GREECE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,461	50	47	+ 12,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,809	3	8,282	- 1,473
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,666	1	21,124	- 15,458
Stroke	4	5,312	2	14,077	- 8,765
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,225	20	1,266	+ 3,959
Tuberculosis	6	3,802	46	66	+ 3,735
Violence	7	3,634	42	104	+ 3,531
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,742	44	95	+ 2,647
Kidney Disease	9	2,648	6	4,759	- 2,110
Suicide	10	2,384	28	533	+ 1,851
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,252	22	870	+ 1,382
Hypertension	12	2,213	9	2,922	- 709
Lung Disease	13	2,059	5	5,526	- 3,467
Liver Disease	14	1,560	23	809	+ 751
Lung Cancers	15	1,334	4	7,355	- 6,022
Low Birth Weight	16	1,082	41	127	+ 955
Other Injuries	17	1,041	17	1,453	- 413
Asthma	18	1,033	55	27	+ 1,005
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,019	29	526	+ 493
Cervical Cancer	20	962	36	243	+ 718
Inflammatory/Heart	21	936	24	725	+ 211
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	809	7	3,940	- 3,130
Breast Cancer	23	785	11	2,520	- 1,736
Prostate Cancer	24	757	12	2,023	- 1,266
Congenital Anomalies	25	753	38	174	+ 579
Meningitis	26	634	53	33	+ 600
Fires	27	626	39	146	+ 480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	621	8	3,264	- 2,643
Oesophagus Cancer	29	603	35	246	+ 358
Birth Trauma	30	520	57	17	+ 503
Lymphomas	31	488	19	1,268	- 781
Drownings	32	416	32	435	- 19
Liver Cancer	33	412	14	1,566	- 1,153
Malnutrition	34	412	66	1	+ 411
Pancreas Cancer	35	347	13	1,904	- 1,557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	328	26	611	- 283
Epilepsy	37	324	34	249	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	38	294	61	2	+ 292
Stomach Cancer	39	266	16	1,535	- 1,270
Leukemia	40	253	18	1,354	- 1,101
Oral Cancer	41	243	30	440	- 197
Falls	42	242	21	1,245	- 1,003
Pertussis	43	198	69	0	+ 198
Syphilis	44	196	65	1	+ 194
Skin Disease	45	191	47	56	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	46	186	10	2,646	- 2,459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	176	43	100	+ 76
Skin Cancers	48	172	31	438	- 266
Alcohol	49	171	49	50	+ 120
Poisonings	50	169	56	19	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	51	165	27	557	- 393
Bladder Cancer	52	144	15	1,551	- 1,407
Drug Use	53	133	37	193	- 60
Uterin Cancer	54	89	33	373	- 284
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	65	45	67	- 2
Appendicitis	56	47	58	9	+ 38
Measles	57	47	68	0	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	58	46	25	679	- 632
Encephalitis	59	41	67	1	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	60	39	59	8	+ 31
Hepatitis B	61	24	48	56	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	40	135	- 116
Malaria	63	14	78	0	+ 14
War	64	11	64	1	+ 10
Tetanus	65	7	62	2	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	66	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	80	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	52	38	- 37
Ascariasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

South Africa

Greece

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.