MOROCCO VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	44,534	49	289	+ 44,245
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,335	6	7,237	+ 17,098
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,251	1	77,340	- 57,089
Stroke	4	18,986	2	31,861	- 12,875
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,673	5	7,377	+ 11,296
Tuberculosis	6	13,587	15	2,870	+ 10,717
Violence	7	12,990	39	632	+ 12,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,800	27	1,192	+ 8,608
Kidney Disease	9	9,465	4	10,216	- 751
Suicide	10	8,520	16	2,617	+ 5,903
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,050	9	6,185	+ 1,865
Hypertension	12	7,911	3	10,736	- 2,826
Lung Disease	13	7,358	8	6,296	+ 1,061
Liver Disease	14	5,575	11	4,866	+ 709
Lung Cancers	15	4,766	7	6,585	- 1,819
Low Birth Weight	16	3,866	14	3,305	+ 561
Other Injuries	17	3,720	21	2,271	+ 1,449
Asthma	18	3,690	13	3,342	+ 349
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,643	28	1,129	+ 2,514
Cervical Cancer	20	3,436	18	2,508	+ 929
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,345	32	1,022	+ 2,323
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,892	10	4,967	- 2,075
Breast Cancer	23	2,804	12	3,604	- 799
Prostate Cancer	24	2,705	24	1,914	+ 791
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,691	22	2,124	+ 567
Meningitis	26	2,264	40	542	+ 1,722
Fires	27	2,238	33	904	+ 1,334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,219	17	2,556	- 337
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,156	42	439	+ 1,717
Birth Trauma	30	1,858	23	2,067	- 209
Lymphomas	31	1,743	20	2,274	- 531
Drownings	32	1,487	43	426	+ 1,061
Liver Cancer	33	1,474	44	423	+ 1,051
Malnutrition	34	1,473	51	200	+ 1,272
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,241	36	747	+ 495
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,172	29	1,076	+ 96
Epilepsy	37	1,157	45	336	+ 821
Maternal Conditions	38	1,051	38	704	+ 347
Stomach Cancer	39	949	25	1,691	- 742
Leukemia	40	905	31	1,035	- 129
Oral Cancer	41	870	35	780	+ 89
Falls	42	865	19	2,456	- 1,591
Pertussis	43	707	46	324	+ 382
Syphilis	44	699	55	140	+ 558
Skin Disease	45	681	54	149	+ 533
Parkinson's Disease	46	666	26	1,511	- 845
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	628	37	718	- 91
Skin Cancers	48	614	41	477	+ 137
Alcohol	49	610	57	109	+ 501
Poisonings	50	603	50	266	+ 337
Ovary Cancer	51	588	34	800	- 211
Bladder Cancer	52	513	30	1,069	- 556
Drug Use	53	476	47	321	+ 155
Uterin Cancer	54	317	53	154	+ 163
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	232	62	38	+ 194
Appendicitis	56	169	56	130	+ 39
Measles	57	167	70	0	+ 167
Other Neoplasms	58	165	60	70	+ 95
Encephalitis	59	145	52	176	- 32
Upper Respiratory	60	138	67	4	+ 134
Hepatitis B	61	86	48	316	- 230
Multiple Sclerosis	62	70	58	106	- 36
Malaria	63	51	73	0	+ 51
War	64	41	63	22	+ 19
Tetanus	65	23	59	76	- 53
Schistosomiasis	66	22	61	67	- 45
Otitis Media	67	12	71	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	68	11	68	2	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	10	69	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	70	5	65	7	- 2
Ascariasis	71	2	66	5	- 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	15	- 15
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 MOROCCO

South Africa

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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.