SOUTH SUDAN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,327	10	2,930	+ 21,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,234	29	543	+ 9,691
Stroke	3	8,576	9	3,541	+ 5,034
Lung Cancers	4	5,849	49	164	+ 5,685
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,773	36	360	+ 5,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,621	1	9,918	- 5,297
Liver Disease	7	3,255	12	1,823	+ 1,432
Falls	8	2,917	41	269	+ 2,647
Lung Disease	9	2,561	23	894	+ 1,667
Breast Cancer	10	2,445	26	695	+ 1,751
Hypertension	11	2,362	19	1,131	+ 1,231
Prostate Cancer	12	2,210	35	409	+ 1,801
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,999	54	109	+ 1,890
Kidney Disease	14	1,896	20	1,090	+ 806
Stomach Cancer	15	1,887	44	241	+ 1,646
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,712	17	1,312	+ 400
Lymphomas	17	1,680	34	422	+ 1,257
Oral Cancer	18	1,635	43	259	+ 1,376
Suicide	19	1,506	33	425	+ 1,081
Other Injuries	20	1,264	18	1,207	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	21	1,116	56	88	+ 1,028
Liver Cancer	22	1,071	38	346	+ 726
Leukemia	23	1,024	40	314	+ 710
Skin Cancers	24	815	51	127	+ 688
Inflammatory/Heart	25	773	45	217	+ 556
Ovary Cancer	26	763	47	188	+ 575
Road Traffic Accidents	27	756	7	4,063	- 3,307
Oesophagus Cancer	28	716	31	435	+ 281
Parkinson's Disease	29	708	52	125	+ 583
Uterin Cancer	30	639	60	66	+ 573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	625	48	186	+ 439
Cervical Cancer	32	623	25	761	- 138
Alcohol	33	501	62	53	+ 447
Skin Disease	34	388	55	97	+ 291
Epilepsy	35	383	50	152	+ 231
Congenital Anomalies	36	381	11	2,020	- 1,639
Endocrine Disorders	37	373	46	192	+ 181
Drownings	38	328	30	466	- 138
Low Birth Weight	39	222	6	4,339	- 4,118
Other Neoplasms	40	212	66	14	+ 198
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	159	53	121	+ 38
Violence	42	136	15	1,584	- 1,448
Multiple Sclerosis	43	125	72	4	+ 121
Asthma	44	108	28	587	- 480
Drug Use	45	102	63	33	+ 69
Fires	46	88	32	433	- 345
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	77	3	7,270	- 7,192
Poisonings	48	68	42	259	- 191
Malnutrition	49	66	14	1,660	- 1,594
Tuberculosis	50	60	8	3,771	- 3,710
Meningitis	51	57	13	1,780	- 1,722
Birth Trauma	52	34	5	5,210	- 5,176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	34	65	16	+ 18
Hepatitis C	54	28	69	11	+ 17
Appendicitis	55	21	61	65	- 44
Hepatitis B	56	18	57	77	- 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	17	84	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	14	59	70	- 56
Anemia	59	12	81	0	+ 12
Schizophrenia	60	10	83	0	+ 10
Pertussis	61	8	24	784	- 775
Syphilis	62	7	37	351	- 344
Maternal Conditions	63	6	16	1,521	- 1,514
Otitis Media	64	5	70	6	- 0
HIV/AIDS	65	5	2	7,915	- 7,910
Oral conditions	66	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	2	64	32	- 30
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Osteoarthritis	69	1	85	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	67	12	- 12
Tetanus	71	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	72	0	39	334	- 334
Chlamydia	73	0	73	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Leishmaniasis	78	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	68	11	- 11
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
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

Slovakia

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.