INDONESIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	335,381	11	34,321	+ 301,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	183,263	9	52,539	+ 130,724
Coronary Heart Disease	3	152,509	2	259,297	- 106,788
Stroke	4	142,981	1	357,183	- 214,203
Diabetes Mellitus	5	140,624	3	110,513	+ 30,111
Tuberculosis	6	102,322	4	90,077	+ 12,246
Violence	7	97,823	27	11,606	+ 86,217
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	73,803	7	63,966	+ 9,837
Kidney Disease	9	71,281	10	43,039	+ 28,242
Suicide	10	64,164	34	6,544	+ 57,620
Road Traffic Accidents	11	60,624	12	30,668	+ 29,956
Hypertension	12	59,574	8	54,904	+ 4,670
Lung Disease	13	55,410	6	78,285	- 22,875
Liver Disease	14	41,987	5	89,583	- 47,596
Lung Cancers	15	35,894	13	28,633	+ 7,261
Low Birth Weight	16	29,115	17	22,326	+ 6,790
Other Injuries	17	28,014	30	9,499	+ 18,515
Asthma	18	27,791	14	27,635	+ 156
Endocrine Disorders	19	27,438	39	4,027	+ 23,411
Cervical Cancer	20	25,879	20	19,306	+ 6,573
Inflammatory/Heart	21	25,193	29	9,548	+ 15,645
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	21,783	15	27,054	- 5,271
Breast Cancer	23	21,118	16	24,160	- 3,041
Prostate Cancer	24	20,374	36	5,707	+ 14,668
Congenital Anomalies	25	20,266	24	14,900	+ 5,367
Meningitis	26	17,051	43	3,140	+ 13,911
Fires	27	16,852	52	1,388	+ 15,464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	16,708	22	18,064	- 1,356
Oesophagus Cancer	29	16,237	54	1,175	+ 15,062
Birth Trauma	30	13,992	25	14,511	- 520
Lymphomas	31	13,126	28	11,251	+ 1,875
Drownings	32	11,195	38	4,518	+ 6,677
Liver Cancer	33	11,102	19	19,721	- 8,619
Malnutrition	34	11,090	18	19,978	- 8,888
Pancreas Cancer	35	9,349	37	5,410	+ 3,939
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	8,823	49	2,174	+ 6,650
Epilepsy	37	8,710	59	706	+ 8,004
Maternal Conditions	38	7,917	35	6,214	+ 1,703
Stomach Cancer	39	7,149	45	2,821	+ 4,328
Leukemia	40	6,818	26	11,719	- 4,901
Oral Cancer	41	6,549	23	16,080	- 9,531
Falls	42	6,518	21	18,404	- 11,887
Pertussis	43	5,321	48	2,200	+ 3,121
Syphilis	44	5,262	50	2,166	+ 3,096
Skin Disease	45	5,131	41	3,734	+ 1,397
Parkinson's Disease	46	5,018	32	8,492	- 3,474
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4,727	53	1,251	+ 3,476
Skin Cancers	48	4,624	40	3,756	+ 868
Alcohol	49	4,597	61	589	+ 4,008
Poisonings	50	4,544	58	800	+ 3,744
Ovary Cancer	51	4,429	31	8,499	- 4,070
Bladder Cancer	52	3,862	42	3,720	+ 142
Drug Use	53	3,586	57	959	+ 2,627
Uterin Cancer	54	2,387	47	2,625	- 238
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,750	63	421	+ 1,329
Appendicitis	56	1,275	56	1,109	+ 167
Measles	57	1,260	65	215	+ 1,045
Other Neoplasms	58	1,242	60	681	+ 562
Encephalitis	59	1,090	51	1,549	- 458
Upper Respiratory	60	1,039	67	78	+ 961
Hepatitis B	61	650	44	2,853	- 2,203
Multiple Sclerosis	62	526	64	250	+ 276
Malaria	63	385	55	1,156	- 771
War	64	305	66	163	+ 142
Tetanus	65	176	46	2,742	- 2,566
Schistosomiasis	66	163	71	10	+ 153
Otitis Media	67	89	72	3	+ 87
Chlamydia	68	85	70	15	+ 70
Diphtheria	69	75	69	18	+ 58
Hepatitis C	70	37	62	550	- 513
Ascariasis	71	13	68	29	- 15
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	33	7,938	- 7,938
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

South Africa

Indonesia

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.