NETHERLANDS VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,169	55	33	+ 21,137
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,568	7	4,946	+ 6,621
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,626	2	17,601	- 7,974
Stroke	4	9,025	4	9,707	- 682
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,876	14	2,386	+ 6,490
Tuberculosis	6	6,459	56	29	+ 6,430
Violence	7	6,175	48	107	+ 6,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,658	33	584	+ 4,075
Kidney Disease	9	4,499	12	2,530	+ 1,969
Suicide	10	4,050	17	2,025	+ 2,025
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,827	31	681	+ 3,146
Hypertension	12	3,760	29	818	+ 2,942
Lung Disease	13	3,498	5	9,567	- 6,070
Liver Disease	14	2,650	28	936	+ 1,715
Lung Cancers	15	2,266	3	10,980	- 8,714
Low Birth Weight	16	1,838	45	167	+ 1,670
Other Injuries	17	1,768	19	1,648	+ 120
Asthma	18	1,754	46	165	+ 1,589
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,732	26	1,055	+ 677
Cervical Cancer	20	1,633	39	266	+ 1,367
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,590	23	1,201	+ 389
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,375	1	18,148	- 16,773
Breast Cancer	23	1,333	9	3,535	- 2,202
Prostate Cancer	24	1,286	10	3,265	- 1,979
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,279	35	544	+ 735
Meningitis	26	1,076	51	78	+ 998
Fires	27	1,064	53	49	+ 1,014
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,055	6	5,829	- 4,775
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,025	15	2,145	- 1,120
Birth Trauma	30	883	52	74	+ 809
Lymphomas	31	829	13	2,511	- 1,683
Drownings	32	707	49	98	+ 609
Liver Cancer	33	701	24	1,163	- 462
Malnutrition	34	700	63	12	+ 688
Pancreas Cancer	35	590	11	2,995	- 2,405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	557	47	130	+ 427
Epilepsy	37	550	38	289	+ 261
Maternal Conditions	38	500	65	8	+ 492
Stomach Cancer	39	451	22	1,361	- 910
Leukemia	40	430	20	1,578	- 1,148
Oral Cancer	41	413	30	768	- 354
Falls	42	411	8	4,131	- 3,719
Pertussis	43	336	67	1	+ 335
Syphilis	44	332	69	1	+ 331
Skin Disease	45	324	36	295	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	46	317	16	2,120	- 1,803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	298	41	238	+ 61
Skin Cancers	48	292	27	1,024	- 732
Alcohol	49	290	32	612	- 322
Poisonings	50	287	61	17	+ 269
Ovary Cancer	51	280	25	1,067	- 787
Bladder Cancer	52	244	21	1,471	- 1,227
Drug Use	53	226	42	231	- 4
Uterin Cancer	54	151	34	566	- 416
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	110	44	214	- 104
Appendicitis	56	81	58	26	+ 55
Measles	57	80	73	0	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	58	78	18	1,831	- 1,753
Encephalitis	59	69	68	1	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	60	66	57	28	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	41	62	14	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	62	33	37	295	- 262
Malaria	63	24	77	0	+ 24
War	64	19	66	2	+ 17
Tetanus	65	11	72	0	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	66	10	74	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	67	6	64	10	- 4
Chlamydia	68	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	2	60	20	- 18
Ascariasis	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	42	- 42
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

South Africa

Netherlands

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.