SOUTH SUDAN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,653	10	2,930	+ 22,723
Stroke	2	17,095	9	3,541	+ 13,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,058	1	9,918	+ 140
Lung Cancers	4	8,932	49	164	+ 8,768
Lung Disease	5	6,711	23	894	+ 5,817
Kidney Disease	6	5,779	20	1,090	+ 4,688
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,784	29	543	+ 4,241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,963	36	360	+ 3,604
Hypertension	9	3,549	19	1,131	+ 2,418
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,213	52	125	+ 3,088
Breast Cancer	11	3,061	26	695	+ 2,366
Prostate Cancer	12	2,457	35	409	+ 2,048
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,312	54	109	+ 2,204
Liver Cancer	14	1,901	38	346	+ 1,555
Bladder Cancer	15	1,883	56	88	+ 1,795
Stomach Cancer	16	1,865	44	241	+ 1,624
Other Injuries	17	1,765	18	1,207	+ 558
Leukemia	18	1,644	40	314	+ 1,331
Lymphomas	19	1,540	34	422	+ 1,118
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,537	17	1,312	+ 225
Falls	21	1,512	41	269	+ 1,242
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,057	7	4,063	- 3,006
Liver Disease	23	983	12	1,823	- 840
Inflammatory/Heart	24	880	45	217	+ 664
Other Neoplasms	25	824	66	14	+ 810
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	742	48	186	+ 555
Ovary Cancer	27	677	47	188	+ 489
Suicide	28	647	33	425	+ 221
Endocrine Disorders	29	639	46	192	+ 447
Oral Cancer	30	535	43	259	+ 276
Skin Cancers	31	532	51	127	+ 405
Drownings	32	529	30	466	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	33	452	60	66	+ 386
Epilepsy	34	303	50	152	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	35	298	31	435	- 137
Cervical Cancer	36	295	25	761	- 465
Drug Use	37	235	63	33	+ 202
Congenital Anomalies	38	211	11	2,020	- 1,808
Fires	39	178	32	433	- 256
Multiple Sclerosis	40	164	72	4	+ 160
Low Birth Weight	41	154	6	4,339	- 4,185
Violence	42	126	15	1,584	- 1,458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	121	53	121	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	115	3	7,270	- 7,154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	81	65	16	+ 65
Tuberculosis	46	81	8	3,771	- 3,690
Skin Disease	47	68	55	97	- 29
Hepatitis B	48	68	57	77	- 9
Alcohol	49	61	62	53	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	50	57	2	7,915	- 7,858
Anemia	51	57	81	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	52	47	69	11	+ 36
Meningitis	53	40	13	1,780	- 1,739
Schizophrenia	54	33	83	0	+ 33
Asthma	55	33	28	587	- 554
Poisonings	56	24	42	259	- 235
Birth Trauma	57	20	5	5,210	- 5,190
Appendicitis	58	12	61	65	- 53
Upper Respiratory	59	10	59	70	- 60
Leishmaniasis	60	4	21	1,005	- 1,001
Maternal Conditions	61	3	16	1,521	- 1,518
Tetanus	62	2	22	937	- 935
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
War	64	1	27	614	- 613
Syphilis	65	1	37	351	- 350
Malnutrition	66	1	14	1,660	- 1,659
Encephalitis	67	1	64	32	- 31
Measles	68	0	39	334	- 334
Pertussis	69	0	24	784	- 784
Diphtheria	70	0	67	12	- 12
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Greece

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.