SOUTH AFRICA VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,467	3	32,739	+ 61,729
Liver Disease	2	32,666	14	9,013	+ 23,652
Stroke	3	23,819	4	30,693	- 6,875
Liver Cancer	4	13,318	33	2,383	+ 10,935
Hypertension	5	11,461	12	12,789	- 1,328
Kidney Disease	6	11,457	9	15,302	- 3,845
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,244	2	39,341	- 28,097
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,394	5	30,188	- 19,793
Lung Disease	9	7,277	13	11,895	- 4,618
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,608	25	4,351	+ 2,258
Low Birth Weight	11	6,189	16	6,250	- 61
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,510	11	13,014	- 7,505
Breast Cancer	13	4,988	23	4,533	+ 454
Lymphomas	14	4,096	31	2,818	+ 1,278
Asthma	15	3,860	18	5,966	- 2,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	3,790	22	4,676	- 886
Birth Trauma	17	3,319	30	3,004	+ 316
Lung Cancers	18	3,085	15	7,705	- 4,621
Bladder Cancer	19	2,789	52	829	+ 1,960
Violence	20	2,263	7	21,000	- 18,737
Other Injuries	21	2,075	17	6,014	- 3,939
Leukemia	22	2,044	40	1,464	+ 581
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	2,006	8	15,843	- 13,837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,675	28	3,587	- 1,912
Suicide	25	1,642	10	13,774	- 12,132
Pancreas Cancer	26	1,579	35	2,007	- 428
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,352	21	5,408	- 4,056
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,299	46	1,077	+ 222
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,289	19	5,890	- 4,601
Falls	30	1,097	42	1,399	- 302
Ovary Cancer	31	1,056	51	951	+ 105
Stomach Cancer	32	1,002	39	1,535	- 533
Fires	33	852	27	3,618	- 2,765
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	727	36	1,894	- 1,167
Prostate Cancer	35	697	24	4,374	- 3,677
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	678	47	1,015	- 337
Drownings	37	610	32	2,403	- 1,793
Encephalitis	38	568	59	234	+ 334
Skin Cancers	39	550	48	993	- 442
Hepatitis B	40	537	61	139	+ 398
Oesophagus Cancer	41	517	29	3,486	- 2,969
Pertussis	42	492	43	1,142	- 650
Meningitis	43	449	26	3,660	- 3,211
Maternal Conditions	44	432	38	1,700	- 1,268
Oral Cancer	45	431	41	1,406	- 975
Malnutrition	46	412	34	2,381	- 1,968
War	47	388	64	66	+ 322
Cervical Cancer	48	340	20	5,555	- 5,216
Tetanus	49	294	65	38	+ 256
Epilepsy	50	245	37	1,870	- 1,625
Tuberculosis	51	235	6	21,965	- 21,731
Uterin Cancer	52	229	54	512	- 283
HIV/AIDS	53	216	1	71,996	- 71,780
Schistosomiasis	54	120	66	35	+ 85
Skin Disease	55	119	45	1,101	- 982
Multiple Sclerosis	56	116	62	113	+ 3
Poisonings	57	106	50	975	- 870
Syphilis	58	87	44	1,130	- 1,043
Appendicitis	59	77	56	274	- 196
Alcohol	60	77	49	987	- 910
Other Neoplasms	61	63	58	267	- 203
Drug Use	62	63	53	770	- 707
Hepatitis C	63	53	70	8	+ 45
Measles	64	23	57	270	- 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	55	376	- 362
Leishmaniasis	66	7	77	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	3	71	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	3	60	223	- 220
Dengue	69	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	69	16	- 14
Chlamydia	71	1	68	18	- 18
Otitis Media	72	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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

Egypt

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.