SOUTH AFRICA VS UZBEKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UZBEKISTAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,397	3	32,739	+ 82,658
Stroke	2	35,640	4	30,693	+ 4,947
Liver Disease	3	15,836	14	9,013	+ 6,823
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,270	5	30,188	- 19,917
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,570	2	39,341	- 31,771
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,376	11	13,014	- 6,638
Kidney Disease	7	5,185	9	15,302	- 10,116
Hypertension	8	4,616	12	12,789	- 8,173
Suicide	9	4,391	10	13,774	- 9,383
Low Birth Weight	10	3,931	16	6,250	- 2,319
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,836	25	4,351	- 514
Stomach Cancer	12	3,530	39	1,535	+ 1,996
Lung Cancers	13	3,341	15	7,705	- 4,364
Lung Disease	14	3,286	13	11,895	- 8,609
Breast Cancer	15	3,013	23	4,533	- 1,520
Birth Trauma	16	2,919	30	3,004	- 85
Tuberculosis	17	2,556	6	21,965	- 19,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,406	22	4,676	- 2,270
Other Injuries	19	2,355	17	6,014	- 3,659
Liver Cancer	20	1,976	33	2,383	- 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,946	47	1,015	+ 931
Drownings	22	1,899	32	2,403	- 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,685	28	3,587	- 1,901
Asthma	24	1,525	18	5,966	- 4,441
Cervical Cancer	25	1,390	20	5,555	- 4,166
Epilepsy	26	1,357	37	1,870	- 512
Falls	27	1,245	42	1,399	- 154
HIV/AIDS	28	1,185	1	71,996	- 70,811
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,108	35	2,007	- 899
Oral Cancer	30	1,107	41	1,406	- 298
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,050	29	3,486	- 2,436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,018	36	1,894	- 876
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	991	8	15,843	- 14,852
Lymphomas	34	971	31	2,818	- 1,847
Leukemia	35	937	40	1,464	- 526
Parkinson's Disease	36	932	46	1,077	- 145
Fires	37	898	27	3,618	- 2,720
Violence	38	803	7	21,000	- 20,196
Inflammatory/Heart	39	701	21	5,408	- 4,707
Encephalitis	40	686	59	234	+ 452
Prostate Cancer	41	559	24	4,374	- 3,815
Endocrine Disorders	42	549	19	5,890	- 5,341
Ovary Cancer	43	529	51	951	- 421
Poisonings	44	458	50	975	- 517
Upper Respiratory	45	457	60	223	+ 234
Drug Use	46	444	53	770	- 325
Uterin Cancer	47	379	54	512	- 133
Maternal Conditions	48	356	38	1,700	- 1,343
Bladder Cancer	49	333	52	829	- 496
Skin Cancers	50	271	48	993	- 721
Meningitis	51	217	26	3,660	- 3,444
Alcohol	52	179	49	987	- 808
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	158	55	376	- 218
Hepatitis B	54	151	61	139	+ 11
Skin Disease	55	62	45	1,101	- 1,040
Appendicitis	56	50	56	274	- 224
Other Neoplasms	57	46	58	267	- 221
Multiple Sclerosis	58	40	62	113	- 73
Tetanus	59	29	65	38	- 9
Malnutrition	60	22	34	2,381	- 2,359
Leishmaniasis	61	8	77	0	+ 8
War	62	6	64	66	- 59
Pertussis	63	4	43	1,142	- 1,138
Diphtheria	64	2	69	16	- 14
Chlamydia	65	2	68	18	- 16
Hepatitis C	66	2	70	8	- 6
Syphilis	67	1	44	1,130	- 1,129
Ascariasis	68	1	71	3	- 2
Measles	69	0	57	270	- 270
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Uzbekistan

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.