VENEZUELA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	37,224	6	7,490	+ 29,733
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,340	7	7,188	+ 13,152
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,927	1	26,905	- 9,979
Stroke	4	15,869	3	12,133	+ 3,736
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,608	4	11,176	+ 4,431
Tuberculosis	6	11,357	31	748	+ 10,609
Violence	7	10,857	2	18,132	- 7,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,191	22	1,359	+ 6,832
Kidney Disease	9	7,911	8	5,932	+ 1,980
Suicide	10	7,121	34	585	+ 6,536
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,729	5	11,127	- 4,398
Hypertension	12	6,612	9	5,195	+ 1,417
Lung Disease	13	6,150	10	5,150	+ 1,000
Liver Disease	14	4,660	16	2,340	+ 2,320
Lung Cancers	15	3,984	11	3,900	+ 84
Low Birth Weight	16	3,231	12	3,088	+ 144
Other Injuries	17	3,109	21	1,693	+ 1,416
Asthma	18	3,085	46	311	+ 2,773
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,045	30	760	+ 2,285
Cervical Cancer	20	2,872	20	1,986	+ 886
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,796	33	599	+ 2,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,418	35	572	+ 1,846
Breast Cancer	23	2,344	15	2,563	- 219
Prostate Cancer	24	2,261	13	2,848	- 587
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,249	14	2,846	- 596
Meningitis	26	1,892	49	251	+ 1,642
Fires	27	1,870	54	144	+ 1,726
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,854	19	2,037	- 183
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,802	44	370	+ 1,432
Birth Trauma	30	1,553	24	1,087	+ 466
Lymphomas	31	1,457	23	1,248	+ 209
Drownings	32	1,243	43	388	+ 854
Liver Cancer	33	1,232	26	1,029	+ 203
Malnutrition	34	1,231	32	629	+ 602
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,038	25	1,082	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	979	40	418	+ 562
Epilepsy	37	967	41	411	+ 556
Maternal Conditions	38	879	39	422	+ 457
Stomach Cancer	39	793	17	2,175	- 1,382
Leukemia	40	757	27	1,007	- 251
Oral Cancer	41	727	38	544	+ 183
Falls	42	723	28	865	- 142
Pertussis	43	591	64	26	+ 565
Syphilis	44	584	67	15	+ 569
Skin Disease	45	569	66	18	+ 552
Parkinson's Disease	46	557	48	252	+ 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	525	57	80	+ 445
Skin Cancers	48	513	37	553	- 40
Alcohol	49	510	62	34	+ 476
Poisonings	50	504	58	68	+ 437
Ovary Cancer	51	492	36	563	- 71
Bladder Cancer	52	429	45	365	+ 64
Drug Use	53	398	50	225	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	54	265	47	309	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	194	52	180	+ 14
Appendicitis	56	142	56	98	+ 44
Measles	57	140	79	0	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	58	138	18	2,167	- 2,030
Encephalitis	59	121	61	37	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	60	115	74	1	+ 114
Hepatitis B	61	72	63	30	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	58	60	51	+ 8
Malaria	63	43	42	402	- 359
War	64	34	51	185	- 151
Tetanus	65	20	68	8	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	66	18	76	1	+ 17
Otitis Media	67	10	75	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	68	9	82	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	8	78	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	70	4	65	21	- 17
Ascariasis	71	1	70	5	- 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

South Africa

Venezuela

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.