GREECE VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,167	3	8,282	- 115
HIV/AIDS	2	6,518	50	47	+ 6,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,986	44	95	+ 5,891
Malaria	4	4,399	78	0	+ 4,399
Birth Trauma	5	4,291	57	17	+ 4,274
Low Birth Weight	6	3,573	41	127	+ 3,446
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,345	22	870	+ 2,475
Tuberculosis	8	3,105	46	66	+ 3,039
Stroke	9	2,916	2	14,077	- 11,161
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,413	1	21,124	- 18,712
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,663	38	174	+ 1,489
Liver Disease	12	1,501	23	809	+ 692
Meningitis	13	1,465	53	33	+ 1,432
Malnutrition	14	1,367	66	1	+ 1,366
Violence	15	1,304	42	104	+ 1,200
Maternal Conditions	16	1,252	61	2	+ 1,250
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,080	20	1,266	- 185
Other Injuries	18	994	17	1,453	- 460
Hypertension	19	931	9	2,922	- 1,991
Kidney Disease	20	898	6	4,759	- 3,861
Leishmaniasis	21	828	60	4	+ 824
Tetanus	22	772	62	2	+ 770
Lung Disease	23	736	5	5,526	- 4,790
Pertussis	24	645	69	0	+ 645
Cervical Cancer	25	626	36	243	+ 383
Breast Cancer	26	572	11	2,520	- 1,948
War	27	506	64	1	+ 505
Asthma	28	484	55	27	+ 456
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	447	7	3,940	- 3,492
Drownings	30	384	32	435	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	31	358	35	246	+ 113
Fires	32	357	39	146	+ 211
Suicide	33	350	28	533	- 182
Lymphomas	34	348	19	1,268	- 921
Prostate Cancer	35	337	12	2,023	- 1,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	296	8	3,264	- 2,967
Syphilis	37	289	65	1	+ 288
Liver Cancer	38	285	14	1,566	- 1,281
Measles	39	275	68	0	+ 275
Leukemia	40	258	18	1,354	- 1,096
Falls	41	222	21	1,245	- 1,023
Poisonings	42	213	56	19	+ 194
Oral Cancer	43	213	30	440	- 227
Stomach Cancer	44	198	16	1,535	- 1,337
Inflammatory/Heart	45	178	24	725	- 547
Endocrine Disorders	46	158	29	526	- 368
Ovary Cancer	47	155	27	557	- 402
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	153	26	611	- 457
Lung Cancers	49	135	4	7,355	- 7,220
Epilepsy	50	126	34	249	- 124
Skin Cancers	51	105	31	438	- 333
Parkinson's Disease	52	103	10	2,646	- 2,543
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	100	43	100	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	90	13	1,904	- 1,815
Skin Disease	55	80	47	56	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	56	72	15	1,551	- 1,478
Hepatitis B	57	63	48	56	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	58	59	75	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	59	58	59	8	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	60	54	33	373	- 318
Appendicitis	61	53	58	9	+ 44
Alcohol	62	44	49	50	- 6
Drug Use	63	27	37	193	- 166
Encephalitis	64	27	67	1	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	45	67	- 54
Other Neoplasms	66	11	25	679	- 667
Diphtheria	67	10	70	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	68	9	73	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	52	38	- 30
Otitis Media	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	40	135	- 132
Chlamydia	73	2	80	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

South Sudan

Greece

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.