BOLIVIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,612	2	8,069	+ 1,543
HIV/AIDS	2	7,671	45	174	+ 7,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,045	21	883	+ 6,163
Malaria	4	5,177	76	0	+ 5,177
Birth Trauma	5	5,050	19	984	+ 4,066
Low Birth Weight	6	4,206	12	1,265	+ 2,941
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,937	9	2,430	+ 1,507
Tuberculosis	8	3,655	13	1,187	+ 2,468
Stroke	9	3,432	3	7,206	- 3,774
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,839	1	11,051	- 8,212
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,957	15	1,080	+ 877
Liver Disease	12	1,767	6	3,987	- 2,220
Meningitis	13	1,725	49	128	+ 1,597
Malnutrition	14	1,609	18	1,031	+ 578
Violence	15	1,535	14	1,097	+ 438
Maternal Conditions	16	1,474	39	245	+ 1,229
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,271	5	4,927	- 3,655
Other Injuries	18	1,170	11	1,279	- 110
Hypertension	19	1,096	10	1,927	- 831
Kidney Disease	20	1,057	4	5,879	- 4,822
Leishmaniasis	21	974	65	5	+ 969
Tetanus	22	908	60	31	+ 878
Lung Disease	23	866	7	3,735	- 2,869
Pertussis	24	760	50	121	+ 639
Cervical Cancer	25	737	16	1,071	- 334
Breast Cancer	26	673	29	482	+ 191
War	27	595	63	9	+ 586
Asthma	28	569	38	258	+ 311
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	526	8	2,479	- 1,953
Drownings	30	452	31	406	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	31	422	48	133	+ 289
Fires	32	420	44	181	+ 239
Suicide	33	412	26	715	- 303
Lymphomas	34	409	41	219	+ 190
Prostate Cancer	35	396	28	550	- 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	349	30	407	- 59
Syphilis	37	340	53	105	+ 235
Liver Cancer	38	335	25	720	- 385
Measles	39	324	73	0	+ 324
Leukemia	40	304	34	380	- 76
Falls	41	261	17	1,066	- 805
Poisonings	42	251	57	66	+ 186
Oral Cancer	43	251	56	91	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	44	234	23	785	- 552
Inflammatory/Heart	45	210	35	374	- 164
Endocrine Disorders	46	186	32	384	- 199
Ovary Cancer	47	182	54	102	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	180	27	678	- 498
Lung Cancers	49	159	20	901	- 743
Epilepsy	50	148	42	199	- 52
Skin Cancers	51	123	43	190	- 67
Parkinson's Disease	52	121	22	852	- 731
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	117	37	292	- 175
Pancreas Cancer	54	105	36	332	- 226
Skin Disease	55	94	55	101	- 6
Bladder Cancer	56	85	59	43	+ 43
Hepatitis B	57	74	64	6	+ 69
Schistosomiasis	58	69	75	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	59	68	62	15	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	60	64	47	151	- 87
Appendicitis	61	63	46	156	- 93
Alcohol	62	52	33	384	- 332
Drug Use	63	32	40	244	- 212
Encephalitis	64	31	52	110	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	15	51	111	- 95
Other Neoplasms	66	13	58	43	- 30
Diphtheria	67	12	70	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	68	11	69	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	11	67	3	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	6	71	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	77	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	61	22	- 18
Chlamydia	73	2	68	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

South Sudan

Bolivia

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.