QATAR VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,040	71	0	+ 3,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,661	10	108	+ 1,553
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,382	1	1,082	+ 301
Stroke	4	1,296	3	255	+ 1,041
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,275	2	459	+ 816
Tuberculosis	6	927	44	8	+ 919
Violence	7	887	34	14	+ 873
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	669	41	10	+ 659
Kidney Disease	9	646	6	179	+ 467
Suicide	10	582	7	165	+ 416
Road Traffic Accidents	11	549	4	206	+ 344
Hypertension	12	540	28	26	+ 514
Lung Disease	13	502	15	68	+ 434
Liver Disease	14	381	5	202	+ 178
Lung Cancers	15	325	13	73	+ 253
Low Birth Weight	16	264	20	45	+ 219
Other Injuries	17	254	9	115	+ 139
Asthma	18	252	40	10	+ 242
Endocrine Disorders	19	249	24	39	+ 210
Cervical Cancer	20	235	36	13	+ 222
Inflammatory/Heart	21	228	25	32	+ 196
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	197	12	75	+ 123
Breast Cancer	23	191	17	53	+ 139
Prostate Cancer	24	185	31	18	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	25	184	14	70	+ 114
Meningitis	26	155	47	7	+ 148
Fires	27	153	22	42	+ 110
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	151	11	83	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	29	147	37	13	+ 135
Birth Trauma	30	127	38	13	+ 114
Lymphomas	31	119	18	48	+ 71
Drownings	32	101	19	45	+ 56
Liver Cancer	33	101	21	44	+ 56
Malnutrition	34	101	58	1	+ 100
Pancreas Cancer	35	85	30	25	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	80	46	7	+ 73
Epilepsy	37	79	35	13	+ 66
Maternal Conditions	38	72	52	3	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	39	65	23	42	+ 23
Leukemia	40	62	16	57	+ 5
Oral Cancer	41	59	29	25	+ 34
Falls	42	59	8	129	- 69
Pertussis	43	48	54	2	+ 46
Syphilis	44	48	53	2	+ 45
Skin Disease	45	47	33	16	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	46	45	26	28	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	43	45	8	+ 35
Skin Cancers	48	42	43	8	+ 34
Alcohol	49	42	48	7	+ 35
Poisonings	50	41	42	9	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	51	40	32	17	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	52	35	27	27	+ 8
Drug Use	53	33	39	12	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	54	22	49	6	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	16	59	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	56	12	57	1	+ 10
Measles	57	11	67	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	58	11	51	3	+ 9
Encephalitis	59	10	50	5	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	60	9	65	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	61	6	56	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	55	2	+ 3
Malaria	63	3	76	0	+ 3
War	64	3	61	0	+ 2
Tetanus	65	2	60	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	62	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.