ECUADOR VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,295	4	5,083	+ 9,212
HIV/AIDS	2	11,408	27	609	+ 10,798
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,478	34	410	+ 10,067
Malaria	4	7,699	77	0	+ 7,699
Birth Trauma	5	7,510	38	302	+ 7,207
Low Birth Weight	6	6,255	16	1,172	+ 5,083
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,856	6	3,490	+ 2,365
Tuberculosis	8	5,435	29	574	+ 4,861
Stroke	9	5,104	3	5,429	- 325
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,223	1	9,805	- 5,582
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,911	13	1,335	+ 1,576
Liver Disease	12	2,628	7	3,330	- 703
Meningitis	13	2,565	52	90	+ 2,475
Malnutrition	14	2,392	28	578	+ 1,814
Violence	15	2,283	15	1,210	+ 1,073
Maternal Conditions	16	2,192	46	164	+ 2,028
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,891	5	4,321	- 2,430
Other Injuries	18	1,739	17	1,161	+ 579
Hypertension	19	1,630	10	2,507	- 877
Kidney Disease	20	1,572	2	6,184	- 4,612
Leishmaniasis	21	1,449	74	0	+ 1,449
Tetanus	22	1,351	62	9	+ 1,342
Lung Disease	23	1,288	8	2,576	- 1,288
Pertussis	24	1,130	56	79	+ 1,050
Cervical Cancer	25	1,096	24	840	+ 256
Breast Cancer	26	1,001	25	825	+ 176
War	27	885	66	2	+ 884
Asthma	28	846	53	85	+ 761
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	783	9	2,565	- 1,782
Drownings	30	672	32	470	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	31	627	42	180	+ 448
Fires	32	625	43	175	+ 450
Suicide	33	613	14	1,326	- 713
Lymphomas	34	609	22	883	- 274
Prostate Cancer	35	589	12	1,362	- 773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	518	19	1,109	- 591
Syphilis	37	506	54	85	+ 421
Liver Cancer	38	499	21	954	- 455
Measles	39	482	72	0	+ 482
Leukemia	40	452	23	882	- 430
Falls	41	388	18	1,114	- 726
Poisonings	42	373	58	59	+ 315
Oral Cancer	43	373	45	166	+ 207
Stomach Cancer	44	347	11	2,089	- 1,742
Inflammatory/Heart	45	312	36	308	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	46	276	31	507	- 231
Ovary Cancer	47	271	35	322	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	268	33	417	- 148
Lung Cancers	49	236	20	1,075	- 838
Epilepsy	50	220	40	273	- 53
Skin Cancers	51	183	37	308	- 124
Parkinson's Disease	52	180	26	658	- 478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	175	47	163	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	54	157	30	562	- 405
Skin Disease	55	140	51	103	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	56	127	44	168	- 41
Hepatitis B	57	111	64	3	+ 108
Schistosomiasis	58	103	75	0	+ 103
Upper Respiratory	59	101	63	8	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	60	95	48	129	- 34
Appendicitis	61	94	50	110	- 17
Alcohol	62	77	39	280	- 203
Drug Use	63	47	41	214	- 166
Encephalitis	64	46	55	82	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	49	124	- 101
Other Neoplasms	66	20	57	64	- 44
Diphtheria	67	17	69	1	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	16	65	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	69	16	67	1	+ 15
Otitis Media	70	8	70	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	76	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	60	18	- 12
Chlamydia	73	3	68	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	61	10	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

South Sudan

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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.