SOUTH SUDAN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,901	10	2,930	+ 13,971
Stroke	2	12,562	9	3,541	+ 9,020
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,126	1	9,918	+ 1,208
Lung Cancers	4	8,217	49	164	+ 8,053
Lung Disease	5	8,060	23	894	+ 7,167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,913	36	360	+ 5,553
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,871	29	543	+ 5,328
Stomach Cancer	8	5,200	44	241	+ 4,959
Kidney Disease	9	4,617	20	1,090	+ 3,527
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,818	54	109	+ 3,709
Liver Cancer	11	3,030	38	346	+ 2,684
Other Injuries	12	2,276	18	1,207	+ 1,069
Suicide	13	2,007	33	425	+ 1,582
Lymphomas	14	1,987	34	422	+ 1,565
Breast Cancer	15	1,630	26	695	+ 935
Other Neoplasms	16	1,559	66	14	+ 1,545
Liver Disease	17	1,464	12	1,823	- 359
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,444	52	125	+ 1,320
Prostate Cancer	19	1,394	35	409	+ 985
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,270	31	435	+ 835
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,184	46	192	+ 993
Bladder Cancer	22	1,025	56	88	+ 937
Falls	23	1,004	41	269	+ 734
Leukemia	24	991	40	314	+ 677
Drownings	25	867	30	466	+ 401
Oral Cancer	26	859	43	259	+ 600
Inflammatory/Heart	27	849	45	217	+ 632
Hypertension	28	688	19	1,131	- 443
Diabetes Mellitus	29	560	17	1,312	- 752
Ovary Cancer	30	522	47	188	+ 334
Road Traffic Accidents	31	471	7	4,063	- 3,592
Cervical Cancer	32	392	25	761	- 369
Uterin Cancer	33	357	60	66	+ 291
Tuberculosis	34	357	8	3,771	- 3,414
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	301	48	186	+ 115
Skin Disease	36	289	55	97	+ 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	282	3	7,270	- 6,988
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	270	65	16	+ 254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	263	53	121	+ 142
Congenital Anomalies	40	255	11	2,020	- 1,765
Hepatitis C	41	229	69	11	+ 218
Asthma	42	198	28	587	- 389
Malnutrition	43	197	14	1,660	- 1,463
Skin Cancers	44	190	51	127	+ 63
Epilepsy	45	161	50	152	+ 8
Hepatitis B	46	147	57	77	+ 70
Schizophrenia	47	108	83	0	+ 108
Fires	48	104	32	433	- 330
Anemia	49	90	81	0	+ 90
Drug Use	50	75	63	33	+ 43
Alcohol	51	59	62	53	+ 6
Meningitis	52	32	13	1,780	- 1,748
Violence	53	27	15	1,584	- 1,557
Poisonings	54	26	42	259	- 233
Low Birth Weight	55	21	6	4,339	- 4,319
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	18	84	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	57	16	59	70	- 54
Appendicitis	58	13	61	65	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	72	4	+ 7
Oral conditions	60	11	86	0	+ 11
Birth Trauma	61	11	5	5,210	- 5,200
Osteoarthritis	62	9	85	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	63	5	2	7,915	- 7,910
Maternal Conditions	64	4	16	1,521	- 1,517
Syphilis	65	2	37	351	- 349
War	66	1	27	614	- 613
Tetanus	67	1	22	937	- 936
Otitis Media	68	1	70	6	- 5
Encephalitis	69	0	64	32	- 32
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	24	784	- 784
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	72	- 71
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	75	0	39	334	- 334
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chlamydia	80	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	11	- 11
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	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

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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.