GERMANY VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	100,198	54	345	+ 99,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	54,751	9	20,712	+ 34,039
Coronary Heart Disease	3	45,563	1	147,055	- 101,492
Stroke	4	42,717	3	49,794	- 7,077
Diabetes Mellitus	5	42,013	13	15,560	+ 26,453
Tuberculosis	6	30,570	56	281	+ 30,289
Violence	7	29,225	46	769	+ 28,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	22,049	32	3,830	+ 18,219
Kidney Disease	9	21,296	8	22,770	- 1,475
Suicide	10	19,170	19	10,284	+ 8,885
Road Traffic Accidents	11	18,112	34	3,160	+ 14,952
Hypertension	12	17,798	6	26,796	- 8,997
Lung Disease	13	16,554	5	42,797	- 26,243
Liver Disease	14	12,544	15	15,194	- 2,650
Lung Cancers	15	10,724	4	46,560	- 35,836
Low Birth Weight	16	8,698	45	770	+ 7,928
Other Injuries	17	8,369	23	8,248	+ 121
Asthma	18	8,303	44	924	+ 7,378
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,197	18	10,677	- 2,480
Cervical Cancer	20	7,732	39	2,131	+ 5,600
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,527	21	8,891	- 1,365
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	6,508	2	51,168	- 44,660
Breast Cancer	23	6,309	10	18,842	- 12,533
Prostate Cancer	24	6,087	12	16,487	- 10,400
Congenital Anomalies	25	6,055	36	2,291	+ 3,763
Meningitis	26	5,094	60	168	+ 4,927
Fires	27	5,035	53	359	+ 4,676
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,992	7	26,026	- 21,034
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,851	27	6,212	- 1,361
Birth Trauma	30	4,180	57	239	+ 3,941
Lymphomas	31	3,921	17	12,249	- 8,327
Drownings	32	3,345	49	459	+ 2,886
Liver Cancer	33	3,317	25	8,057	- 4,740
Malnutrition	34	3,313	50	450	+ 2,863
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,793	11	17,971	- 15,178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,636	38	2,166	+ 470
Epilepsy	37	2,602	35	3,091	- 489
Maternal Conditions	38	2,365	64	38	+ 2,327
Stomach Cancer	39	2,136	20	9,658	- 7,522
Leukemia	40	2,037	22	8,737	- 6,700
Oral Cancer	41	1,956	29	6,023	- 4,067
Falls	42	1,947	14	15,325	- 13,378
Pertussis	43	1,590	69	2	+ 1,587
Syphilis	44	1,572	68	6	+ 1,567
Skin Disease	45	1,533	42	1,543	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,499	16	12,594	- 11,095
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,412	33	3,615	- 2,203
Skin Cancers	48	1,382	31	4,055	- 2,674
Alcohol	49	1,373	26	6,257	- 4,884
Poisonings	50	1,358	58	216	+ 1,141
Ovary Cancer	51	1,323	30	5,192	- 3,869
Bladder Cancer	52	1,154	28	6,193	- 5,039
Drug Use	53	1,071	40	1,930	- 859
Uterin Cancer	54	713	37	2,231	- 1,518
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	523	47	543	- 20
Appendicitis	56	381	62	129	+ 252
Measles	57	376	70	2	+ 374
Other Neoplasms	58	371	24	8,161	- 7,790
Encephalitis	59	326	67	8	+ 318
Upper Respiratory	60	310	61	138	+ 172
Hepatitis B	61	194	59	182	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	157	41	1,571	- 1,414
Malaria	63	115	79	0	+ 115
War	64	91	66	10	+ 81
Tetanus	65	53	75	1	+ 52
Schistosomiasis	66	49	73	1	+ 48
Otitis Media	67	27	65	16	+ 11
Chlamydia	68	25	85	0	+ 25
Diphtheria	69	23	77	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	70	11	48	507	- 496
Ascariasis	71	4	81	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	994	- 994
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	55	292	- 292
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.