SOUTH SUDAN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,208	10	2,930	+ 19,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,727	29	543	+ 7,184
Stroke	3	7,520	9	3,541	+ 3,978
Lung Cancers	4	7,032	49	164	+ 6,868
Lung Disease	5	6,463	23	894	+ 5,570
Hypertension	6	4,047	19	1,131	+ 2,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,930	36	360	+ 3,571
Kidney Disease	8	3,439	20	1,090	+ 2,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,128	1	9,918	- 6,790
Breast Cancer	10	2,846	26	695	+ 2,151
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,714	54	109	+ 2,605
Prostate Cancer	12	2,490	35	409	+ 2,081
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,350	17	1,312	+ 1,038
Falls	14	2,314	41	269	+ 2,045
Liver Disease	15	2,295	12	1,823	+ 472
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,902	52	125	+ 1,777
Lymphomas	17	1,850	34	422	+ 1,427
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,612	46	192	+ 1,421
Suicide	19	1,553	33	425	+ 1,128
Stomach Cancer	20	1,459	44	241	+ 1,218
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,343	45	217	+ 1,126
Leukemia	22	1,319	40	314	+ 1,006
Other Injuries	23	1,246	18	1,207	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	24	1,232	66	14	+ 1,219
Liver Cancer	25	1,217	38	346	+ 871
Alcohol	26	945	62	53	+ 892
Oesophagus Cancer	27	938	31	435	+ 503
Bladder Cancer	28	935	56	88	+ 847
Oral Cancer	29	910	43	259	+ 651
Ovary Cancer	30	784	47	188	+ 596
Skin Cancers	31	612	51	127	+ 485
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	578	3	7,270	- 6,691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	546	53	121	+ 425
Road Traffic Accidents	34	477	7	4,063	- 3,585
Epilepsy	35	467	50	152	+ 314
Congenital Anomalies	36	346	11	2,020	- 1,674
Uterin Cancer	37	337	60	66	+ 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	327	48	186	+ 141
Cervical Cancer	39	322	25	761	- 439
Drug Use	40	291	63	33	+ 259
Multiple Sclerosis	41	237	72	4	+ 233
Skin Disease	42	233	55	97	+ 136
Anemia	43	150	81	0	+ 150
Asthma	44	140	28	587	- 448
Low Birth Weight	45	116	6	4,339	- 4,223
Violence	46	116	15	1,584	- 1,468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	82	65	16	+ 66
Hepatitis C	48	77	69	11	+ 66
Drownings	49	69	30	466	- 397
Malnutrition	50	68	14	1,660	- 1,592
Schizophrenia	51	59	83	0	+ 59
Osteoarthritis	52	55	85	0	+ 55
Fires	53	54	32	433	- 379
HIV/AIDS	54	52	2	7,915	- 7,863
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	44	84	0	+ 44
Tuberculosis	56	42	8	3,771	- 3,729
Birth Trauma	57	36	5	5,210	- 5,174
Poisonings	58	33	42	259	- 226
Hepatitis B	59	27	57	77	- 49
Meningitis	60	25	13	1,780	- 1,754
Upper Respiratory	61	21	59	70	- 49
Appendicitis	62	19	61	65	- 45
Oral conditions	63	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	6	16	1,521	- 1,515
Otitis Media	65	2	70	6	- 3
War	66	2	27	614	- 613
Encephalitis	67	1	64	32	- 31
Syphilis	68	1	37	351	- 350
Pertussis	69	0	24	784	- 783
Measles	70	0	39	334	- 334
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	73	0	58	72	- 71
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	22	937	- 937
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Malaria	79	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

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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.