NICARAGUA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,953	35	139	+ 7,814
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,346	7	1,152	+ 3,194
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,617	1	5,843	- 2,227
Stroke	4	3,391	3	2,225	+ 1,166
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,335	4	2,068	+ 1,267
Tuberculosis	6	2,426	37	115	+ 2,312
Violence	7	2,320	10	619	+ 1,701
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,750	36	122	+ 1,628
Kidney Disease	9	1,690	2	3,533	- 1,843
Suicide	10	1,522	19	285	+ 1,237
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,438	8	1,109	+ 329
Hypertension	12	1,413	9	1,103	+ 310
Lung Disease	13	1,314	5	1,570	- 256
Liver Disease	14	996	6	1,203	- 208
Lung Cancers	15	851	23	274	+ 577
Low Birth Weight	16	690	13	490	+ 201
Other Injuries	17	664	17	358	+ 307
Asthma	18	659	38	105	+ 554
Endocrine Disorders	19	651	28	164	+ 487
Cervical Cancer	20	614	16	374	+ 240
Inflammatory/Heart	21	597	34	139	+ 458
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	517	33	149	+ 368
Breast Cancer	23	501	20	283	+ 218
Prostate Cancer	24	483	15	386	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	25	481	11	571	- 90
Meningitis	26	404	51	29	+ 375
Fires	27	400	57	16	+ 383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	396	18	315	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	29	385	47	42	+ 343
Birth Trauma	30	332	25	198	+ 134
Lymphomas	31	311	29	164	+ 148
Drownings	32	265	32	157	+ 109
Liver Cancer	33	263	12	509	- 245
Malnutrition	34	263	30	163	+ 100
Pancreas Cancer	35	222	27	178	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	209	40	85	+ 124
Epilepsy	37	207	41	74	+ 132
Maternal Conditions	38	188	39	88	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	39	170	14	478	- 308
Leukemia	40	162	24	227	- 65
Oral Cancer	41	155	43	64	+ 91
Falls	42	155	22	276	- 122
Pertussis	43	126	67	3	+ 123
Syphilis	44	125	60	9	+ 115
Skin Disease	45	122	31	162	- 40
Parkinson's Disease	46	119	42	67	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	112	54	20	+ 92
Skin Cancers	48	110	45	59	+ 51
Alcohol	49	109	21	279	- 170
Poisonings	50	108	55	18	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	51	105	44	61	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	52	92	52	28	+ 64
Drug Use	53	85	46	50	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	54	57	48	39	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	42	50	31	+ 11
Appendicitis	56	30	49	32	- 1
Measles	57	30	78	0	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	58	29	26	192	- 163
Encephalitis	59	26	58	10	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	60	25	72	1	+ 24
Hepatitis B	61	15	62	5	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	61	7	+ 6
Malaria	63	9	83	0	+ 9
War	64	7	70	1	+ 7
Tetanus	65	4	79	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	66	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

South Africa

Nicaragua

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.