PAKISTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	300,601	32	6,797	+ 293,803
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	164,258	6	83,483	+ 80,775
Coronary Heart Disease	3	136,693	1	240,720	- 104,027
Stroke	4	128,153	2	141,432	- 13,279
Diabetes Mellitus	5	126,041	7	63,852	+ 62,188
Tuberculosis	6	91,711	11	42,103	+ 49,608
Violence	7	87,679	23	12,925	+ 74,754
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	66,149	3	104,383	- 38,233
Kidney Disease	9	63,889	9	56,796	+ 7,093
Suicide	10	57,510	18	19,331	+ 38,179
Road Traffic Accidents	11	54,337	12	28,170	+ 26,167
Hypertension	12	53,396	16	22,917	+ 30,479
Lung Disease	13	49,664	5	86,968	- 37,304
Liver Disease	14	37,633	10	54,835	- 17,202
Lung Cancers	15	32,172	26	9,688	+ 22,484
Low Birth Weight	16	26,096	4	93,373	- 67,277
Other Injuries	17	25,109	13	27,010	- 1,901
Asthma	18	24,909	17	20,750	+ 4,159
Endocrine Disorders	19	24,593	25	11,439	+ 13,153
Cervical Cancer	20	23,195	44	4,009	+ 19,186
Inflammatory/Heart	21	22,581	52	2,318	+ 20,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	19,524	22	15,216	+ 4,308
Breast Cancer	23	18,928	20	18,009	+ 919
Prostate Cancer	24	18,261	45	3,559	+ 14,702
Congenital Anomalies	25	18,165	14	26,320	- 8,155
Meningitis	26	15,283	19	18,025	- 2,742
Fires	27	15,104	42	4,305	+ 10,799
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	14,975	38	5,279	+ 9,697
Oesophagus Cancer	29	14,553	29	7,866	+ 6,688
Birth Trauma	30	12,541	8	59,559	- 47,018
Lymphomas	31	11,765	31	7,020	+ 4,745
Drownings	32	10,034	37	5,376	+ 4,658
Liver Cancer	33	9,951	41	4,427	+ 5,525
Malnutrition	34	9,940	27	8,852	+ 1,088
Pancreas Cancer	35	8,380	60	1,069	+ 7,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7,908	36	5,450	+ 2,458
Epilepsy	37	7,807	40	4,873	+ 2,934
Maternal Conditions	38	7,096	24	12,392	- 5,296
Stomach Cancer	39	6,407	43	4,044	+ 2,363
Leukemia	40	6,111	39	5,254	+ 857
Oral Cancer	41	5,869	21	17,181	- 11,312
Falls	42	5,842	28	8,642	- 2,800
Pertussis	43	4,769	34	6,358	- 1,589
Syphilis	44	4,716	57	1,289	+ 3,428
Skin Disease	45	4,599	67	132	+ 4,467
Parkinson's Disease	46	4,497	35	6,145	- 1,648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4,237	15	26,017	- 21,780
Skin Cancers	48	4,145	54	1,539	+ 2,606
Alcohol	49	4,120	50	2,520	+ 1,600
Poisonings	50	4,073	47	3,364	+ 709
Ovary Cancer	51	3,970	46	3,533	+ 436
Bladder Cancer	52	3,462	48	2,727	+ 735
Drug Use	53	3,214	61	829	+ 2,385
Uterin Cancer	54	2,139	59	1,191	+ 948
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,569	56	1,388	+ 181
Appendicitis	56	1,143	51	2,472	- 1,329
Measles	57	1,129	49	2,579	- 1,450
Other Neoplasms	58	1,114	64	412	+ 702
Encephalitis	59	977	33	6,651	- 5,674
Upper Respiratory	60	931	66	288	+ 643
Hepatitis B	61	582	53	2,267	- 1,685
Multiple Sclerosis	62	471	65	411	+ 60
Malaria	63	345	63	587	- 242
War	64	274	62	597	- 323
Tetanus	65	158	30	7,541	- 7,383
Schistosomiasis	66	146	74	0	+ 146
Otitis Media	67	80	71	28	+ 52
Chlamydia	68	76	70	44	+ 32
Diphtheria	69	68	69	68	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	33	58	1,227	- 1,194
Ascariasis	71	12	68	75	- 63
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

South Africa

Pakistan

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.