HONDURAS VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,351	14	794	+ 10,557
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,202	9	1,335	+ 4,867
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,161	1	8,063	- 2,901
Stroke	4	4,839	3	5,667	- 828
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,759	10	1,075	+ 3,684
Tuberculosis	6	3,463	22	453	+ 3,010
Violence	7	3,311	2	6,520	- 3,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,498	11	923	+ 1,575
Kidney Disease	9	2,412	4	3,056	- 644
Suicide	10	2,172	37	201	+ 1,971
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,052	7	1,572	+ 480
Hypertension	12	2,016	13	838	+ 1,178
Lung Disease	13	1,875	5	2,997	- 1,121
Liver Disease	14	1,421	6	2,721	- 1,300
Lung Cancers	15	1,215	27	369	+ 846
Low Birth Weight	16	985	16	755	+ 231
Other Injuries	17	948	12	845	+ 103
Asthma	18	941	30	346	+ 594
Endocrine Disorders	19	929	31	334	+ 594
Cervical Cancer	20	876	19	493	+ 383
Inflammatory/Heart	21	853	28	366	+ 486
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	737	8	1,413	- 675
Breast Cancer	23	715	20	478	+ 237
Prostate Cancer	24	690	25	378	+ 312
Congenital Anomalies	25	686	15	793	- 107
Meningitis	26	577	46	92	+ 485
Fires	27	570	57	40	+ 530
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	565	29	354	+ 212
Oesophagus Cancer	29	550	50	81	+ 468
Birth Trauma	30	474	33	310	+ 163
Lymphomas	31	444	24	390	+ 54
Drownings	32	379	38	183	+ 196
Liver Cancer	33	376	26	376	+ 0
Malnutrition	34	375	39	181	+ 194
Pancreas Cancer	35	316	32	325	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	299	17	657	- 358
Epilepsy	37	295	36	201	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	38	268	48	90	+ 178
Stomach Cancer	39	242	18	643	- 401
Leukemia	40	231	21	475	- 244
Oral Cancer	41	222	44	99	+ 123
Falls	42	221	35	289	- 69
Pertussis	43	180	53	58	+ 122
Syphilis	44	178	61	18	+ 160
Skin Disease	45	174	40	167	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	46	170	23	429	- 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	160	54	47	+ 113
Skin Cancers	48	157	52	68	+ 89
Alcohol	49	156	34	308	- 153
Poisonings	50	154	55	45	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	51	150	45	98	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	52	131	49	82	+ 49
Drug Use	53	121	42	129	- 7
Uterin Cancer	54	81	60	23	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	59	47	91	- 32
Appendicitis	56	43	41	139	- 96
Measles	57	43	79	0	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	58	42	56	41	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	37	51	79	- 42
Upper Respiratory	60	35	63	9	+ 26
Hepatitis B	61	22	64	5	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	62	11	+ 7
Malaria	63	13	71	0	+ 13
War	64	10	65	4	+ 6
Tetanus	65	6	59	26	- 20
Schistosomiasis	66	6	76	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	68	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	66	3	- 2
Ascariasis	71	0	67	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	43	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	58	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

South Africa

Honduras

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.