INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,678,470	31	44,406	+ 1,634,064
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	917,171	6	392,425	+ 524,746
Coronary Heart Disease	3	763,257	1	1,520,034	- 756,778
Stroke	4	715,571	3	697,038	+ 18,533
Diabetes Mellitus	5	703,777	7	271,495	+ 432,282
Tuberculosis	6	512,091	5	435,882	+ 76,209
Violence	7	489,573	27	51,767	+ 437,807
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	369,359	4	670,315	- 300,956
Kidney Disease	9	356,739	11	222,903	+ 133,836
Suicide	10	321,120	14	173,347	+ 147,773
Road Traffic Accidents	11	303,404	12	212,596	+ 90,808
Hypertension	12	298,149	19	108,050	+ 190,099
Lung Disease	13	277,308	2	879,732	- 602,424
Liver Disease	14	210,133	8	268,580	- 58,447
Lung Cancers	15	179,638	21	88,276	+ 91,362
Low Birth Weight	16	145,713	9	238,739	- 93,026
Other Injuries	17	140,201	15	149,570	- 9,369
Asthma	18	139,086	13	196,051	- 56,965
Endocrine Disorders	19	137,318	47	15,264	+ 122,054
Cervical Cancer	20	129,516	30	45,319	+ 84,197
Inflammatory/Heart	21	126,084	49	12,651	+ 113,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	109,015	17	126,593	- 17,578
Breast Cancer	23	105,689	22	82,821	+ 22,869
Prostate Cancer	24	101,966	38	30,945	+ 71,021
Congenital Anomalies	25	101,427	23	82,769	+ 18,658
Meningitis	26	85,336	36	33,337	+ 51,999
Fires	27	84,338	42	23,265	+ 61,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	83,618	25	77,368	+ 6,250
Oesophagus Cancer	29	81,262	34	38,898	+ 42,365
Birth Trauma	30	70,024	20	102,819	- 32,795
Lymphomas	31	65,690	33	40,159	+ 25,531
Drownings	32	56,027	28	48,774	+ 7,252
Liver Cancer	33	55,564	39	30,369	+ 25,195
Malnutrition	34	55,501	55	8,626	+ 46,875
Pancreas Cancer	35	46,791	37	32,812	+ 13,979
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	44,157	26	68,108	- 23,950
Epilepsy	37	43,591	40	30,307	+ 13,284
Maternal Conditions	38	39,623	41	25,917	+ 13,706
Stomach Cancer	39	35,777	24	81,058	- 45,281
Leukemia	40	34,119	35	33,383	+ 737
Oral Cancer	41	32,773	16	134,187	- 101,413
Falls	42	32,619	10	225,755	- 193,137
Pertussis	43	26,630	54	10,094	+ 16,537
Syphilis	44	26,335	64	2,007	+ 24,327
Skin Disease	45	25,679	45	17,857	+ 7,821
Parkinson's Disease	46	25,112	32	43,398	- 18,286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	23,656	18	126,079	- 102,424
Skin Cancers	48	23,144	60	5,054	+ 18,090
Alcohol	49	23,007	43	23,097	- 90
Poisonings	50	22,742	61	3,540	+ 19,201
Ovary Cancer	51	22,165	44	21,947	+ 218
Bladder Cancer	52	19,330	48	14,081	+ 5,249
Drug Use	53	17,947	52	11,747	+ 6,199
Uterin Cancer	54	11,944	59	6,841	+ 5,103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	8,759	50	11,931	- 3,172
Appendicitis	56	6,383	53	11,245	- 4,862
Measles	57	6,305	51	11,923	- 5,617
Other Neoplasms	58	6,218	62	2,968	+ 3,250
Encephalitis	59	5,457	29	48,080	- 42,623
Upper Respiratory	60	5,199	68	584	+ 4,615
Hepatitis B	61	3,251	56	8,184	- 4,933
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2,632	63	2,328	+ 304
Malaria	63	1,926	57	7,705	- 5,779
War	64	1,528	67	890	+ 638
Tetanus	65	882	58	7,093	- 6,210
Schistosomiasis	66	816	76	0	+ 816
Otitis Media	67	447	71	68	+ 379
Chlamydia	68	425	69	379	+ 47
Diphtheria	69	378	72	65	+ 313
Hepatitis C	70	184	65	1,364	- 1,180
Ascariasis	71	66	70	126	- 60
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

South Africa

India

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.