SOUTH AFRICA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	86,643	22	4,676	+ 81,967
Coronary Heart Disease	2	63,329	3	32,739	+ 30,590
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	35,793	2	39,341	- 3,548
Stroke	4	33,220	4	30,693	+ 2,527
Lung Cancers	5	31,533	15	7,705	+ 23,827
Lung Disease	6	29,044	13	11,895	+ 17,149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,286	28	3,587	+ 12,699
Prostate Cancer	8	11,733	24	4,374	+ 7,360
Breast Cancer	9	11,229	23	4,533	+ 6,696
Lymphomas	10	8,255	31	2,818	+ 5,438
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,942	35	2,007	+ 5,935
Oesophagus Cancer	12	7,705	29	3,486	+ 4,219
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,569	46	1,077	+ 6,492
Liver Disease	14	6,768	14	9,013	- 2,245
Falls	15	6,726	42	1,399	+ 5,327
Bladder Cancer	16	5,415	52	829	+ 4,586
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,158	5	30,188	- 25,029
Kidney Disease	18	4,830	9	15,302	- 10,472
Other Injuries	19	4,824	17	6,014	- 1,190
Suicide	20	4,701	10	13,774	- 9,073
Liver Cancer	21	4,623	33	2,383	+ 2,240
Leukemia	22	4,601	40	1,464	+ 3,137
Hypertension	23	4,598	12	12,789	- 8,190
Stomach Cancer	24	4,414	39	1,535	+ 2,879
Ovary Cancer	25	3,548	51	951	+ 2,597
Other Neoplasms	26	3,519	58	267	+ 3,252
Skin Cancers	27	3,291	48	993	+ 2,298
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,911	19	5,890	- 2,979
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,760	21	5,408	- 2,648
Oral Cancer	30	2,745	41	1,406	+ 1,339
Drug Use	31	2,494	53	770	+ 1,724
Uterin Cancer	32	2,072	54	512	+ 1,559
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,915	11	13,014	- 11,099
Skin Disease	34	1,884	45	1,101	+ 782
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,878	25	4,351	- 2,473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,845	36	1,894	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,638	62	113	+ 1,526
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,412	8	15,843	- 14,432
Alcohol	39	1,373	49	987	+ 386
Low Birth Weight	40	1,160	16	6,250	- 5,091
Asthma	41	1,150	18	5,966	- 4,816
Epilepsy	42	1,054	37	1,870	- 816
Cervical Cancer	43	970	20	5,555	- 4,585
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	895	55	376	+ 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	773	47	1,015	- 241
Violence	46	766	7	21,000	- 20,233
Tuberculosis	47	310	6	21,965	- 21,655
Fires	48	295	27	3,618	- 3,322
Drownings	49	266	32	2,403	- 2,138
Anemia	50	244	82	0	+ 244
Hepatitis C	51	236	70	8	+ 228
Meningitis	52	205	26	3,660	- 3,455
Poisonings	53	195	50	975	- 781
Birth Trauma	54	167	30	3,004	- 2,836
HIV/AIDS	55	166	1	71,996	- 71,830
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	162	86	0	+ 162
Osteoarthritis	57	147	85	0	+ 147
Malnutrition	58	102	34	2,381	- 2,279
Appendicitis	59	93	56	274	- 181
Schizophrenia	60	90	80	0	+ 90
Oral conditions	61	47	84	0	+ 47
Syphilis	62	43	44	1,130	- 1,087
Upper Respiratory	63	43	60	223	- 180
Maternal Conditions	64	41	38	1,700	- 1,658
Hepatitis B	65	35	61	139	- 104
Otitis Media	66	14	67	19	- 5
War	67	9	64	66	- 57
Encephalitis	68	5	59	234	- 229
Pertussis	69	3	43	1,142	- 1,140
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	65	38	- 38
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	57	270	- 270
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Chlamydia	79	0	68	18	- 18
Ascariasis	80	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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

United Kingdom

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.