ITALY VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	72,618	46	520	+ 72,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,681	9	16,339	+ 23,342
Coronary Heart Disease	3	33,022	1	97,116	- 64,094
Stroke	4	30,959	2	62,633	- 31,675
Diabetes Mellitus	5	30,448	8	19,836	+ 10,612
Tuberculosis	6	22,155	53	336	+ 21,819
Violence	7	21,181	50	409	+ 20,773
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,980	36	1,622	+ 14,358
Kidney Disease	9	15,434	11	12,726	+ 2,708
Suicide	10	13,893	26	4,042	+ 9,851
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,127	30	3,221	+ 9,906
Hypertension	12	12,899	6	29,931	- 17,032
Lung Disease	13	11,998	5	32,382	- 20,385
Liver Disease	14	9,091	23	5,559	+ 3,532
Lung Cancers	15	7,772	4	34,152	- 26,381
Low Birth Weight	16	6,304	51	357	+ 5,947
Other Injuries	17	6,066	12	12,112	- 6,047
Asthma	18	6,017	47	494	+ 5,524
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,941	18	8,431	- 2,490
Cervical Cancer	20	5,603	40	1,154	+ 4,450
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,455	24	5,531	- 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,716	3	41,445	- 36,728
Breast Cancer	23	4,573	10	13,868	- 9,296
Prostate Cancer	24	4,411	20	8,409	- 3,998
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,388	37	1,443	+ 2,945
Meningitis	26	3,692	60	128	+ 3,564
Fires	27	3,649	56	271	+ 3,378
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,618	7	21,254	- 17,636
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,516	34	2,045	+ 1,471
Birth Trauma	30	3,030	59	140	+ 2,889
Lymphomas	31	2,842	16	9,670	- 6,828
Drownings	32	2,424	52	344	+ 2,080
Liver Cancer	33	2,404	17	9,620	- 7,216
Malnutrition	34	2,401	41	775	+ 1,626
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,024	13	12,095	- 10,070
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,910	43	690	+ 1,221
Epilepsy	37	1,886	39	1,337	+ 549
Maternal Conditions	38	1,714	67	6	+ 1,708
Stomach Cancer	39	1,548	14	10,252	- 8,705
Leukemia	40	1,476	21	6,728	- 5,252
Oral Cancer	41	1,418	27	3,343	- 1,925
Falls	42	1,411	25	4,222	- 2,811
Pertussis	43	1,152	73	1	+ 1,152
Syphilis	44	1,139	69	4	+ 1,135
Skin Disease	45	1,111	38	1,440	- 329
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,086	19	8,428	- 7,341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,023	32	2,216	- 1,192
Skin Cancers	48	1,001	29	3,239	- 2,238
Alcohol	49	995	55	277	+ 718
Poisonings	50	984	58	154	+ 830
Ovary Cancer	51	959	28	3,282	- 2,323
Bladder Cancer	52	836	22	6,711	- 5,874
Drug Use	53	776	45	654	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	54	517	33	2,198	- 1,681
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	379	42	701	- 323
Appendicitis	56	276	61	49	+ 228
Measles	57	273	71	1	+ 271
Other Neoplasms	58	269	15	9,984	- 9,715
Encephalitis	59	236	68	5	+ 231
Upper Respiratory	60	225	64	20	+ 205
Hepatitis B	61	141	54	334	- 193
Multiple Sclerosis	62	114	44	677	- 563
Malaria	63	83	79	0	+ 83
War	64	66	66	6	+ 60
Tetanus	65	38	63	22	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	66	35	78	0	+ 35
Otitis Media	67	19	65	16	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	18	84	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	69	16	76	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	70	8	31	2,451	- 2,443
Ascariasis	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	62	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	241	- 241
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

South Africa

Italy

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.