SOUTH SUDAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,840	10	2,930	+ 3,910
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,500	1	9,918	- 3,417
Stroke	3	6,243	9	3,541	+ 2,702
Lung Cancers	4	4,950	49	164	+ 4,786
Suicide	5	3,570	33	425	+ 3,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,962	29	543	+ 2,419
Liver Cancer	7	2,827	38	346	+ 2,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,483	36	360	+ 2,123
Kidney Disease	9	2,465	20	1,090	+ 1,375
Stomach Cancer	10	2,104	44	241	+ 1,863
Lung Disease	11	2,080	23	894	+ 1,186
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,706	54	109	+ 1,597
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,662	17	1,312	+ 350
Liver Disease	14	1,549	12	1,823	- 275
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,073	7	4,063	- 2,990
Parkinson's Disease	16	964	52	125	+ 839
Hypertension	17	905	19	1,131	- 226
Other Injuries	18	886	18	1,207	- 320
Lymphomas	19	848	34	422	+ 426
Falls	20	716	41	269	+ 446
Breast Cancer	21	703	26	695	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	22	565	35	409	+ 156
Leukemia	23	522	40	314	+ 208
Tuberculosis	24	476	8	3,771	- 3,295
Endocrine Disorders	25	461	46	192	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	26	441	66	14	+ 427
Bladder Cancer	27	431	56	88	+ 343
Oesophagus Cancer	28	423	31	435	- 13
Oral Cancer	29	355	43	259	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	30	324	47	188	+ 136
Inflammatory/Heart	31	323	45	217	+ 107
Asthma	32	281	28	587	- 307
Alcohol	33	264	62	53	+ 210
Cervical Cancer	34	260	25	761	- 501
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	226	3	7,270	- 7,043
Skin Disease	36	172	55	97	+ 74
Skin Cancers	37	143	51	127	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	132	48	186	- 54
Hepatitis B	39	128	57	77	+ 52
Epilepsy	40	128	50	152	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	41	126	11	2,020	- 1,893
Drownings	42	122	30	466	- 344
Uterin Cancer	43	102	60	66	+ 36
Violence	44	94	15	1,584	- 1,490
Low Birth Weight	45	90	6	4,339	- 4,249
Anemia	46	80	81	0	+ 80
Fires	47	64	32	433	- 369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	55	53	121	- 66
Hepatitis C	49	41	69	11	+ 30
Drug Use	50	38	63	33	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	37	65	16	+ 21
Poisonings	52	28	42	259	- 231
Malnutrition	53	22	14	1,660	- 1,638
Birth Trauma	54	22	5	5,210	- 5,189
HIV/AIDS	55	21	2	7,915	- 7,894
Schizophrenia	56	19	83	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	13	61	65	- 52
Meningitis	58	12	13	1,780	- 1,767
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	12	84	0	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	60	10	85	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	8	16	1,521	- 1,513
Syphilis	62	6	37	351	- 345
Upper Respiratory	63	6	59	70	- 64
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	5	64	32	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	72	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	24	784	- 782
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Tetanus	69	1	22	937	- 936
Otitis Media	70	1	70	6	- 5
Malaria	71	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	72	- 71
Diphtheria	73	0	67	12	- 12
Ascariasis	74	0	68	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	79	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	39	334	- 334
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

South Korea

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.