UNITED KINGDOM VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	81,544	55	188	+ 81,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,559	3	40,540	+ 4,018
Coronary Heart Disease	3	37,081	2	71,728	- 34,647
Stroke	4	34,764	4	37,626	- 2,862
Diabetes Mellitus	5	34,191	17	5,842	+ 28,349
Tuberculosis	6	24,879	47	351	+ 24,527
Violence	7	23,785	46	868	+ 22,917
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	17,944	38	1,599	+ 16,346
Kidney Disease	9	17,331	18	5,471	+ 11,860
Suicide	10	15,601	20	5,325	+ 10,276
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,740	33	2,169	+ 12,571
Hypertension	12	14,485	23	5,208	+ 9,277
Lung Disease	13	13,472	6	32,896	- 19,423
Liver Disease	14	10,209	14	7,666	+ 2,543
Lung Cancers	15	8,727	5	35,715	- 26,988
Low Birth Weight	16	7,079	40	1,313	+ 5,766
Other Injuries	17	6,811	19	5,464	+ 1,347
Asthma	18	6,757	41	1,302	+ 5,455
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,671	28	3,297	+ 3,374
Cervical Cancer	20	6,292	43	1,099	+ 5,193
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,125	29	3,126	+ 2,999
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,296	1	98,135	- 92,839
Breast Cancer	23	5,135	9	12,718	- 7,584
Prostate Cancer	24	4,954	8	13,289	- 8,336
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,928	35	2,127	+ 2,801
Meningitis	26	4,146	52	232	+ 3,913
Fires	27	4,097	48	334	+ 3,763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,062	7	18,446	- 14,384
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,948	12	8,727	- 4,779
Birth Trauma	30	3,402	54	190	+ 3,212
Lymphomas	31	3,191	10	9,350	- 6,159
Drownings	32	2,722	49	301	+ 2,421
Liver Cancer	33	2,699	21	5,237	- 2,537
Malnutrition	34	2,696	58	116	+ 2,581
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,273	11	8,995	- 6,722
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,145	36	2,090	+ 55
Epilepsy	37	2,118	42	1,193	+ 924
Maternal Conditions	38	1,925	64	47	+ 1,878
Stomach Cancer	39	1,738	24	4,999	- 3,261
Leukemia	40	1,658	22	5,211	- 3,553
Oral Cancer	41	1,592	30	3,109	- 1,517
Falls	42	1,585	15	7,618	- 6,034
Pertussis	43	1,294	69	3	+ 1,291
Syphilis	44	1,279	62	49	+ 1,231
Skin Disease	45	1,248	34	2,134	- 886
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,220	13	8,573	- 7,353
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,149	45	876	+ 273
Skin Cancers	48	1,124	27	3,727	- 2,603
Alcohol	49	1,118	39	1,555	- 437
Poisonings	50	1,105	53	221	+ 884
Ovary Cancer	51	1,077	25	4,019	- 2,942
Bladder Cancer	52	939	16	6,133	- 5,194
Drug Use	53	872	31	2,824	- 1,952
Uterin Cancer	54	580	32	2,346	- 1,766
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	426	44	1,014	- 588
Appendicitis	56	310	59	105	+ 205
Measles	57	306	75	0	+ 306
Other Neoplasms	58	302	26	3,986	- 3,684
Encephalitis	59	265	68	6	+ 259
Upper Respiratory	60	253	63	48	+ 204
Hepatitis B	61	158	65	40	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	62	128	37	1,856	- 1,728
Malaria	63	94	76	0	+ 94
War	64	74	67	10	+ 65
Tetanus	65	43	72	0	+ 43
Schistosomiasis	66	40	78	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	67	22	66	16	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	21	79	0	+ 21
Diphtheria	69	18	74	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	70	9	51	267	- 258
Ascariasis	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	184	- 184
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

South Africa

United Kingdom

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.