SPAIN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,318	43	538	+ 55,779
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,774	7	13,717	+ 17,057
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,610	1	51,684	- 26,074
Stroke	4	24,010	3	29,004	- 4,994
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,614	10	7,773	+ 15,840
Tuberculosis	6	17,182	50	270	+ 16,912
Violence	7	16,427	51	262	+ 16,165
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,393	36	1,064	+ 11,329
Kidney Disease	9	11,970	8	9,725	+ 2,245
Suicide	10	10,775	25	3,609	+ 7,165
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,180	31	1,829	+ 8,351
Hypertension	12	10,004	9	9,115	+ 889
Lung Disease	13	9,305	5	18,926	- 9,622
Liver Disease	14	7,051	23	4,231	+ 2,819
Lung Cancers	15	6,027	4	22,131	- 16,103
Low Birth Weight	16	4,889	52	253	+ 4,636
Other Injuries	17	4,704	15	5,536	- 832
Asthma	18	4,667	35	1,133	+ 3,534
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,607	21	4,863	- 256
Cervical Cancer	20	4,346	39	855	+ 3,491
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,230	19	4,984	- 753
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,658	2	42,339	- 38,681
Breast Cancer	23	3,546	11	7,067	- 3,521
Prostate Cancer	24	3,421	13	6,420	- 2,998
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,403	38	863	+ 2,540
Meningitis	26	2,863	59	129	+ 2,735
Fires	27	2,830	55	185	+ 2,645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,806	6	16,957	- 14,152
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,727	29	2,011	+ 715
Birth Trauma	30	2,350	60	113	+ 2,237
Lymphomas	31	2,204	16	5,335	- 3,130
Drownings	32	1,880	45	446	+ 1,434
Liver Cancer	33	1,864	18	5,098	- 3,234
Malnutrition	34	1,862	47	302	+ 1,560
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,570	12	6,752	- 5,182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,482	44	475	+ 1,006
Epilepsy	37	1,463	40	824	+ 639
Maternal Conditions	38	1,329	64	14	+ 1,316
Stomach Cancer	39	1,200	14	5,796	- 4,596
Leukemia	40	1,145	24	3,772	- 2,628
Oral Cancer	41	1,100	27	2,583	- 1,483
Falls	42	1,094	26	3,246	- 2,152
Pertussis	43	894	73	2	+ 892
Syphilis	44	884	67	9	+ 875
Skin Disease	45	862	30	1,840	- 979
Parkinson's Disease	46	843	20	4,943	- 4,100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	794	33	1,612	- 818
Skin Cancers	48	777	32	1,803	- 1,026
Alcohol	49	772	46	333	+ 439
Poisonings	50	763	57	170	+ 593
Ovary Cancer	51	744	28	2,026	- 1,282
Bladder Cancer	52	649	17	5,222	- 4,574
Drug Use	53	602	41	776	- 174
Uterin Cancer	54	401	34	1,612	- 1,211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	294	48	294	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	214	61	79	+ 135
Measles	57	212	81	0	+ 212
Other Neoplasms	58	209	22	4,748	- 4,539
Encephalitis	59	183	70	4	+ 179
Upper Respiratory	60	174	62	47	+ 128
Hepatitis B	61	109	58	162	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	62	88	49	287	- 199
Malaria	63	65	83	0	+ 65
War	64	51	68	6	+ 46
Tetanus	65	30	72	2	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	66	27	74	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	67	15	66	9	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	14	82	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	13	76	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	70	6	42	652	- 646
Ascariasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	44	- 44
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	204	- 204
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

South Africa

Spain

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.