JAPAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SOUTH AFRICA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	146,751	63	48	+ 146,703
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	80,189	3	107,899	- 27,709
Coronary Heart Disease	3	66,733	1	163,905	- 97,172
Stroke	4	62,563	2	121,823	- 59,259
Diabetes Mellitus	5	61,532	29	5,433	+ 56,100
Tuberculosis	6	44,773	34	3,459	+ 41,314
Violence	7	42,804	53	266	+ 42,538
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	32,294	37	2,731	+ 29,562
Kidney Disease	9	31,190	9	44,779	- 13,589
Suicide	10	28,076	13	19,466	+ 8,610
Road Traffic Accidents	11	26,527	31	4,566	+ 21,961
Hypertension	12	26,068	28	6,673	+ 19,394
Lung Disease	13	24,245	5	78,169	- 53,924
Liver Disease	14	18,372	17	14,195	+ 4,177
Lung Cancers	15	15,706	4	79,688	- 63,982
Low Birth Weight	16	12,740	55	202	+ 12,538
Other Injuries	17	12,258	12	22,068	- 9,810
Asthma	18	12,160	42	1,922	+ 10,238
Endocrine Disorders	19	12,006	21	11,486	+ 520
Cervical Cancer	20	11,324	32	3,799	+ 7,525
Inflammatory/Heart	21	11,024	27	8,232	+ 2,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	9,531	7	56,937	- 47,406
Breast Cancer	23	9,241	15	15,805	- 6,564
Prostate Cancer	24	8,915	19	13,515	- 4,600
Congenital Anomalies	25	8,868	40	2,473	+ 6,395
Meningitis	26	7,461	52	308	+ 7,153
Fires	27	7,374	48	1,007	+ 6,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	7,311	6	57,340	- 50,030
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,105	20	12,316	- 5,211
Birth Trauma	30	6,122	61	104	+ 6,018
Lymphomas	31	5,743	14	19,273	- 13,529
Drownings	32	4,899	25	8,409	- 3,510
Liver Cancer	33	4,858	11	29,384	- 24,526
Malnutrition	34	4,853	43	1,910	+ 2,943
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,091	10	37,027	- 32,936
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,861	35	2,922	+ 939
Epilepsy	37	3,811	45	1,558	+ 2,253
Maternal Conditions	38	3,464	64	39	+ 3,426
Stomach Cancer	39	3,128	8	50,433	- 47,305
Leukemia	40	2,983	24	9,607	- 6,624
Oral Cancer	41	2,865	26	8,333	- 5,468
Falls	42	2,852	23	9,736	- 6,884
Pertussis	43	2,328	71	1	+ 2,327
Syphilis	44	2,302	65	16	+ 2,287
Skin Disease	45	2,245	36	2,806	- 561
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,196	18	14,007	- 11,812
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,068	39	2,555	- 487
Skin Cancers	48	2,024	44	1,843	+ 181
Alcohol	49	2,012	51	576	+ 1,436
Poisonings	50	1,988	54	255	+ 1,734
Ovary Cancer	51	1,938	30	5,061	- 3,123
Bladder Cancer	52	1,690	22	9,936	- 8,246
Drug Use	53	1,569	50	732	+ 837
Uterin Cancer	54	1,044	33	3,461	- 2,417
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	766	38	2,618	- 1,852
Appendicitis	56	558	58	126	+ 432
Measles	57	551	75	0	+ 551
Other Neoplasms	58	544	16	15,120	- 14,576
Encephalitis	59	477	69	5	+ 472
Upper Respiratory	60	455	57	159	+ 295
Hepatitis B	61	284	46	1,423	- 1,139
Multiple Sclerosis	62	230	59	108	+ 122
Malaria	63	168	79	0	+ 168
War	64	134	66	15	+ 119
Tetanus	65	77	67	9	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	66	71	72	0	+ 71
Otitis Media	67	39	68	8	+ 31
Chlamydia	68	37	80	0	+ 37
Diphtheria	69	33	74	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	70	16	41	2,220	- 2,204
Ascariasis	71	6	82	0	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	172	- 172
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

South Africa

Japan

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.