JAPAN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	96,184	3	107,899	- 11,714
HIV/AIDS	2	76,759	63	48	+ 76,711
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	70,502	37	2,731	+ 67,771
Malaria	4	51,807	79	0	+ 51,807
Birth Trauma	5	50,532	61	104	+ 50,427
Low Birth Weight	6	42,085	55	202	+ 41,882
Road Traffic Accidents	7	39,400	31	4,566	+ 34,834
Tuberculosis	8	36,571	34	3,459	+ 33,112
Stroke	9	34,346	2	121,823	- 87,477
Coronary Heart Disease	10	28,414	1	163,905	- 135,491
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,587	40	2,473	+ 17,114
Liver Disease	12	17,680	17	14,195	+ 3,485
Meningitis	13	17,258	52	308	+ 16,950
Malnutrition	14	16,098	43	1,910	+ 14,188
Violence	15	15,361	53	266	+ 15,095
Maternal Conditions	16	14,749	64	39	+ 14,711
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,723	29	5,433	+ 7,290
Other Injuries	18	11,704	12	22,068	- 10,364
Hypertension	19	10,966	28	6,673	+ 4,293
Kidney Disease	20	10,575	9	44,779	- 34,204
Leishmaniasis	21	9,751	77	0	+ 9,751
Tetanus	22	9,090	67	9	+ 9,081
Lung Disease	23	8,666	5	78,169	- 69,503
Pertussis	24	7,601	71	1	+ 7,599
Cervical Cancer	25	7,376	32	3,799	+ 3,577
Breast Cancer	26	6,736	15	15,805	- 9,069
War	27	5,957	66	15	+ 5,942
Asthma	28	5,695	42	1,922	+ 3,773
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,266	7	56,937	- 51,671
Drownings	30	4,521	25	8,409	- 3,888
Oesophagus Cancer	31	4,222	20	12,316	- 8,094
Fires	32	4,204	48	1,007	+ 3,197
Suicide	33	4,125	13	19,466	- 15,341
Lymphomas	34	4,097	14	19,273	- 15,176
Prostate Cancer	35	3,965	19	13,515	- 9,550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,489	6	57,340	- 53,852
Syphilis	37	3,405	65	16	+ 3,389
Liver Cancer	38	3,355	11	29,384	- 26,029
Measles	39	3,241	75	0	+ 3,241
Leukemia	40	3,041	24	9,607	- 6,566
Falls	41	2,613	23	9,736	- 7,123
Poisonings	42	2,512	54	255	+ 2,258
Oral Cancer	43	2,512	26	8,333	- 5,822
Stomach Cancer	44	2,337	8	50,433	- 48,096
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2,100	27	8,232	- 6,133
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,857	21	11,486	- 9,629
Ovary Cancer	47	1,823	30	5,061	- 3,238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,805	35	2,922	- 1,117
Lung Cancers	49	1,591	4	79,688	- 78,098
Epilepsy	50	1,478	45	1,558	- 80
Skin Cancers	51	1,233	44	1,843	- 609
Parkinson's Disease	52	1,209	18	14,007	- 12,799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,175	39	2,555	- 1,380
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,055	10	37,027	- 35,972
Skin Disease	55	945	36	2,806	- 1,861
Bladder Cancer	56	854	22	9,936	- 9,083
Hepatitis B	57	744	46	1,423	- 679
Schistosomiasis	58	694	72	0	+ 693
Upper Respiratory	59	678	57	159	+ 519
Uterin Cancer	60	640	33	3,461	- 2,821
Appendicitis	61	629	58	126	+ 504
Alcohol	62	518	51	576	- 57
Drug Use	63	319	50	732	- 413
Encephalitis	64	313	69	5	+ 308
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	155	38	2,618	- 2,463
Other Neoplasms	66	134	16	15,120	- 14,986
Diphtheria	67	115	74	0	+ 115
Ascariasis	68	109	82	0	+ 109
Hepatitis C	69	106	41	2,220	- 2,114
Otitis Media	70	56	68	8	+ 49
Trypanosomiasis	71	47	76	0	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	72	41	59	108	- 67
Chlamydia	73	19	80	0	+ 19
Dengue	74	3	83	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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.