KAZAKHSTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		KAZAKHSTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,133	42	340	+ 23,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,187	7	3,469	+ 9,717
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,974	1	31,074	- 20,100
Stroke	4	10,288	2	21,553	- 11,265
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,119	12	2,244	+ 7,874
Tuberculosis	6	7,363	45	293	+ 7,070
Violence	7	7,039	23	949	+ 6,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,311	48	258	+ 5,053
Kidney Disease	9	5,129	16	1,640	+ 3,489
Suicide	10	4,617	8	3,259	+ 1,358
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,362	11	2,352	+ 2,010
Hypertension	12	4,287	14	1,836	+ 2,451
Lung Disease	13	3,987	3	7,391	- 3,404
Liver Disease	14	3,021	4	5,474	- 2,453
Lung Cancers	15	2,583	5	3,888	- 1,305
Low Birth Weight	16	2,095	28	701	+ 1,394
Other Injuries	17	2,016	17	1,468	+ 547
Asthma	18	2,000	20	1,140	+ 859
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,974	43	303	+ 1,671
Cervical Cancer	20	1,862	25	806	+ 1,057
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,813	6	3,863	- 2,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,567	10	2,404	- 837
Breast Cancer	23	1,520	15	1,696	- 177
Prostate Cancer	24	1,466	34	532	+ 934
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,458	24	946	+ 512
Meningitis	26	1,227	50	89	+ 1,138
Fires	27	1,213	40	354	+ 858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,202	13	2,128	- 926
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,168	19	1,298	- 130
Birth Trauma	30	1,007	35	438	+ 568
Lymphomas	31	944	36	436	+ 509
Drownings	32	806	30	680	+ 125
Liver Cancer	33	799	22	1,020	- 221
Malnutrition	34	798	51	83	+ 715
Pancreas Cancer	35	673	21	1,122	- 449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	635	37	376	+ 259
Epilepsy	37	627	44	295	+ 332
Maternal Conditions	38	570	55	29	+ 540
Stomach Cancer	39	514	9	2,645	- 2,131
Leukemia	40	491	33	612	- 121
Oral Cancer	41	471	31	679	- 208
Falls	42	469	27	701	- 232
Pertussis	43	383	66	1	+ 382
Syphilis	44	379	63	2	+ 377
Skin Disease	45	369	54	31	+ 338
Parkinson's Disease	46	361	26	723	- 362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	340	46	293	+ 47
Skin Cancers	48	333	47	286	+ 46
Alcohol	49	331	18	1,310	- 979
Poisonings	50	327	39	358	- 31
Ovary Cancer	51	319	32	634	- 315
Bladder Cancer	52	278	41	346	- 68
Drug Use	53	258	29	692	- 434
Uterin Cancer	54	172	38	366	- 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	126	56	25	+ 101
Appendicitis	56	92	57	19	+ 73
Measles	57	91	70	0	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	58	89	53	37	+ 52
Encephalitis	59	78	49	142	- 64
Upper Respiratory	60	75	58	17	+ 58
Hepatitis B	61	47	59	15	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	62	38	52	47	- 9
Malaria	63	28	76	0	+ 28
War	64	22	60	7	+ 15
Tetanus	65	13	61	4	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	66	12	75	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	67	6	68	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	6	62	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	5	69	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	3	64	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	67	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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 KAZAKHSTAN

South Africa

Kazakhstan

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.