SOUTH AFRICA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,072	3	32,739	+ 33,333
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,125	22	4,676	+ 49,449
Stroke	3	37,078	4	30,693	+ 6,384
Lung Cancers	4	28,291	15	7,705	+ 20,586
Lung Disease	5	24,195	13	11,895	+ 12,300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,678	28	3,587	+ 18,091
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,535	2	39,341	- 21,805
Kidney Disease	8	12,432	9	15,302	- 2,870
Hypertension	9	11,652	12	12,789	- 1,137
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,938	5	30,188	- 20,250
Breast Cancer	11	9,035	23	4,533	+ 4,502
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,632	35	2,007	+ 6,625
Prostate Cancer	13	8,207	24	4,374	+ 3,833
Stomach Cancer	14	7,410	39	1,535	+ 5,875
Other Injuries	15	7,077	17	6,014	+ 1,063
Lymphomas	16	6,820	31	2,818	+ 4,002
Bladder Cancer	17	6,676	52	829	+ 5,847
Liver Cancer	18	6,518	33	2,383	+ 4,134
Inflammatory/Heart	19	6,371	21	5,408	+ 963
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,319	46	1,077	+ 5,242
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,217	19	5,890	+ 327
Other Neoplasms	22	6,070	58	267	+ 5,803
Liver Disease	23	5,409	14	9,013	- 3,604
Leukemia	24	4,823	40	1,464	+ 3,359
Suicide	25	4,614	10	13,774	- 9,160
Falls	26	4,150	42	1,399	+ 2,751
Oral Cancer	27	3,302	41	1,406	+ 1,896
Ovary Cancer	28	2,590	51	951	+ 1,639
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,571	29	3,486	- 914
Skin Disease	30	2,353	45	1,101	+ 1,251
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,339	11	13,014	- 10,676
Skin Cancers	32	2,305	48	993	+ 1,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,061	47	1,015	+ 1,046
Uterin Cancer	34	2,061	54	512	+ 1,548
Asthma	35	1,448	18	5,966	- 4,517
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,360	8	15,843	- 14,483
Anemia	37	1,169	82	0	+ 1,169
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,103	25	4,351	- 3,247
Cervical Cancer	39	1,093	20	5,555	- 4,462
Epilepsy	40	1,053	37	1,870	- 816
Drug Use	41	992	53	770	+ 223
Hepatitis C	42	834	70	8	+ 826
HIV/AIDS	43	688	1	71,996	- 71,308
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	607	36	1,894	- 1,287
Drownings	45	570	32	2,403	- 1,833
Alcohol	46	426	49	987	- 561
Malnutrition	47	387	34	2,381	- 1,994
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	376	55	376	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	49	367	62	113	+ 254
Tuberculosis	50	346	6	21,965	- 21,620
Violence	51	334	7	21,000	- 20,665
Low Birth Weight	52	323	16	6,250	- 5,927
Osteoarthritis	53	271	85	0	+ 271
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	261	86	0	+ 261
Fires	55	236	27	3,618	- 3,382
Schizophrenia	56	231	80	0	+ 231
Poisonings	57	218	50	975	- 758
Hepatitis B	58	207	61	139	+ 68
Meningitis	59	165	26	3,660	- 3,496
Birth Trauma	60	144	30	3,004	- 2,859
Appendicitis	61	101	56	274	- 173
Upper Respiratory	62	59	60	223	- 163
Oral conditions	63	56	84	0	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	64	17	38	1,700	- 1,682
Leishmaniasis	65	14	77	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	66	11	67	19	- 8
Syphilis	67	11	44	1,130	- 1,118
War	68	7	64	66	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	79	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	5	59	234	- 229
Chagas disease	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Tetanus	72	2	65	38	- 36
Pertussis	73	2	43	1,142	- 1,140
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	16	- 16
Dengue	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	82	0	68	18	- 18
Malaria	83	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.