RUSSIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	167,737	15	21,262	+ 146,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	91,657	10	32,404	+ 59,253
Coronary Heart Disease	3	76,276	1	562,711	- 486,435
Stroke	4	71,510	2	327,199	- 255,689
Diabetes Mellitus	5	70,332	18	18,345	+ 51,987
Tuberculosis	6	51,176	30	8,422	+ 42,754
Violence	7	48,925	23	11,450	+ 37,475
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	36,912	55	403	+ 36,509
Kidney Disease	9	35,651	22	11,581	+ 24,070
Suicide	10	32,091	8	36,625	- 4,534
Road Traffic Accidents	11	30,321	19	17,507	+ 12,814
Hypertension	12	29,795	17	18,348	+ 11,448
Lung Disease	13	27,713	9	36,600	- 8,888
Liver Disease	14	21,000	6	45,463	- 24,463
Lung Cancers	15	17,952	3	54,361	- 36,409
Low Birth Weight	16	14,562	44	2,153	+ 12,409
Other Injuries	17	14,011	14	22,517	- 8,506
Asthma	18	13,900	46	1,764	+ 12,135
Endocrine Disorders	19	13,723	45	2,004	+ 11,719
Cervical Cancer	20	12,943	34	7,423	+ 5,520
Inflammatory/Heart	21	12,600	4	54,060	- 41,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	10,894	5	48,522	- 37,627
Breast Cancer	23	10,562	13	23,242	- 12,680
Prostate Cancer	24	10,190	20	14,107	- 3,917
Congenital Anomalies	25	10,136	41	4,201	+ 5,935
Meningitis	26	8,528	48	1,037	+ 7,491
Fires	27	8,428	37	6,387	+ 2,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	8,356	7	42,633	- 34,276
Oesophagus Cancer	29	8,121	33	7,431	+ 690
Birth Trauma	30	6,998	53	714	+ 6,284
Lymphomas	31	6,565	29	8,919	- 2,355
Drownings	32	5,599	36	6,629	- 1,030
Liver Cancer	33	5,553	24	11,165	- 5,612
Malnutrition	34	5,546	57	242	+ 5,304
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,676	16	20,282	- 15,606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,413	28	8,938	- 4,525
Epilepsy	37	4,356	52	718	+ 3,638
Maternal Conditions	38	3,960	56	267	+ 3,692
Stomach Cancer	39	3,575	11	29,386	- 25,810
Leukemia	40	3,410	31	8,238	- 4,828
Oral Cancer	41	3,275	25	10,880	- 7,605
Falls	42	3,260	21	11,705	- 8,445
Pertussis	43	2,661	65	2	+ 2,659
Syphilis	44	2,632	62	19	+ 2,613
Skin Disease	45	2,566	43	2,735	- 169
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,510	26	9,371	- 6,861
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,364	42	2,770	- 406
Skin Cancers	48	2,313	39	5,612	- 3,299
Alcohol	49	2,299	12	27,984	- 25,685
Poisonings	50	2,273	40	5,565	- 3,292
Ovary Cancer	51	2,215	32	8,123	- 5,908
Bladder Cancer	52	1,932	38	6,307	- 4,375
Drug Use	53	1,793	27	9,113	- 7,319
Uterin Cancer	54	1,194	35	6,867	- 5,674
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	875	50	750	+ 125
Appendicitis	56	638	54	409	+ 229
Measles	57	630	68	0	+ 630
Other Neoplasms	58	621	51	729	- 107
Encephalitis	59	545	47	1,076	- 531
Upper Respiratory	60	520	58	158	+ 361
Hepatitis B	61	325	60	43	+ 281
Multiple Sclerosis	62	263	49	827	- 564
Malaria	63	192	74	0	+ 192
War	64	153	59	123	+ 30
Tetanus	65	88	63	3	+ 85
Schistosomiasis	66	82	72	0	+ 82
Otitis Media	67	45	64	3	+ 41
Chlamydia	68	43	61	25	+ 17
Diphtheria	69	38	67	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	70	18	66	2	+ 17
Ascariasis	71	7	77	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

South Africa

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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.