ROMANIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,617	47	219	+ 21,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,812	5	9,357	+ 2,455
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,830	1	71,810	- 61,980
Stroke	4	9,216	2	49,707	- 40,491
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,064	18	2,230	+ 6,833
Tuberculosis	6	6,595	28	1,015	+ 5,580
Violence	7	6,305	44	255	+ 6,050
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,757	46	223	+ 4,534
Kidney Disease	9	4,594	9	5,175	- 580
Suicide	10	4,136	21	1,886	+ 2,249
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,908	20	1,992	+ 1,915
Hypertension	12	3,840	3	11,007	- 7,167
Lung Disease	13	3,571	7	7,359	- 3,788
Liver Disease	14	2,706	6	8,920	- 6,213
Lung Cancers	15	2,314	4	10,113	- 7,800
Low Birth Weight	16	1,877	41	317	+ 1,560
Other Injuries	17	1,806	19	2,139	- 334
Asthma	18	1,791	45	225	+ 1,566
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,769	48	193	+ 1,576
Cervical Cancer	20	1,668	22	1,870	- 202
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,624	10	4,433	- 2,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,404	15	2,839	- 1,435
Breast Cancer	23	1,361	11	3,851	- 2,489
Prostate Cancer	24	1,313	16	2,449	- 1,136
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,306	38	367	+ 940
Meningitis	26	1,099	54	76	+ 1,023
Fires	27	1,086	36	421	+ 665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,077	8	6,835	- 5,758
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,047	30	755	+ 292
Birth Trauma	30	902	57	38	+ 864
Lymphomas	31	846	25	1,385	- 539
Drownings	32	722	32	596	+ 125
Liver Cancer	33	716	13	3,114	- 2,398
Malnutrition	34	715	50	142	+ 573
Pancreas Cancer	35	603	14	2,935	- 2,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	569	33	531	+ 38
Epilepsy	37	561	42	314	+ 247
Maternal Conditions	38	510	58	35	+ 475
Stomach Cancer	39	461	12	3,457	- 2,996
Leukemia	40	439	26	1,342	- 903
Oral Cancer	41	422	17	2,290	- 1,868
Falls	42	420	24	1,504	- 1,084
Pertussis	43	343	69	0	+ 343
Syphilis	44	339	66	1	+ 338
Skin Disease	45	331	53	97	+ 233
Parkinson's Disease	46	323	31	741	- 417
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	305	35	440	- 136
Skin Cancers	48	298	29	1,003	- 705
Alcohol	49	296	37	409	- 113
Poisonings	50	293	39	366	- 73
Ovary Cancer	51	285	27	1,109	- 823
Bladder Cancer	52	249	23	1,715	- 1,466
Drug Use	53	231	40	346	- 115
Uterin Cancer	54	154	34	522	- 368
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	113	85	0	+ 113
Appendicitis	56	82	60	21	+ 61
Measles	57	81	61	7	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	58	80	43	289	- 209
Encephalitis	59	70	62	6	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	60	67	63	3	+ 64
Hepatitis B	61	42	59	30	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	55	66	- 32
Malaria	63	25	75	0	+ 25
War	64	20	65	2	+ 17
Tetanus	65	11	67	1	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	66	11	74	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	67	6	68	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	2	52	98	- 96
Ascariasis	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	56	59	- 59
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	49	143	- 143
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

South Africa

Romania

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.