MEXICO VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	155,730	28	4,128	+ 151,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	85,096	8	24,816	+ 60,280
Coronary Heart Disease	3	70,815	1	116,238	- 45,422
Stroke	4	66,391	4	39,790	+ 26,601
Diabetes Mellitus	5	65,297	2	86,110	- 20,813
Tuberculosis	6	47,512	38	1,943	+ 45,569
Violence	7	45,423	5	32,450	+ 12,973
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	34,269	29	3,476	+ 30,794
Kidney Disease	9	33,099	3	44,622	- 11,524
Suicide	10	29,794	22	6,772	+ 23,022
Road Traffic Accidents	11	28,150	10	16,303	+ 11,847
Hypertension	12	27,662	9	17,806	+ 9,856
Lung Disease	13	25,729	7	29,123	- 3,394
Liver Disease	14	19,496	6	29,838	- 10,342
Lung Cancers	15	16,667	17	7,349	+ 9,318
Low Birth Weight	16	13,519	18	7,163	+ 6,357
Other Injuries	17	13,008	11	12,175	+ 833
Asthma	18	12,904	47	1,342	+ 11,562
Endocrine Disorders	19	12,740	12	11,310	+ 1,430
Cervical Cancer	20	12,017	26	4,787	+ 7,229
Inflammatory/Heart	21	11,698	41	1,866	+ 9,832
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	10,114	30	3,447	+ 6,668
Breast Cancer	23	9,806	16	7,380	+ 2,426
Prostate Cancer	24	9,460	15	7,494	+ 1,966
Congenital Anomalies	25	9,410	13	10,457	- 1,046
Meningitis	26	7,918	58	357	+ 7,560
Fires	27	7,825	56	604	+ 7,221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	7,758	20	6,871	+ 887
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,540	49	1,252	+ 6,288
Birth Trauma	30	6,497	36	2,552	+ 3,945
Lymphomas	31	6,095	24	4,961	+ 1,134
Drownings	32	5,198	42	1,799	+ 3,400
Liver Cancer	33	5,155	21	6,817	- 1,662
Malnutrition	34	5,149	14	7,552	- 2,402
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,341	27	4,510	- 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,097	33	2,734	+ 1,363
Epilepsy	37	4,044	39	1,912	+ 2,133
Maternal Conditions	38	3,676	54	750	+ 2,927
Stomach Cancer	39	3,319	19	6,939	- 3,619
Leukemia	40	3,166	25	4,830	- 1,664
Oral Cancer	41	3,041	46	1,355	+ 1,686
Falls	42	3,026	35	2,628	+ 398
Pertussis	43	2,471	70	21	+ 2,450
Syphilis	44	2,443	73	5	+ 2,439
Skin Disease	45	2,382	31	3,029	- 646
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,330	43	1,567	+ 763
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,195	52	859	+ 1,336
Skin Cancers	48	2,147	40	1,909	+ 239
Alcohol	49	2,135	32	2,945	- 811
Poisonings	50	2,110	57	531	+ 1,579
Ovary Cancer	51	2,057	34	2,649	- 593
Bladder Cancer	52	1,793	48	1,272	+ 521
Drug Use	53	1,665	44	1,470	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	54	1,108	50	902	+ 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	813	45	1,415	- 603
Appendicitis	56	592	53	774	- 182
Measles	57	585	80	0	+ 585
Other Neoplasms	58	577	23	6,204	- 5,628
Encephalitis	59	506	62	140	+ 366
Upper Respiratory	60	482	64	127	+ 356
Hepatitis B	61	302	61	210	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	62	244	60	295	- 51
Malaria	63	179	84	0	+ 179
War	64	142	66	112	+ 30
Tetanus	65	82	71	10	+ 72
Schistosomiasis	66	76	83	0	+ 76
Otitis Media	67	41	68	29	+ 12
Chlamydia	68	39	77	0	+ 39
Diphtheria	69	35	79	0	+ 35
Hepatitis C	70	17	55	625	- 608
Ascariasis	71	6	72	5	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	125	- 125
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	894	- 894
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

South Africa

Mexico

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.