SOUTH SUDAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,132	2	7,915	+ 7,217
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,269	1	9,918	- 1,649
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,881	10	2,930	+ 3,951
Stroke	4	6,451	9	3,541	+ 2,910
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,345	17	1,312	+ 5,033
Tuberculosis	6	4,617	8	3,771	+ 846
Violence	7	4,414	15	1,584	+ 2,830
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,330	3	7,270	- 3,940
Kidney Disease	9	3,216	20	1,090	+ 2,126
Suicide	10	2,895	33	425	+ 2,470
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,735	7	4,063	- 1,327
Hypertension	12	2,688	19	1,131	+ 1,557
Lung Disease	13	2,500	23	894	+ 1,606
Liver Disease	14	1,894	12	1,823	+ 71
Lung Cancers	15	1,619	49	164	+ 1,455
Low Birth Weight	16	1,314	6	4,339	- 3,026
Other Injuries	17	1,264	18	1,207	+ 57
Asthma	18	1,254	28	587	+ 667
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,238	46	192	+ 1,046
Cervical Cancer	20	1,168	25	761	+ 407
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,137	45	217	+ 920
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	983	29	543	+ 440
Breast Cancer	23	953	26	695	+ 258
Prostate Cancer	24	919	35	409	+ 510
Congenital Anomalies	25	914	11	2,020	- 1,105
Meningitis	26	769	13	1,780	- 1,010
Fires	27	760	32	433	+ 327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	754	36	360	+ 394
Oesophagus Cancer	29	733	31	435	+ 297
Birth Trauma	30	631	5	5,210	- 4,579
Lymphomas	31	592	34	422	+ 170
Drownings	32	505	30	466	+ 39
Liver Cancer	33	501	38	346	+ 155
Malnutrition	34	500	14	1,660	- 1,160
Pancreas Cancer	35	422	54	109	+ 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	398	48	186	+ 212
Epilepsy	37	393	50	152	+ 241
Maternal Conditions	38	357	16	1,521	- 1,164
Stomach Cancer	39	323	44	241	+ 82
Leukemia	40	308	40	314	- 6
Oral Cancer	41	295	43	259	+ 36
Falls	42	294	41	269	+ 25
Pertussis	43	240	24	784	- 544
Syphilis	44	237	37	351	- 114
Skin Disease	45	232	55	97	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	46	226	52	125	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	213	53	121	+ 92
Skin Cancers	48	209	51	127	+ 82
Alcohol	49	207	62	53	+ 154
Poisonings	50	205	42	259	- 54
Ovary Cancer	51	200	47	188	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	52	174	56	88	+ 86
Drug Use	53	162	63	33	+ 129
Uterin Cancer	54	108	60	66	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	79	65	16	+ 63
Appendicitis	56	58	61	65	- 7
Measles	57	57	39	334	- 277
Other Neoplasms	58	56	66	14	+ 42
Encephalitis	59	49	64	32	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	60	47	59	70	- 23
Hepatitis B	61	29	57	77	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	62	24	72	4	+ 19
Malaria	63	17	4	5,342	- 5,325
War	64	14	27	614	- 600
Tetanus	65	8	22	937	- 929
Schistosomiasis	66	7	58	72	- 64
Otitis Media	67	4	70	6	- 2
Chlamydia	68	4	73	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	67	12	- 8
Hepatitis C	70	2	69	11	- 9
Ascariasis	71	1	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

South Africa

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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.