SWEDEN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,614	61	13	+ 12,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,893	7	2,659	+ 4,234
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,736	1	15,136	- 9,400
Stroke	4	5,378	3	6,035	- 657
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,289	11	1,834	+ 3,455
Tuberculosis	6	3,848	56	24	+ 3,824
Violence	7	3,679	47	113	+ 3,566
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,776	36	289	+ 2,486
Kidney Disease	9	2,681	12	1,629	+ 1,052
Suicide	10	2,413	14	1,479	+ 934
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,280	34	315	+ 1,965
Hypertension	12	2,241	10	1,838	+ 402
Lung Disease	13	2,084	4	4,344	- 2,260
Liver Disease	14	1,579	23	723	+ 856
Lung Cancers	15	1,350	5	3,722	- 2,372
Low Birth Weight	16	1,095	51	50	+ 1,045
Other Injuries	17	1,054	15	1,374	- 320
Asthma	18	1,045	42	158	+ 887
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,032	24	702	+ 330
Cervical Cancer	20	973	38	228	+ 746
Inflammatory/Heart	21	948	28	547	+ 401
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	819	2	10,917	- 10,098
Breast Cancer	23	794	13	1,582	- 788
Prostate Cancer	24	766	8	2,622	- 1,856
Congenital Anomalies	25	762	35	308	+ 455
Meningitis	26	641	54	35	+ 606
Fires	27	634	49	65	+ 569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	628	6	3,049	- 2,421
Oesophagus Cancer	29	611	29	538	+ 73
Birth Trauma	30	526	55	34	+ 493
Lymphomas	31	494	16	1,357	- 863
Drownings	32	421	46	114	+ 307
Liver Cancer	33	418	22	752	- 334
Malnutrition	34	417	45	117	+ 300
Pancreas Cancer	35	352	9	1,849	- 1,497
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	332	37	277	+ 55
Epilepsy	37	328	44	121	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	38	298	64	5	+ 293
Stomach Cancer	39	269	26	612	- 344
Leukemia	40	256	20	825	- 569
Oral Cancer	41	246	31	379	- 133
Falls	42	245	17	1,109	- 864
Pertussis	43	200	67	0	+ 200
Syphilis	44	198	72	0	+ 198
Skin Disease	45	193	39	220	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	46	189	19	943	- 754
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	178	48	110	+ 67
Skin Cancers	48	174	25	650	- 476
Alcohol	49	173	32	359	- 186
Poisonings	50	171	60	18	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	51	167	27	553	- 386
Bladder Cancer	52	145	21	760	- 615
Drug Use	53	135	30	423	- 289
Uterin Cancer	54	90	33	345	- 255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	66	43	129	- 63
Appendicitis	56	48	59	18	+ 30
Measles	57	47	83	0	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	58	47	18	1,036	- 989
Encephalitis	59	41	71	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	60	39	58	20	+ 20
Hepatitis B	61	24	62	9	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	41	170	- 150
Malaria	63	14	74	0	+ 14
War	64	11	65	2	+ 10
Tetanus	65	7	68	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	66	6	69	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	66	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	53	44	- 43
Ascariasis	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	52	46	- 46
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

South Africa

Sweden

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.