SOUTH SUDAN VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,497	10	2,930	+ 14,567
Stroke	2	12,992	9	3,541	+ 9,451
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,155	17	1,312	+ 6,843
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,864	1	9,918	- 5,054
Prostate Cancer	5	4,418	35	409	+ 4,009
Hypertension	6	4,372	19	1,131	+ 3,241
Violence	7	4,099	15	1,584	+ 2,515
Lung Disease	8	3,170	23	894	+ 2,276
Kidney Disease	9	2,753	20	1,090	+ 1,663
Breast Cancer	10	2,607	26	695	+ 1,912
HIV/AIDS	11	2,400	2	7,915	- 5,515
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,747	46	192	+ 1,556
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,505	36	360	+ 1,145
Skin Disease	14	1,471	55	97	+ 1,373
Other Injuries	15	1,464	18	1,207	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,279	45	217	+ 1,063
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,180	11	2,020	- 840
Stomach Cancer	18	1,176	44	241	+ 935
Uterin Cancer	19	1,094	60	66	+ 1,028
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,074	54	109	+ 965
Cervical Cancer	21	1,072	25	761	+ 312
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,034	7	4,063	- 3,029
Liver Cancer	23	1,011	38	346	+ 665
Lung Cancers	24	1,008	49	164	+ 844
Drownings	25	967	30	466	+ 501
Lymphomas	26	941	34	422	+ 519
Oral Cancer	27	791	43	259	+ 532
Falls	28	784	41	269	+ 514
Leukemia	29	758	40	314	+ 444
Liver Disease	30	754	12	1,823	- 1,069
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	727	48	186	+ 541
Anemia	32	707	81	0	+ 707
Ovary Cancer	33	578	47	188	+ 391
Low Birth Weight	34	530	6	4,339	- 3,810
Asthma	35	468	28	587	- 120
Oesophagus Cancer	36	463	31	435	+ 28
Malnutrition	37	408	14	1,660	- 1,251
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	390	53	121	+ 268
Fires	39	364	32	433	- 70
Other Neoplasms	40	256	66	14	+ 242
Epilepsy	41	254	50	152	+ 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	252	29	543	- 291
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	249	3	7,270	- 7,020
Parkinson's Disease	44	237	52	125	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	45	237	56	88	+ 149
Tuberculosis	46	229	8	3,771	- 3,542
Alcohol	47	205	62	53	+ 151
Birth Trauma	48	166	5	5,210	- 5,044
Skin Cancers	49	160	51	127	+ 33
Drug Use	50	155	63	33	+ 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	150	84	0	+ 150
Suicide	52	136	33	425	- 289
Maternal Conditions	53	125	16	1,521	- 1,396
Otitis Media	54	93	70	6	+ 87
Appendicitis	55	56	61	65	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	48	65	16	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	57	45	85	0	+ 45
War	58	8	27	614	- 607
Syphilis	59	1	37	351	- 350
Poisonings	60	1	42	259	- 258
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	72	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	73	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	70	- 70
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	57	77	- 77
Hepatitis C	70	0	69	11	- 11
Meningitis	71	0	13	1,780	- 1,780
Encephalitis	72	0	64	32	- 32
Ascariasis	73	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	12	- 12
Pertussis	79	0	24	784	- 784
Tetanus	80	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	81	0	39	334	- 334
Schistosomiasis	82	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	83	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	71	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Saint Vincent

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.