SOUTH AFRICA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	122,876	1	71,996	+ 50,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	48,893	2	39,341	+ 9,552
Diabetes Mellitus	3	47,372	5	30,188	+ 17,184
Stroke	4	42,511	4	30,693	+ 11,818
Coronary Heart Disease	5	40,094	3	32,739	+ 7,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	27,466	8	15,843	+ 11,623
Road Traffic Accidents	7	20,409	11	13,014	+ 7,395
Kidney Disease	8	20,244	9	15,302	+ 4,942
Suicide	9	17,927	10	13,774	+ 4,153
Hypertension	10	15,512	12	12,789	+ 2,724
Liver Disease	11	14,533	14	9,013	+ 5,520
Lung Disease	12	14,046	13	11,895	+ 2,151
Tuberculosis	13	13,586	6	21,965	- 8,380
Low Birth Weight	14	12,375	16	6,250	+ 6,125
Cervical Cancer	15	11,414	20	5,555	+ 5,858
Violence	16	11,274	7	21,000	- 9,725
Other Injuries	17	10,097	17	6,014	+ 4,083
Birth Trauma	18	8,841	30	3,004	+ 5,837
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,520	25	4,351	+ 4,170
Asthma	20	7,941	18	5,966	+ 1,975
Maternal Conditions	21	6,150	38	1,700	+ 4,451
Malnutrition	22	5,619	34	2,381	+ 3,238
Meningitis	23	5,174	26	3,660	+ 1,514
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,977	21	5,408	- 432
Drownings	25	4,617	32	2,403	+ 2,214
Fires	26	4,442	27	3,618	+ 825
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	4,066	22	4,676	- 610
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,938	19	5,890	- 1,952
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,700	36	1,894	+ 806
Epilepsy	30	2,427	37	1,870	+ 557
Prostate Cancer	31	2,386	24	4,374	- 1,988
Falls	32	2,189	42	1,399	+ 790
Pertussis	33	2,059	43	1,142	+ 917
Poisonings	34	1,991	50	975	+ 1,015
Breast Cancer	35	1,959	23	4,533	- 2,575
Lymphomas	36	1,650	31	2,818	- 1,168
Liver Cancer	37	1,557	33	2,383	- 826
Drug Use	38	1,425	53	770	+ 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,391	47	1,015	+ 376
Skin Disease	40	1,342	45	1,101	+ 240
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,267	46	1,077	+ 190
Skin Cancers	42	1,056	48	993	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	990	28	3,587	- 2,596
Oesophagus Cancer	44	981	29	3,486	- 2,504
Syphilis	45	925	44	1,130	- 204
Lung Cancers	46	882	15	7,705	- 6,823
Leukemia	47	866	40	1,464	- 597
Alcohol	48	852	49	987	- 135
Schistosomiasis	49	680	66	35	+ 645
Uterin Cancer	50	608	54	512	+ 96
Oral Cancer	51	543	41	1,406	- 863
Ovary Cancer	52	526	51	951	- 424
Stomach Cancer	53	362	39	1,535	- 1,172
Appendicitis	54	351	56	274	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	55	321	52	829	- 508
Pancreas Cancer	56	320	35	2,007	- 1,687
Hepatitis B	57	314	61	139	+ 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	261	55	376	- 115
Encephalitis	59	256	59	234	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	60	220	60	223	- 3
Other Neoplasms	61	209	58	267	- 58
Tetanus	62	196	65	38	+ 158
Multiple Sclerosis	63	79	62	113	- 34
Measles	64	34	57	270	- 237
Hepatitis C	65	19	70	8	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	16	71	3	+ 13
Malaria	67	15	63	83	- 68
Otitis Media	68	14	67	19	- 5
Chlamydia	69	10	68	18	- 8
Diphtheria	70	9	69	16	- 7
War	71	9	64	66	- 57
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	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

Swaziland

South Africa

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.