SOUTH SUDAN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,360	10	2,930	+ 8,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,097	29	543	+ 10,554
Lung Disease	3	9,329	23	894	+ 8,436
Lung Cancers	4	7,914	49	164	+ 7,750
Stroke	5	7,789	9	3,541	+ 4,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,772	1	9,918	- 5,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,566	36	360	+ 4,206
Prostate Cancer	8	3,148	35	409	+ 2,739
Breast Cancer	9	2,763	26	695	+ 2,068
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,730	17	1,312	+ 1,419
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,331	54	109	+ 2,222
Kidney Disease	12	1,937	20	1,090	+ 847
Lymphomas	13	1,552	34	422	+ 1,129
Liver Disease	14	1,472	12	1,823	- 351
Hypertension	15	1,366	19	1,131	+ 236
Suicide	16	1,313	33	425	+ 888
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,276	52	125	+ 1,151
Alcohol	18	1,273	62	53	+ 1,219
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,222	46	192	+ 1,031
Leukemia	20	1,188	40	314	+ 874
Bladder Cancer	21	1,160	56	88	+ 1,072
Falls	22	1,150	41	269	+ 881
Stomach Cancer	23	1,030	44	241	+ 789
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,014	31	435	+ 578
Liver Cancer	25	988	38	346	+ 642
Skin Cancers	26	826	51	127	+ 699
Other Neoplasms	27	804	66	14	+ 790
Oral Cancer	28	788	43	259	+ 529
Ovary Cancer	29	781	47	188	+ 593
Other Injuries	30	738	18	1,207	- 469
Inflammatory/Heart	31	605	45	217	+ 388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	460	48	186	+ 274
Road Traffic Accidents	33	454	7	4,063	- 3,609
Drug Use	34	419	63	33	+ 386
Uterin Cancer	35	331	60	66	+ 265
Congenital Anomalies	36	326	11	2,020	- 1,694
Cervical Cancer	37	325	25	761	- 436
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	307	3	7,270	- 6,962
Multiple Sclerosis	39	281	72	4	+ 276
Epilepsy	40	266	50	152	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	41	248	6	4,339	- 4,092
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	205	53	121	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	180	65	16	+ 164
Asthma	44	175	28	587	- 412
Skin Disease	45	168	55	97	+ 70
Anemia	46	155	81	0	+ 155
Violence	47	134	15	1,584	- 1,450
Schizophrenia	48	121	83	0	+ 121
Fires	49	112	32	433	- 321
Drownings	50	79	30	466	- 387
Osteoarthritis	51	54	85	0	+ 54
Meningitis	52	53	13	1,780	- 1,727
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	52	84	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	54	49	61	65	- 16
HIV/AIDS	55	48	2	7,915	- 7,867
Birth Trauma	56	45	5	5,210	- 5,165
Tuberculosis	57	33	8	3,771	- 3,738
Upper Respiratory	58	33	59	70	- 37
Malnutrition	59	30	14	1,660	- 1,630
Hepatitis C	60	18	69	11	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	13	57	77	- 64
Poisonings	62	12	42	259	- 247
Oral conditions	63	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	5	16	1,521	- 1,516
Otitis Media	65	4	70	6	- 2
War	66	1	27	614	- 613
Encephalitis	67	1	64	32	- 31
Tetanus	68	1	22	937	- 936
Chlamydia	69	1	73	2	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	37	351	- 350
Measles	71	1	39	334	- 334
Pertussis	72	0	24	784	- 784
Diphtheria	73	0	67	12	- 12
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Malaria	79	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Denmark

South Sudan

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.