SOUTH AFRICA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,388	3	32,739	+ 53,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	62,309	22	4,676	+ 57,633
Stroke	3	34,444	4	30,693	+ 3,751
Lung Disease	4	24,796	13	11,895	+ 12,901
Lung Cancers	5	21,245	15	7,705	+ 13,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,405	28	3,587	+ 13,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,175	2	39,341	- 24,166
Prostate Cancer	8	14,966	24	4,374	+ 10,592
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,551	35	2,007	+ 8,544
Hypertension	10	10,493	12	12,789	- 2,296
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,470	5	30,188	- 19,718
Kidney Disease	12	9,298	9	15,302	- 6,004
Breast Cancer	13	9,031	23	4,533	+ 4,498
Suicide	14	8,444	10	13,774	- 5,330
Other Injuries	15	7,839	17	6,014	+ 1,826
Lymphomas	16	7,743	31	2,818	+ 4,925
Falls	17	6,330	42	1,399	+ 4,931
Other Neoplasms	18	5,913	58	267	+ 5,647
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,382	46	1,077	+ 4,305
Leukemia	20	4,712	40	1,464	+ 3,248
Bladder Cancer	21	4,339	52	829	+ 3,510
Liver Cancer	22	4,291	33	2,383	+ 1,908
Liver Disease	23	4,129	14	9,013	- 4,884
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,007	19	5,890	- 1,883
Skin Cancers	25	3,712	48	993	+ 2,719
Stomach Cancer	26	3,496	39	1,535	+ 1,961
Ovary Cancer	27	3,155	51	951	+ 2,204
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,122	21	5,408	- 2,287
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,071	29	3,486	- 414
Drug Use	30	2,416	53	770	+ 1,647
Oral Cancer	31	2,165	41	1,406	+ 759
Alcohol	32	2,047	49	987	+ 1,060
Uterin Cancer	33	1,967	54	512	+ 1,455
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,798	11	13,014	- 11,216
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,756	25	4,351	- 2,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,651	8	15,843	- 14,192
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,582	36	1,894	- 312
Cervical Cancer	38	1,299	20	5,555	- 4,257
Skin Disease	39	1,255	45	1,101	+ 154
Anemia	40	997	82	0	+ 997
Multiple Sclerosis	41	972	62	113	+ 859
Asthma	42	904	18	5,966	- 5,062
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	735	55	376	+ 359
Epilepsy	44	688	37	1,870	- 1,182
Malnutrition	45	668	34	2,381	- 1,713
Drownings	46	653	32	2,403	- 1,750
Violence	47	644	7	21,000	- 20,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	630	47	1,015	- 385
Fires	49	369	27	3,618	- 3,249
Schizophrenia	50	362	80	0	+ 362
Low Birth Weight	51	287	16	6,250	- 5,963
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	262	86	0	+ 262
Hepatitis C	53	252	70	8	+ 244
Meningitis	54	200	26	3,660	- 3,460
Birth Trauma	55	192	30	3,004	- 2,812
Tuberculosis	56	137	6	21,965	- 21,829
Osteoarthritis	57	136	85	0	+ 136
Upper Respiratory	58	111	60	223	- 112
Appendicitis	59	103	56	274	- 171
Poisonings	60	101	50	975	- 874
HIV/AIDS	61	72	1	71,996	- 71,923
Hepatitis B	62	54	61	139	- 85
Oral conditions	63	48	84	0	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	64	28	38	1,700	- 1,671
War	65	10	64	66	- 56
Otitis Media	66	4	67	19	- 15
Pertussis	67	3	43	1,142	- 1,140
Tetanus	68	2	65	38	- 36
Schistosomiasis	69	2	66	35	- 33
Diphtheria	70	2	69	16	- 14
Encephalitis	71	1	59	234	- 233
Syphilis	72	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Chlamydia	73	0	68	18	- 18
Malaria	74	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	57	270	- 270
Leprosy	84	0	75	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

Sweden

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.