SOUTH SUDAN VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,045	10	2,930	+ 14,115
Stroke	2	11,711	9	3,541	+ 8,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,479	1	9,918	- 3,438
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,630	17	1,312	+ 4,318
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,815	3	7,270	- 3,455
Lung Disease	6	3,647	23	894	+ 2,753
Malaria	7	2,543	4	5,342	- 2,799
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,934	7	4,063	- 2,128
Suicide	9	1,717	33	425	+ 1,292
Liver Disease	10	1,553	12	1,823	- 270
Drownings	11	1,405	30	466	+ 939
Asthma	12	1,371	28	587	+ 784
Hypertension	13	1,329	19	1,131	+ 199
Low Birth Weight	14	1,128	6	4,339	- 3,211
Kidney Disease	15	1,112	20	1,090	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,102	11	2,020	- 918
Other Injuries	17	1,046	18	1,207	- 160
Liver Cancer	18	1,046	38	346	+ 700
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	1,028	53	121	+ 907
Falls	20	955	41	269	+ 686
Birth Trauma	21	898	5	5,210	- 4,313
Maternal Conditions	22	801	16	1,521	- 720
Tuberculosis	23	781	8	3,771	- 2,990
Dengue	24	725	74	0	+ 724
Cervical Cancer	25	724	25	761	- 37
Breast Cancer	26	591	26	695	- 104
Lung Cancers	27	584	49	164	+ 420
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	556	29	543	+ 13
Syphilis	29	488	37	351	+ 137
Violence	30	456	15	1,584	- 1,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	403	36	360	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	388	48	186	+ 202
Ovary Cancer	33	374	47	188	+ 186
Parkinson's Disease	34	365	52	125	+ 241
Leukemia	35	356	40	314	+ 42
Malnutrition	36	332	14	1,660	- 1,327
Inflammatory/Heart	37	304	45	217	+ 88
Poisonings	38	268	42	259	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	39	259	46	192	+ 67
Fires	40	250	32	433	- 184
Prostate Cancer	41	226	35	409	- 183
Lymphomas	42	224	34	422	- 198
Meningitis	43	220	13	1,780	- 1,559
Stomach Cancer	44	205	44	241	- 36
Epilepsy	45	185	50	152	+ 33
Skin Disease	46	177	55	97	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	47	151	60	66	+ 85
Alcohol	48	151	62	53	+ 97
Oral Cancer	49	132	43	259	- 127
Pertussis	50	130	24	784	- 654
Pancreas Cancer	51	75	54	109	- 34
Bladder Cancer	52	74	56	88	- 14
Hepatitis B	53	55	57	77	- 22
Encephalitis	54	28	64	32	- 4
Appendicitis	55	25	61	65	- 40
Other Neoplasms	56	20	66	14	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	57	19	31	435	- 417
Drug Use	58	15	63	33	- 18
Tetanus	59	11	22	937	- 926
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	65	16	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	72	4	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	7	69	11	- 4
Ascariasis	63	2	68	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	2	59	70	- 68
War	65	1	27	614	- 613
Chlamydia	66	1	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	67	12	- 11
Otitis Media	68	0	70	6	- 6
Skin Cancers	69	0	51	127	- 127
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	39	334	- 334
Leishmaniasis	76	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	5	- 5
HIV/AIDS	80	0	2	7,915	- 7,915
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Solomon Isl.

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.