UZBEKISTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		UZBEKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	43,501	28	716	+ 42,785
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,770	5	4,574	+ 19,197
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,781	1	69,725	- 49,944
Stroke	4	18,546	2	21,534	- 2,989
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,240	4	6,205	+ 12,034
Tuberculosis	6	13,272	17	1,544	+ 11,728
Violence	7	12,688	38	485	+ 12,203
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,573	33	599	+ 8,974
Kidney Disease	9	9,246	7	3,133	+ 6,113
Suicide	10	8,323	9	2,653	+ 5,669
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,863	6	3,853	+ 4,011
Hypertension	12	7,727	8	2,789	+ 4,938
Lung Disease	13	7,187	14	1,985	+ 5,202
Liver Disease	14	5,446	3	9,568	- 4,122
Lung Cancers	15	4,656	13	2,019	+ 2,637
Low Birth Weight	16	3,776	10	2,375	+ 1,401
Other Injuries	17	3,634	19	1,423	+ 2,211
Asthma	18	3,605	24	922	+ 2,683
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,559	42	332	+ 3,227
Cervical Cancer	20	3,357	25	840	+ 2,517
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,268	39	424	+ 2,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,825	18	1,454	+ 1,372
Breast Cancer	23	2,739	15	1,821	+ 919
Prostate Cancer	24	2,643	41	338	+ 2,305
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,629	11	2,318	+ 311
Meningitis	26	2,212	51	131	+ 2,081
Fires	27	2,186	37	542	+ 1,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,167	23	1,018	+ 1,149
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,106	31	634	+ 1,472
Birth Trauma	30	1,815	16	1,764	+ 51
Lymphomas	31	1,703	34	587	+ 1,116
Drownings	32	1,452	22	1,147	+ 305
Liver Cancer	33	1,440	20	1,194	+ 246
Malnutrition	34	1,438	60	13	+ 1,425
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,213	29	670	+ 543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,144	32	615	+ 529
Epilepsy	37	1,130	26	820	+ 310
Maternal Conditions	38	1,027	48	215	+ 812
Stomach Cancer	39	927	12	2,133	- 1,206
Leukemia	40	884	35	566	+ 318
Oral Cancer	41	849	30	669	+ 180
Falls	42	845	27	752	+ 93
Pertussis	43	690	63	3	+ 688
Syphilis	44	683	67	1	+ 682
Skin Disease	45	666	55	37	+ 628
Parkinson's Disease	46	651	36	563	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	613	21	1,176	- 563
Skin Cancers	48	600	50	164	+ 436
Alcohol	49	596	52	108	+ 488
Poisonings	50	589	44	277	+ 312
Ovary Cancer	51	574	43	320	+ 255
Bladder Cancer	52	501	49	201	+ 300
Drug Use	53	465	46	269	+ 197
Uterin Cancer	54	310	47	229	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	227	53	96	+ 131
Appendicitis	56	165	56	30	+ 135
Measles	57	163	69	0	+ 163
Other Neoplasms	58	161	57	28	+ 134
Encephalitis	59	141	40	415	- 273
Upper Respiratory	60	135	45	276	- 141
Hepatitis B	61	84	54	91	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	68	58	24	+ 44
Malaria	63	50	79	0	+ 50
War	64	40	62	4	+ 36
Tetanus	65	23	59	18	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	66	21	76	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	67	12	71	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	68	11	65	1	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	10	64	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	70	5	66	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	71	2	68	1	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	61	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UZBEKISTAN

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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.