CHINA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,105,513	12	183,342	+ 922,170
HIV/AIDS	2	882,243	34	28,746	+ 853,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	810,324	50	8,719	+ 801,605
Malaria	4	595,456	75	0	+ 595,456
Birth Trauma	5	580,793	43	17,644	+ 563,149
Low Birth Weight	6	483,706	40	21,631	+ 462,075
Road Traffic Accidents	7	452,852	8	250,272	+ 202,580
Tuberculosis	8	420,333	32	34,802	+ 385,530
Stroke	9	394,757	1	2,043,210	- 1,648,453
Coronary Heart Disease	10	326,577	2	1,771,525	- 1,444,948
Congenital Anomalies	11	225,127	31	36,613	+ 188,514
Liver Disease	12	203,210	15	145,603	+ 57,607
Meningitis	13	198,362	51	5,704	+ 192,658
Malnutrition	14	185,021	44	12,995	+ 172,026
Violence	15	176,556	47	11,115	+ 165,441
Maternal Conditions	16	169,524	54	3,596	+ 165,927
Diabetes Mellitus	17	146,234	14	161,672	- 15,438
Other Injuries	18	134,521	25	54,087	+ 80,434
Hypertension	19	126,037	7	301,183	- 175,146
Kidney Disease	20	121,545	11	192,302	- 70,757
Leishmaniasis	21	112,072	78	0	+ 112,072
Tetanus	22	104,478	63	491	+ 103,987
Lung Disease	23	99,606	3	968,607	- 869,001
Pertussis	24	87,359	64	484	+ 86,875
Cervical Cancer	25	84,774	27	51,650	+ 33,124
Breast Cancer	26	77,417	19	92,757	- 15,340
War	27	68,465	61	900	+ 67,565
Asthma	28	65,462	39	23,147	+ 42,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	60,528	6	304,455	- 243,926
Drownings	30	51,962	26	52,807	- 845
Oesophagus Cancer	31	48,524	10	242,891	- 194,367
Fires	32	48,319	48	10,498	+ 37,820
Suicide	33	47,415	17	116,324	- 68,908
Lymphomas	34	47,088	23	57,838	- 10,750
Prostate Cancer	35	45,575	28	51,056	- 5,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	40,096	9	248,388	- 208,293
Syphilis	37	39,133	58	1,824	+ 37,310
Liver Cancer	38	38,562	13	180,952	- 142,390
Measles	39	37,251	62	558	+ 36,694
Leukemia	40	34,955	22	58,145	- 23,190
Falls	41	30,036	16	138,878	- 108,841
Poisonings	42	28,875	36	25,762	+ 3,112
Oral Cancer	43	28,868	24	54,695	- 25,828
Stomach Cancer	44	26,856	5	398,439	- 371,582
Inflammatory/Heart	45	24,136	33	29,954	- 5,818
Endocrine Disorders	46	21,347	37	25,613	- 4,266
Ovary Cancer	47	20,950	35	28,078	- 7,128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	20,745	30	37,723	- 16,978
Lung Cancers	49	18,281	4	714,311	- 696,030
Epilepsy	50	16,989	46	11,365	+ 5,624
Skin Cancers	51	14,173	41	19,669	- 5,497
Parkinson's Disease	52	13,895	20	70,699	- 56,804
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13,503	21	65,350	- 51,847
Pancreas Cancer	54	12,129	18	111,537	- 99,408
Skin Disease	55	10,862	52	5,222	+ 5,640
Bladder Cancer	56	9,811	29	37,873	- 28,062
Hepatitis B	57	8,554	56	2,757	+ 5,797
Schistosomiasis	58	7,973	65	400	+ 7,574
Upper Respiratory	59	7,795	57	2,663	+ 5,132
Uterin Cancer	60	7,352	45	11,751	- 4,399
Appendicitis	61	7,233	60	1,468	+ 5,765
Alcohol	62	5,958	42	19,071	- 13,113
Drug Use	63	3,669	38	24,214	- 20,544
Encephalitis	64	3,594	55	2,796	+ 797
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1,777	49	10,108	- 8,331
Other Neoplasms	66	1,537	53	4,374	- 2,837
Diphtheria	67	1,324	71	11	+ 1,313
Ascariasis	68	1,255	68	34	+ 1,221
Hepatitis C	69	1,215	66	86	+ 1,129
Otitis Media	70	646	69	15	+ 631
Trypanosomiasis	71	539	77	0	+ 539
Multiple Sclerosis	72	473	59	1,734	- 1,262
Chlamydia	73	218	67	55	+ 163
Dengue	74	31	70	12	+ 19
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 CHINA

South Sudan

China

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.