SWITZERLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,554	54	29	+ 10,525
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,767	8	1,949	+ 3,818
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,799	1	10,713	- 5,914
Stroke	4	4,499	3	3,918	+ 582
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,425	17	1,022	+ 3,404
Tuberculosis	6	3,220	56	21	+ 3,199
Violence	7	3,078	51	42	+ 3,036
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,323	35	186	+ 2,137
Kidney Disease	9	2,243	13	1,261	+ 982
Suicide	10	2,019	14	1,249	+ 770
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,908	34	193	+ 1,715
Hypertension	12	1,875	6	2,471	- 597
Lung Disease	13	1,744	5	2,902	- 1,158
Liver Disease	14	1,321	21	677	+ 644
Lung Cancers	15	1,130	4	3,520	- 2,390
Low Birth Weight	16	916	43	105	+ 811
Other Injuries	17	882	30	410	+ 472
Asthma	18	875	46	95	+ 780
Endocrine Disorders	19	863	25	593	+ 271
Cervical Cancer	20	814	42	105	+ 709
Inflammatory/Heart	21	793	16	1,027	- 234
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	685	2	7,192	- 6,507
Breast Cancer	23	665	11	1,577	- 912
Prostate Cancer	24	641	10	1,579	- 938
Congenital Anomalies	25	638	31	305	+ 333
Meningitis	26	537	57	20	+ 517
Fires	27	530	55	21	+ 509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	526	7	1,995	- 1,469
Oesophagus Cancer	29	511	28	491	+ 20
Birth Trauma	30	440	52	32	+ 408
Lymphomas	31	413	15	1,131	- 718
Drownings	32	352	50	49	+ 303
Liver Cancer	33	349	19	805	- 456
Malnutrition	34	349	47	84	+ 265
Pancreas Cancer	35	294	12	1,486	- 1,192
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	278	41	122	+ 155
Epilepsy	37	274	39	159	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	38	249	64	4	+ 245
Stomach Cancer	39	225	24	614	- 389
Leukemia	40	215	22	671	- 457
Oral Cancer	41	206	26	500	- 294
Falls	42	205	9	1,919	- 1,714
Pertussis	43	167	73	0	+ 167
Syphilis	44	166	65	2	+ 164
Skin Disease	45	161	40	129	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	46	158	18	857	- 699
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	149	48	78	+ 71
Skin Cancers	48	146	27	493	- 348
Alcohol	49	145	32	229	- 84
Poisonings	50	143	60	13	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	51	139	29	457	- 318
Bladder Cancer	52	122	23	669	- 548
Drug Use	53	113	36	176	- 63
Uterin Cancer	54	75	33	224	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	55	49	68	- 13
Appendicitis	56	40	59	15	+ 26
Measles	57	40	75	0	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	58	39	20	681	- 642
Encephalitis	59	34	68	1	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	60	33	61	11	+ 22
Hepatitis B	61	20	63	5	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	38	160	- 143
Malaria	63	12	77	0	+ 12
War	64	10	67	1	+ 9
Tetanus	65	6	70	0	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	66	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	3	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	58	15	- 14
Ascariasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	62	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	32	- 32
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

South Africa

Switzerland

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.