SOUTH AFRICA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	87,213	4	30,693	+ 56,519
Coronary Heart Disease	2	75,616	3	32,739	+ 42,877
Lung Disease	3	41,344	13	11,895	+ 29,449
Lung Cancers	4	30,490	15	7,705	+ 22,784
Stomach Cancer	5	17,007	39	1,535	+ 15,472
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,995	22	4,676	+ 8,319
Hypertension	7	12,856	12	12,789	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,683	11	13,014	- 2,331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,602	28	3,587	+ 7,016
Oesophagus Cancer	10	10,368	29	3,486	+ 6,882
Kidney Disease	11	8,208	9	15,302	- 7,094
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,826	2	39,341	- 31,515
Liver Cancer	13	7,724	33	2,383	+ 5,340
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,901	5	30,188	- 23,287
Liver Disease	15	6,215	14	9,013	- 2,798
Falls	16	5,928	42	1,399	+ 4,529
Suicide	17	4,965	10	13,774	- 8,809
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,761	35	2,007	+ 2,754
Breast Cancer	19	3,959	23	4,533	- 574
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,018	46	1,077	+ 1,941
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,789	47	1,015	+ 1,775
Leukemia	22	2,482	40	1,464	+ 1,018
Lymphomas	23	2,469	31	2,818	- 349
Oral Cancer	24	2,335	41	1,406	+ 929
Other Injuries	25	2,309	17	6,014	- 3,705
Drownings	26	2,254	32	2,403	- 149
Cervical Cancer	27	2,205	20	5,555	- 3,351
Prostate Cancer	28	2,179	24	4,374	- 2,194
Bladder Cancer	29	1,617	52	829	+ 787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,610	36	1,894	- 284
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,563	25	4,351	- 2,788
Tuberculosis	32	1,485	6	21,965	- 20,480
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,279	21	5,408	- 4,130
HIV/AIDS	34	1,227	1	71,996	- 70,769
Ovary Cancer	35	1,198	51	951	+ 248
Poisonings	36	1,100	50	975	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,093	19	5,890	- 4,797
Drug Use	38	1,034	53	770	+ 264
Asthma	39	988	18	5,966	- 4,978
Low Birth Weight	40	923	16	6,250	- 5,327
Skin Cancers	41	840	48	993	- 153
Alcohol	42	814	49	987	- 173
Birth Trauma	43	753	30	3,004	- 2,250
Malnutrition	44	555	34	2,381	- 1,826
Uterin Cancer	45	502	54	512	- 11
Epilepsy	46	485	37	1,870	- 1,385
Violence	47	474	7	21,000	- 20,525
Fires	48	448	27	3,618	- 3,169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	431	55	376	+ 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	372	8	15,843	- 15,471
Meningitis	51	243	26	3,660	- 3,417
Skin Disease	52	223	45	1,101	- 879
Other Neoplasms	53	187	58	267	- 80
Maternal Conditions	54	154	38	1,700	- 1,546
Encephalitis	55	119	59	234	- 115
Hepatitis B	56	118	61	139	- 22
Upper Respiratory	57	114	60	223	- 109
Syphilis	58	78	44	1,130	- 1,052
Multiple Sclerosis	59	74	62	113	- 39
Appendicitis	60	63	56	274	- 211
War	61	38	64	66	- 27
Measles	62	24	57	270	- 247
Tetanus	63	21	65	38	- 17
Pertussis	64	21	43	1,142	- 1,122
Schistosomiasis	65	17	66	35	- 18
Hepatitis C	66	4	70	8	- 4
Chlamydia	67	2	68	18	- 16
Ascariasis	68	1	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	69	1	67	19	- 19
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

China

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.