GERMANY VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	65,672	9	20,712	+ 44,960
HIV/AIDS	2	52,409	54	345	+ 52,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	48,137	32	3,830	+ 44,307
Malaria	4	35,373	79	0	+ 35,373
Birth Trauma	5	34,502	57	239	+ 34,262
Low Birth Weight	6	28,734	45	770	+ 27,964
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,901	34	3,160	+ 23,741
Tuberculosis	8	24,970	56	281	+ 24,689
Stroke	9	23,450	3	49,794	- 26,343
Coronary Heart Disease	10	19,400	1	147,055	- 127,655
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,374	36	2,291	+ 11,082
Liver Disease	12	12,072	15	15,194	- 3,122
Meningitis	13	11,784	60	168	+ 11,616
Malnutrition	14	10,991	50	450	+ 10,541
Violence	15	10,488	46	769	+ 9,719
Maternal Conditions	16	10,070	64	38	+ 10,032
Diabetes Mellitus	17	8,687	13	15,560	- 6,873
Other Injuries	18	7,991	23	8,248	- 257
Hypertension	19	7,487	6	26,796	- 19,308
Kidney Disease	20	7,220	8	22,770	- 15,550
Leishmaniasis	21	6,658	72	1	+ 6,657
Tetanus	22	6,206	75	1	+ 6,206
Lung Disease	23	5,917	5	42,797	- 36,880
Pertussis	24	5,189	69	2	+ 5,187
Cervical Cancer	25	5,036	39	2,131	+ 2,905
Breast Cancer	26	4,599	10	18,842	- 14,243
War	27	4,067	66	10	+ 4,057
Asthma	28	3,889	44	924	+ 2,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,596	2	51,168	- 47,572
Drownings	30	3,087	49	459	+ 2,628
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,883	27	6,212	- 3,330
Fires	32	2,870	53	359	+ 2,512
Suicide	33	2,817	19	10,284	- 7,468
Lymphomas	34	2,797	17	12,249	- 9,452
Prostate Cancer	35	2,707	12	16,487	- 13,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,382	7	26,026	- 23,644
Syphilis	37	2,325	68	6	+ 2,319
Liver Cancer	38	2,291	25	8,057	- 5,767
Measles	39	2,213	70	2	+ 2,211
Leukemia	40	2,076	22	8,737	- 6,660
Falls	41	1,784	14	15,325	- 13,541
Poisonings	42	1,715	58	216	+ 1,499
Oral Cancer	43	1,715	29	6,023	- 4,308
Stomach Cancer	44	1,595	20	9,658	- 8,062
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,434	21	8,891	- 7,457
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,268	18	10,677	- 9,409
Ovary Cancer	47	1,245	30	5,192	- 3,948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,232	38	2,166	- 934
Lung Cancers	49	1,086	4	46,560	- 45,474
Epilepsy	50	1,009	35	3,091	- 2,082
Skin Cancers	51	842	31	4,055	- 3,213
Parkinson's Disease	52	825	16	12,594	- 11,768
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	802	33	3,615	- 2,813
Pancreas Cancer	54	720	11	17,971	- 17,251
Skin Disease	55	645	42	1,543	- 898
Bladder Cancer	56	583	28	6,193	- 5,610
Hepatitis B	57	508	59	182	+ 326
Schistosomiasis	58	474	73	1	+ 473
Upper Respiratory	59	463	61	138	+ 325
Uterin Cancer	60	437	37	2,231	- 1,794
Appendicitis	61	430	62	129	+ 301
Alcohol	62	354	26	6,257	- 5,903
Drug Use	63	218	40	1,930	- 1,712
Encephalitis	64	213	67	8	+ 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	106	47	543	- 437
Other Neoplasms	66	91	24	8,161	- 8,070
Diphtheria	67	79	77	0	+ 79
Ascariasis	68	75	81	0	+ 75
Hepatitis C	69	72	48	507	- 435
Otitis Media	70	38	65	16	+ 23
Trypanosomiasis	71	32	78	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	72	28	41	1,571	- 1,543
Chlamydia	73	13	85	0	+ 13
Dengue	74	2	83	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.