SOUTH SUDAN VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,355	10	2,930	+ 18,425
Stroke	2	16,356	9	3,541	+ 12,814
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,257	17	1,312	+ 7,945
Hypertension	4	5,119	19	1,131	+ 3,988
Suicide	5	5,045	33	425	+ 4,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,823	1	9,918	- 5,094
HIV/AIDS	7	4,098	2	7,915	- 3,816
Kidney Disease	8	3,733	20	1,090	+ 2,643
Liver Disease	9	3,149	12	1,823	+ 1,326
Violence	10	3,096	15	1,584	+ 1,512
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,797	7	4,063	- 1,266
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,790	46	192	+ 2,599
Lung Disease	13	2,783	23	894	+ 1,890
Other Injuries	14	2,675	18	1,207	+ 1,468
Drownings	15	2,317	30	466	+ 1,851
Tuberculosis	16	2,191	8	3,771	- 1,580
Prostate Cancer	17	1,972	35	409	+ 1,563
Anemia	18	1,582	81	0	+ 1,582
Breast Cancer	19	1,533	26	695	+ 839
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,468	45	217	+ 1,251
Cervical Cancer	21	1,462	25	761	+ 701
Low Birth Weight	22	1,428	6	4,339	- 2,911
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,099	11	2,020	- 921
Birth Trauma	24	1,030	5	5,210	- 4,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	937	36	360	+ 577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	869	48	186	+ 683
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	760	3	7,270	- 6,510
Other Neoplasms	28	642	66	14	+ 629
Lung Cancers	29	604	49	164	+ 440
Malnutrition	30	597	14	1,660	- 1,063
Stomach Cancer	31	543	44	241	+ 302
Lymphomas	32	515	34	422	+ 92
Malaria	33	480	4	5,342	- 4,862
Liver Cancer	34	462	38	346	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	35	451	16	1,521	- 1,070
Asthma	36	408	28	587	- 180
Epilepsy	37	377	50	152	+ 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	365	29	543	- 178
Leukemia	39	339	40	314	+ 26
Oral Cancer	40	321	43	259	+ 62
Fires	41	311	32	433	- 123
Pancreas Cancer	42	304	54	109	+ 195
Ovary Cancer	43	284	47	188	+ 96
Meningitis	44	278	13	1,780	- 1,501
Drug Use	45	250	63	33	+ 217
Uterin Cancer	46	208	60	66	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	206	53	121	+ 85
Falls	48	178	41	269	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	49	144	52	125	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	127	56	88	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	51	125	31	435	- 310
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	124	84	0	+ 124
Encephalitis	53	112	64	32	+ 80
Appendicitis	54	96	61	65	+ 31
Skin Cancers	55	77	51	127	- 50
Skin Disease	56	51	55	97	- 46
Alcohol	57	50	62	53	- 4
Osteoarthritis	58	48	85	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	59	32	57	77	- 45
Dengue	60	29	74	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	72	4	+ 16
Schizophrenia	62	16	83	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	65	16	+ 0
War	64	10	27	614	- 604
Poisonings	65	9	42	259	- 250
Upper Respiratory	66	8	59	70	- 62
Oral conditions	67	7	86	0	+ 7
Leprosy	68	6	77	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	4	69	11	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Syphilis	71	4	37	351	- 347
Tetanus	72	3	22	937	- 934
Pertussis	73	1	24	784	- 783
Ascariasis	74	0	68	11	- 11
Diphtheria	75	0	67	12	- 12
Otitis Media	76	0	70	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	39	334	- 334
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	2	- 2
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	83	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	84	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Guyana

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.