SOUTH SUDAN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,541	10	2,930	+ 9,611
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,462	29	543	+ 6,919
Stroke	3	5,854	9	3,541	+ 2,312
Lung Cancers	4	4,611	49	164	+ 4,447
Lung Disease	5	4,467	23	894	+ 3,573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,679	36	360	+ 3,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,265	1	9,918	- 7,653
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,892	17	1,312	+ 580
Prostate Cancer	9	1,819	35	409	+ 1,410
Breast Cancer	10	1,813	26	695	+ 1,119
Falls	11	1,542	41	269	+ 1,273
Skin Cancers	12	1,505	51	127	+ 1,378
Lymphomas	13	1,497	34	422	+ 1,074
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,336	54	109	+ 1,227
Suicide	15	1,301	33	425	+ 875
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,127	7	4,063	- 2,935
Kidney Disease	17	1,063	20	1,090	- 27
Leukemia	18	962	40	314	+ 649
Parkinson's Disease	19	869	52	125	+ 744
Hypertension	20	804	19	1,131	- 326
Endocrine Disorders	21	799	46	192	+ 607
Stomach Cancer	22	795	44	241	+ 554
Inflammatory/Heart	23	770	45	217	+ 554
Liver Cancer	24	709	38	346	+ 363
Oesophagus Cancer	25	687	31	435	+ 251
Bladder Cancer	26	657	56	88	+ 569
Other Neoplasms	27	603	66	14	+ 589
Other Injuries	28	537	18	1,207	- 670
Ovary Cancer	29	509	47	188	+ 321
Congenital Anomalies	30	432	11	2,020	- 1,588
Oral Cancer	31	403	43	259	+ 144
Liver Disease	32	388	12	1,823	- 1,435
Uterin Cancer	33	356	60	66	+ 290
Skin Disease	34	290	55	97	+ 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	277	53	121	+ 156
Asthma	36	223	28	587	- 364
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	199	3	7,270	- 7,071
Low Birth Weight	38	193	6	4,339	- 4,146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	173	48	186	- 13
Drug Use	40	170	63	33	+ 137
Cervical Cancer	41	150	25	761	- 611
Violence	42	141	15	1,584	- 1,443
Epilepsy	43	135	50	152	- 17
Drownings	44	134	30	466	- 332
Alcohol	45	126	62	53	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	116	65	16	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	47	107	72	4	+ 103
Hepatitis C	48	73	69	11	+ 62
Osteoarthritis	49	59	85	0	+ 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	54	84	0	+ 54
Anemia	51	43	81	0	+ 43
Tuberculosis	52	42	8	3,771	- 3,729
Fires	53	42	32	433	- 392
Birth Trauma	54	36	5	5,210	- 5,175
Malnutrition	55	35	14	1,660	- 1,625
Hepatitis B	56	34	57	77	- 43
HIV/AIDS	57	26	2	7,915	- 7,889
Poisonings	58	23	42	259	- 236
Meningitis	59	22	13	1,780	- 1,757
Schizophrenia	60	20	83	0	+ 20
Oral conditions	61	19	86	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	62	14	61	65	- 51
Maternal Conditions	63	12	16	1,521	- 1,509
Upper Respiratory	64	9	59	70	- 61
Pertussis	65	2	24	784	- 782
Encephalitis	66	2	64	32	- 31
Otitis Media	67	2	70	6	- 4
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Tetanus	69	1	22	937	- 936
Syphilis	70	1	37	351	- 350
Chlamydia	71	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	78	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	71	5	- 5
Measles	82	0	39	334	- 334
Diphtheria	83	0	67	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
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.