SERBIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,924	56	25	+ 7,899
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,330	11	1,832	+ 2,497
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,603	1	21,776	- 18,173
Stroke	4	3,378	2	16,241	- 12,863
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,322	7	3,611	- 289
Tuberculosis	6	2,417	46	100	+ 2,317
Violence	7	2,311	45	108	+ 2,204
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,744	39	167	+ 1,577
Kidney Disease	9	1,684	5	4,169	- 2,485
Suicide	10	1,516	16	996	+ 519
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,432	24	655	+ 777
Hypertension	12	1,408	12	1,621	- 213
Lung Disease	13	1,309	6	3,853	- 2,544
Liver Disease	14	992	19	887	+ 105
Lung Cancers	15	848	4	6,539	- 5,691
Low Birth Weight	16	688	38	187	+ 501
Other Injuries	17	662	30	406	+ 255
Asthma	18	657	31	390	+ 267
Endocrine Disorders	19	648	36	309	+ 340
Cervical Cancer	20	611	25	638	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	21	595	3	15,274	- 14,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	515	9	2,876	- 2,361
Breast Cancer	23	499	10	2,284	- 1,786
Prostate Cancer	24	481	14	1,317	- 836
Congenital Anomalies	25	479	40	162	+ 317
Meningitis	26	403	54	35	+ 367
Fires	27	398	50	64	+ 334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	395	8	3,429	- 3,035
Oesophagus Cancer	29	384	35	332	+ 52
Birth Trauma	30	331	52	45	+ 285
Lymphomas	31	310	20	831	- 521
Drownings	32	264	48	73	+ 191
Liver Cancer	33	262	17	918	- 656
Malnutrition	34	262	61	10	+ 252
Pancreas Cancer	35	221	13	1,402	- 1,181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	208	28	594	- 386
Epilepsy	37	206	37	223	- 17
Maternal Conditions	38	187	59	12	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	39	169	15	1,203	- 1,034
Leukemia	40	161	22	710	- 549
Oral Cancer	41	155	23	680	- 526
Falls	42	154	33	362	- 208
Pertussis	43	126	63	6	+ 119
Syphilis	44	124	67	2	+ 123
Skin Disease	45	121	43	113	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	46	119	21	804	- 685
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	112	47	78	+ 34
Skin Cancers	48	109	26	638	- 529
Alcohol	49	109	34	341	- 233
Poisonings	50	107	57	23	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	51	105	29	555	- 451
Bladder Cancer	52	91	18	893	- 802
Drug Use	53	85	49	72	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	54	56	32	369	- 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	41	55	34	+ 7
Appendicitis	56	30	58	16	+ 14
Measles	57	30	72	1	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	58	29	27	601	- 572
Encephalitis	59	26	66	2	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	60	25	64	3	+ 22
Hepatitis B	61	15	53	36	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	42	146	- 134
Malaria	63	9	77	0	+ 9
War	64	7	71	1	+ 6
Tetanus	65	4	65	2	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	4	78	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	60	12	- 11
Ascariasis	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	109	- 109
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	41	152	- 152
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	69	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

South Africa

Serbia

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.