	8,961	+ 6,621
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,722	31	3,339	+ 11,383
Hypertension	12	14,467	23	7,109	+ 7,358
Lung Disease	13	13,456	7	18,232	- 4,776
Liver Disease	14	10,196	22	7,382	+ 2,814
Lung Cancers	15	8,716	4	35,657	- 26,941
Low Birth Weight	16	7,070	47	651	+ 6,420
Other Injuries	17	6,803	9	15,119	- 8,316
Asthma	18	6,749	42	1,039	+ 5,710
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,663	19	8,086	- 1,423
Cervical Cancer	20	6,284	40	1,574	+ 4,711
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,118	25	6,065	+ 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,290	2	53,157	- 47,868
Breast Cancer	23	5,128	8	15,536	- 10,407
Prostate Cancer	24	4,948	13	10,873	- 5,925
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,922	35	2,012	+ 2,909
Meningitis	26	4,141	58	163	+ 3,977
Fires	27	4,092	53	403	+ 3,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,057	5	21,854	- 17,796
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,943	28	4,673	- 730
Birth Trauma	30	3,398	55	309	+ 3,089
Lymphomas	31	3,187	14	10,067	- 6,880
Drownings	32	2,719	45	868	+ 1,851
Liver Cancer	33	2,696	15	9,573	- 6,877
Malnutrition	34	2,693	29	4,212	- 1,518
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,270	10	12,360	- 10,089
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,143	43	986	+ 1,157
Epilepsy	37	2,115	37	1,865	+ 250
Maternal Conditions	38	1,923	64	52	+ 1,871
Stomach Cancer	39	1,736	26	5,530	- 3,794
Leukemia	40	1,656	21	7,457	- 5,801
Oral Cancer	41	1,590	27	4,676	- 3,086
Falls	42	1,583	18	8,284	- 6,701
Pertussis	43	1,292	69	3	+ 1,289
Syphilis	44	1,278	68	4	+ 1,274
Skin Disease	45	1,246	39	1,598	- 352
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,218	20	7,570	- 6,351
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,148	41	1,384	- 236
Skin Cancers	48	1,123	32	3,256	- 2,133
Alcohol	49	1,116	33	3,189	- 2,072
Poisonings	50	1,103	57	228	+ 876
Ovary Cancer	51	1,076	30	3,964	- 2,888
Bladder Cancer	52	938	24	6,566	- 5,628
Drug Use	53	871	36	1,881	- 1,010
Uterin Cancer	54	580	34	2,721	- 2,141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	425	51	426	- 1
Appendicitis	56	310	61	90	+ 220
Measles	57	306	77	0	+ 306
Other Neoplasms	58	302	17	8,771	- 8,469
Encephalitis	59	265	66	8	+ 257
Upper Respiratory	60	252	63	54	+ 199
Hepatitis B	61	158	59	135	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	62	128	46	752	- 624
Malaria	63	93	82	0	+ 93
War	64	74	67	7	+ 67
Tetanus	65	43	70	2	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	66	40	71	1	+ 39
Otitis Media	67	22	65	16	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	21	78	0	+ 21
Diphtheria	69	18	75	1	+ 18
Hepatitis C	70	9	52	416	- 407
Ascariasis	71	3	79	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	60	118	- 118
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	62	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.