SOUTH AFRICA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,039	3	32,739	+ 19,300
Violence	2	35,070	7	21,000	+ 14,070
Stroke	3	23,467	4	30,693	- 7,226
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,617	5	30,188	- 8,571
Road Traffic Accidents	5	21,521	11	13,014	+ 8,507
HIV/AIDS	6	14,487	1	71,996	- 57,509
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,903	2	39,341	- 25,438
Kidney Disease	8	11,473	9	15,302	- 3,829
Hypertension	9	10,048	12	12,789	- 2,741
Lung Disease	10	9,960	13	11,895	- 1,935
Lung Cancers	11	7,543	15	7,705	- 163
Low Birth Weight	12	5,972	16	6,250	- 278
Prostate Cancer	13	5,509	24	4,374	+ 1,136
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,504	25	4,351	+ 1,153
Breast Cancer	15	4,958	23	4,533	+ 424
Liver Disease	16	4,527	14	9,013	- 4,487
Stomach Cancer	17	4,207	39	1,535	+ 2,672
Other Neoplasms	18	4,192	58	267	+ 3,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,941	28	3,587	+ 354
Cervical Cancer	20	3,842	20	5,555	- 1,714
Other Injuries	21	3,275	17	6,014	- 2,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,629	8	15,843	- 13,215
Lymphomas	23	2,413	31	2,818	- 404
Birth Trauma	24	2,103	30	3,004	- 901
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,093	35	2,007	+ 86
Liver Cancer	26	1,991	33	2,383	- 392
Leukemia	27	1,949	40	1,464	+ 485
Falls	28	1,674	42	1,399	+ 274
Chagas disease	29	1,598	78	0	+ 1,598
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,470	19	5,890	- 4,420
Tuberculosis	31	1,446	6	21,965	- 20,520
Malnutrition	32	1,217	34	2,381	- 1,164
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,158	21	5,408	- 4,250
Suicide	34	1,132	10	13,774	- 12,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,106	22	4,676	- 3,570
Ovary Cancer	36	1,088	51	951	+ 137
Skin Cancers	37	1,070	48	993	+ 77
Oral Cancer	38	1,053	41	1,406	- 353
Maternal Conditions	39	817	38	1,700	- 883
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	808	36	1,894	- 1,086
Epilepsy	41	794	37	1,870	- 1,076
Malaria	42	777	63	83	+ 695
Drownings	43	751	32	2,403	- 1,652
Oesophagus Cancer	44	715	29	3,486	- 2,770
Bladder Cancer	45	705	52	829	- 124
Asthma	46	602	18	5,966	- 5,364
Uterin Cancer	47	598	54	512	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	48	487	46	1,077	- 590
Meningitis	49	485	26	3,660	- 3,175
Drug Use	50	436	53	770	- 334
War	51	358	64	66	+ 292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	348	55	376	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	292	86	0	+ 292
Fires	54	279	27	3,618	- 3,338
Anemia	55	243	82	0	+ 243
Appendicitis	56	189	56	274	- 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	155	47	1,015	- 860
Poisonings	58	131	50	975	- 845
Dengue	59	126	73	0	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	60	98	62	113	- 15
Encephalitis	61	72	59	234	- 163
Alcohol	62	66	49	987	- 920
Hepatitis B	63	57	61	139	- 82
Pertussis	64	49	43	1,142	- 1,093
Hepatitis C	65	41	70	8	+ 33
Skin Disease	66	34	45	1,101	- 1,067
Syphilis	67	29	44	1,130	- 1,100
Tetanus	68	15	65	38	- 23
Schizophrenia	69	11	80	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	9	71	3	+ 7
Leprosy	71	8	75	0	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	72	6	85	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	73	5	77	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	74	3	60	223	- 220
Otitis Media	75	3	67	19	- 17
Schistosomiasis	76	2	66	35	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	79	0	57	270	- 270
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Venezuela

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.