EGYPT VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	86,851	7	20,695	+ 66,157
HIV/AIDS	2	69,311	53	397	+ 68,914
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	63,661	23	3,692	+ 59,969
Malaria	4	46,780	77	0	+ 46,780
Birth Trauma	5	45,628	17	6,109	+ 39,519
Low Birth Weight	6	38,001	11	11,391	+ 26,610
Road Traffic Accidents	7	35,577	12	10,141	+ 25,436
Tuberculosis	8	33,022	51	432	+ 32,590
Stroke	9	31,013	3	43,839	- 12,826
Coronary Heart Disease	10	25,657	1	173,871	- 148,215
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,686	10	12,163	+ 5,523
Liver Disease	12	15,965	2	60,122	- 44,158
Meningitis	13	15,584	43	827	+ 14,757
Malnutrition	14	14,536	46	759	+ 13,777
Violence	15	13,871	20	4,165	+ 9,706
Maternal Conditions	16	13,318	44	795	+ 12,523
Diabetes Mellitus	17	11,488	8	19,131	- 7,643
Other Injuries	18	10,568	21	3,819	+ 6,749
Hypertension	19	9,902	5	21,094	- 11,193
Kidney Disease	20	9,549	6	21,087	- 11,538
Leishmaniasis	21	8,805	66	13	+ 8,791
Tetanus	22	8,208	49	540	+ 7,668
Lung Disease	23	7,825	9	13,393	- 5,568
Pertussis	24	6,863	42	906	+ 5,957
Cervical Cancer	25	6,660	48	625	+ 6,035
Breast Cancer	26	6,082	13	9,180	- 3,098
War	27	5,379	47	714	+ 4,665
Asthma	28	5,143	15	7,104	- 1,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,755	16	6,975	- 2,220
Drownings	30	4,082	37	1,122	+ 2,960
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,812	41	951	+ 2,861
Fires	32	3,796	33	1,568	+ 2,228
Suicide	33	3,725	25	3,022	+ 703
Lymphomas	34	3,699	14	7,539	- 3,839
Prostate Cancer	35	3,581	35	1,282	+ 2,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,150	24	3,083	+ 67
Syphilis	37	3,074	58	159	+ 2,915
Liver Cancer	38	3,029	4	24,512	- 21,483
Measles	39	2,927	64	43	+ 2,883
Leukemia	40	2,746	22	3,763	- 1,017
Falls	41	2,360	30	2,019	+ 341
Poisonings	42	2,268	57	195	+ 2,074
Oral Cancer	43	2,268	45	793	+ 1,475
Stomach Cancer	44	2,110	32	1,844	+ 266
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,896	27	2,489	- 593
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,677	29	2,372	- 695
Ovary Cancer	47	1,646	31	1,944	- 298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,630	34	1,339	+ 291
Lung Cancers	49	1,436	18	5,677	- 4,241
Epilepsy	50	1,335	50	451	+ 884
Skin Cancers	51	1,113	39	1,013	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	52	1,092	28	2,391	- 1,300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,061	36	1,248	- 187
Pancreas Cancer	54	953	26	2,906	- 1,953
Skin Disease	55	853	55	219	+ 634
Bladder Cancer	56	771	19	5,133	- 4,362
Hepatitis B	57	672	40	988	- 316
Schistosomiasis	58	626	54	220	+ 406
Upper Respiratory	59	612	68	5	+ 607
Uterin Cancer	60	578	52	422	+ 156
Appendicitis	61	568	59	142	+ 426
Alcohol	62	468	60	141	+ 327
Drug Use	63	288	62	116	+ 172
Encephalitis	64	282	38	1,046	- 763
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	140	65	26	+ 114
Other Neoplasms	66	121	61	116	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	104	70	3	+ 101
Ascariasis	68	99	67	6	+ 93
Hepatitis C	69	95	63	97	- 1
Otitis Media	70	51	72	0	+ 50
Trypanosomiasis	71	42	76	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	72	37	56	213	- 176
Chlamydia	73	17	71	1	+ 16
Dengue	74	2	69	5	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

South Sudan

Egypt

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.