SOUTH SUDAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,078	10	2,930	+ 11,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,311	29	543	+ 9,768
Stroke	3	4,906	9	3,541	+ 1,365
Lung Cancers	4	4,683	49	164	+ 4,519
Lung Disease	5	4,491	23	894	+ 3,598
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,873	1	9,918	- 7,045
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,563	36	360	+ 2,203
Prostate Cancer	8	2,123	35	409	+ 1,714
Breast Cancer	9	1,862	26	695	+ 1,167
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,849	52	125	+ 1,724
Other Injuries	11	1,745	18	1,207	+ 539
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,511	54	109	+ 1,403
Suicide	13	1,404	33	425	+ 979
Lymphomas	14	1,283	34	422	+ 860
Kidney Disease	15	1,160	20	1,090	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,035	17	1,312	- 277
Hypertension	17	845	19	1,131	- 286
Falls	18	827	41	269	+ 557
Oesophagus Cancer	19	786	31	435	+ 351
Liver Cancer	20	781	38	346	+ 435
Bladder Cancer	21	710	56	88	+ 622
Leukemia	22	659	40	314	+ 346
Stomach Cancer	23	613	44	241	+ 372
Drug Use	24	586	63	33	+ 554
Ovary Cancer	25	573	47	188	+ 386
Inflammatory/Heart	26	545	45	217	+ 329
Endocrine Disorders	27	544	46	192	+ 352
Alcohol	28	494	62	53	+ 440
Skin Cancers	29	453	51	127	+ 326
Other Neoplasms	30	340	66	14	+ 326
Liver Disease	31	330	12	1,823	- 1,493
Cervical Cancer	32	321	25	761	- 440
Oral Cancer	33	298	43	259	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	34	260	11	2,020	- 1,760
Road Traffic Accidents	35	242	7	4,063	- 3,820
Uterin Cancer	36	241	60	66	+ 175
Epilepsy	37	189	50	152	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	148	65	16	+ 132
Violence	39	140	15	1,584	- 1,444
Anemia	40	128	81	0	+ 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	114	48	186	- 73
Poisonings	42	113	42	259	- 146
Low Birth Weight	43	105	6	4,339	- 4,234
Multiple Sclerosis	44	96	72	4	+ 92
Skin Disease	45	92	55	97	- 6
Birth Trauma	46	87	5	5,210	- 5,124
Osteoarthritis	47	72	85	0	+ 72
Asthma	48	58	28	587	- 529
Schizophrenia	49	51	83	0	+ 51
Meningitis	50	45	13	1,780	- 1,735
Upper Respiratory	51	39	59	70	- 31
Hepatitis C	52	39	69	11	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	37	84	0	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	36	53	121	- 85
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	34	3	7,270	- 7,236
Drownings	56	32	30	466	- 434
Malnutrition	57	19	14	1,660	- 1,641
Fires	58	19	32	433	- 415
HIV/AIDS	59	16	2	7,915	- 7,899
Maternal Conditions	60	12	16	1,521	- 1,508
War	61	1	27	614	- 613
Pertussis	62	0	24	784	- 783
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	77	- 77
Otitis Media	64	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	67	0	39	334	- 334
Tetanus	68	0	22	937	- 937
Ascariasis	69	0	68	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Encephalitis	78	0	64	32	- 32
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	37	351	- 351
Chlamydia	81	0	73	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	8	3,771	- 3,771
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	61	65	- 65
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.