PHILIPPINES VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	140,885	66	204	+ 140,680
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	76,984	2	93,807	- 16,823
Coronary Heart Disease	3	64,065	1	129,955	- 65,890
Stroke	4	60,062	3	74,167	- 14,104
Diabetes Mellitus	5	59,072	7	32,260	+ 26,812
Tuberculosis	6	42,983	8	27,061	+ 15,922
Violence	7	41,093	9	14,835	+ 26,258
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	31,003	22	6,189	+ 24,814
Kidney Disease	9	29,943	4	39,380	- 9,437
Suicide	10	26,954	35	2,325	+ 24,628
Road Traffic Accidents	11	25,467	10	13,017	+ 12,450
Hypertension	12	25,026	5	34,500	- 9,474
Lung Disease	13	23,276	6	32,559	- 9,283
Liver Disease	14	17,638	20	7,076	+ 10,561
Lung Cancers	15	15,078	13	10,296	+ 4,783
Low Birth Weight	16	12,231	14	10,141	+ 2,090
Other Injuries	17	11,768	31	3,536	+ 8,232
Asthma	18	11,674	11	11,404	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,526	12	10,464	+ 1,062
Cervical Cancer	20	10,871	33	3,076	+ 7,796
Inflammatory/Heart	21	10,583	30	3,545	+ 7,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	9,150	39	2,010	+ 7,140
Breast Cancer	23	8,871	15	9,802	- 931
Prostate Cancer	24	8,559	26	4,149	+ 4,409
Congenital Anomalies	25	8,513	17	8,051	+ 463
Meningitis	26	7,163	47	1,041	+ 6,122
Fires	27	7,079	54	600	+ 6,479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	7,019	16	8,063	- 1,044
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,821	53	672	+ 6,149
Birth Trauma	30	5,878	18	7,960	- 2,082
Lymphomas	31	5,514	36	2,279	+ 3,235
Drownings	32	4,703	27	3,881	+ 822
Liver Cancer	33	4,664	19	7,663	- 3,000
Malnutrition	34	4,659	24	4,311	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	35	3,927	37	2,121	+ 1,806
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,706	21	6,865	- 3,159
Epilepsy	37	3,659	45	1,120	+ 2,539
Maternal Conditions	38	3,326	38	2,042	+ 1,284
Stomach Cancer	39	3,003	41	1,868	+ 1,135
Leukemia	40	2,864	29	3,596	- 732
Oral Cancer	41	2,751	34	2,916	- 165
Falls	42	2,738	28	3,861	- 1,123
Pertussis	43	2,235	43	1,760	+ 475
Syphilis	44	2,210	44	1,157	+ 1,054
Skin Disease	45	2,155	25	4,229	- 2,074
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,108	55	594	+ 1,514
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,986	42	1,807	+ 179
Skin Cancers	48	1,943	61	368	+ 1,574
Alcohol	49	1,931	60	401	+ 1,531
Poisonings	50	1,909	65	226	+ 1,683
Ovary Cancer	51	1,860	40	1,994	- 133
Bladder Cancer	52	1,622	58	569	+ 1,053
Drug Use	53	1,506	52	695	+ 812
Uterin Cancer	54	1,003	50	761	+ 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	735	62	323	+ 413
Appendicitis	56	536	63	276	+ 260
Measles	57	529	48	894	- 365
Other Neoplasms	58	522	23	5,146	- 4,624
Encephalitis	59	458	67	185	+ 273
Upper Respiratory	60	436	70	39	+ 398
Hepatitis B	61	273	56	590	- 317
Multiple Sclerosis	62	221	72	31	+ 190
Malaria	63	162	69	94	+ 68
War	64	128	49	817	- 689
Tetanus	65	74	59	521	- 447
Schistosomiasis	66	68	64	233	- 164
Otitis Media	67	38	74	23	+ 15
Chlamydia	68	36	78	4	+ 32
Diphtheria	69	32	75	14	+ 18
Hepatitis C	70	15	81	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	71	6	76	13	- 8
Hookworm Disease	72	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	82	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	73	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	752	- 752
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.