IRAN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	69,004	8	11,243	+ 57,761
HIV/AIDS	2	55,068	28	2,521	+ 52,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,579	33	1,836	+ 48,743
Malaria	4	37,167	77	0	+ 37,167
Birth Trauma	5	36,252	25	2,735	+ 33,517
Low Birth Weight	6	30,192	13	4,861	+ 25,332
Road Traffic Accidents	7	28,266	3	17,803	+ 10,463
Tuberculosis	8	26,236	41	882	+ 25,355
Stroke	9	24,640	2	36,730	- 12,090
Coronary Heart Disease	10	20,384	1	93,308	- 72,924
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,052	14	4,844	+ 9,208
Liver Disease	12	12,684	12	6,637	+ 6,047
Meningitis	13	12,381	46	642	+ 11,740
Malnutrition	14	11,549	56	157	+ 11,392
Violence	15	11,020	27	2,535	+ 8,485
Maternal Conditions	16	10,581	52	285	+ 10,296
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,128	5	13,910	- 4,782
Other Injuries	18	8,397	17	4,048	+ 4,348
Hypertension	19	7,867	4	16,415	- 8,548
Kidney Disease	20	7,587	6	11,810	- 4,224
Leishmaniasis	21	6,995	64	8	+ 6,987
Tetanus	22	6,521	62	37	+ 6,485
Lung Disease	23	6,217	7	11,409	- 5,192
Pertussis	24	5,453	60	75	+ 5,378
Cervical Cancer	25	5,291	48	501	+ 4,791
Breast Cancer	26	4,832	19	3,736	+ 1,096
War	27	4,273	42	848	+ 3,426
Asthma	28	4,086	22	3,360	+ 726
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,778	9	11,046	- 7,268
Drownings	30	3,243	40	930	+ 2,313
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,029	30	2,371	+ 658
Fires	32	3,016	34	1,823	+ 1,193
Suicide	33	2,960	16	4,334	- 1,374
Lymphomas	34	2,939	23	2,882	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	35	2,845	21	3,583	- 738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,503	15	4,575	- 2,073
Syphilis	37	2,443	61	52	+ 2,391
Liver Cancer	38	2,407	20	3,714	- 1,307
Measles	39	2,325	68	2	+ 2,323
Leukemia	40	2,182	18	3,966	- 1,784
Falls	41	1,875	24	2,821	- 947
Poisonings	42	1,802	43	816	+ 987
Oral Cancer	43	1,802	45	655	+ 1,147
Stomach Cancer	44	1,676	10	9,822	- 8,146
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,507	35	1,611	- 104
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,332	32	2,092	- 760
Ovary Cancer	47	1,308	39	937	+ 370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,295	37	1,246	+ 49
Lung Cancers	49	1,141	11	6,784	- 5,642
Epilepsy	50	1,060	44	719	+ 342
Skin Cancers	51	885	47	518	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	52	867	26	2,545	- 1,678
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	843	38	996	- 153
Pancreas Cancer	54	757	29	2,418	- 1,661
Skin Disease	55	678	55	237	+ 441
Bladder Cancer	56	612	36	1,410	- 797
Hepatitis B	57	534	49	425	+ 109
Schistosomiasis	58	498	66	3	+ 495
Upper Respiratory	59	487	63	16	+ 471
Uterin Cancer	60	459	51	355	+ 104
Appendicitis	61	451	57	155	+ 297
Alcohol	62	372	53	253	+ 119
Drug Use	63	229	31	2,242	- 2,013
Encephalitis	64	224	54	246	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	111	59	80	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	66	96	58	112	- 16
Diphtheria	67	83	70	1	+ 82
Ascariasis	68	78	67	3	+ 76
Hepatitis C	69	76	69	1	+ 75
Otitis Media	70	40	71	0	+ 40
Trypanosomiasis	71	34	79	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	72	30	50	405	- 376
Chlamydia	73	14	65	4	+ 10
Dengue	74	2	74	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

South Sudan

Iran

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.