HUNGARY VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,740	61	14	+ 11,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,415	15	1,528	+ 4,887
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,338	1	36,766	- 31,428
Stroke	4	5,005	2	11,915	- 6,910
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,922	9	2,515	+ 2,408
Tuberculosis	6	3,582	52	62	+ 3,520
Violence	7	3,424	39	135	+ 3,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,583	36	281	+ 2,302
Kidney Disease	9	2,495	22	874	+ 1,621
Suicide	10	2,246	14	1,612	+ 634
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,122	24	750	+ 1,372
Hypertension	12	2,085	4	7,262	- 5,177
Lung Disease	13	1,940	5	6,436	- 4,497
Liver Disease	14	1,470	8	3,060	- 1,590
Lung Cancers	15	1,256	3	8,377	- 7,121
Low Birth Weight	16	1,019	43	113	+ 906
Other Injuries	17	981	25	703	+ 278
Asthma	18	973	41	122	+ 851
Endocrine Disorders	19	960	30	568	+ 393
Cervical Cancer	20	906	34	466	+ 440
Inflammatory/Heart	21	882	13	1,627	- 745
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	762	7	4,595	- 3,833
Breast Cancer	23	739	10	2,259	- 1,519
Prostate Cancer	24	713	18	1,324	- 610
Congenital Anomalies	25	709	37	254	+ 455
Meningitis	26	597	57	39	+ 557
Fires	27	590	45	103	+ 487
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	585	6	5,027	- 4,442
Oesophagus Cancer	29	568	31	565	+ 3
Birth Trauma	30	490	60	20	+ 470
Lymphomas	31	459	21	905	- 445
Drownings	32	392	46	97	+ 295
Liver Cancer	33	389	23	848	- 459
Malnutrition	34	388	59	21	+ 367
Pancreas Cancer	35	327	11	2,098	- 1,771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	309	26	686	- 378
Epilepsy	37	305	47	93	+ 212
Maternal Conditions	38	277	62	11	+ 266
Stomach Cancer	39	250	16	1,360	- 1,109
Leukemia	40	239	20	908	- 670
Oral Cancer	41	229	17	1,342	- 1,113
Falls	42	228	12	1,746	- 1,518
Pertussis	43	186	70	0	+ 186
Syphilis	44	184	74	0	+ 184
Skin Disease	45	180	40	133	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	46	176	32	489	- 313
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	165	38	243	- 77
Skin Cancers	48	162	29	579	- 417
Alcohol	49	161	33	484	- 323
Poisonings	50	159	54	48	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	51	155	27	656	- 501
Bladder Cancer	52	135	19	1,050	- 915
Drug Use	53	126	53	59	+ 67
Uterin Cancer	54	84	35	418	- 334
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	61	49	66	- 5
Appendicitis	56	45	58	36	+ 9
Measles	57	44	69	1	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	58	43	28	615	- 571
Encephalitis	59	38	67	2	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	60	36	63	8	+ 28
Hepatitis B	61	23	56	39	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	44	110	- 92
Malaria	63	13	79	0	+ 13
War	64	11	68	1	+ 10
Tetanus	65	6	65	4	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	64	8	- 5
Chlamydia	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	50	64	- 63
Ascariasis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	79	- 79
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	66	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	42	121	- 121
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

South Africa

Hungary

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.