NEPAL VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,297	6	6,237	+ 18,060
HIV/AIDS	2	19,390	34	737	+ 18,653
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,810	7	6,071	+ 11,739
Malaria	4	13,087	72	0	+ 13,087
Birth Trauma	5	12,765	15	2,676	+ 10,089
Low Birth Weight	6	10,631	11	3,822	+ 6,809
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,953	9	4,654	+ 5,298
Tuberculosis	8	9,238	3	16,535	- 7,296
Stroke	9	8,676	4	12,909	- 4,232
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,178	2	19,677	- 12,499
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,948	21	1,949	+ 2,999
Liver Disease	12	4,466	5	6,383	- 1,917
Meningitis	13	4,360	43	377	+ 3,982
Malnutrition	14	4,066	31	845	+ 3,222
Violence	15	3,880	35	704	+ 3,177
Maternal Conditions	16	3,726	28	977	+ 2,749
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,214	14	2,929	+ 285
Other Injuries	18	2,957	22	1,655	+ 1,302
Hypertension	19	2,770	18	2,092	+ 678
Kidney Disease	20	2,671	10	4,284	- 1,613
Leishmaniasis	21	2,463	62	39	+ 2,424
Tetanus	22	2,296	53	134	+ 2,162
Lung Disease	23	2,189	1	27,027	- 24,838
Pertussis	24	1,920	40	453	+ 1,467
Cervical Cancer	25	1,863	20	1,969	- 106
Breast Cancer	26	1,702	27	1,038	+ 663
War	27	1,505	65	24	+ 1,481
Asthma	28	1,439	8	5,930	- 4,491
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,330	19	2,022	- 692
Drownings	30	1,142	23	1,505	- 363
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,066	38	491	+ 575
Fires	32	1,062	50	184	+ 878
Suicide	33	1,042	16	2,571	- 1,529
Lymphomas	34	1,035	32	768	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	35	1,002	58	85	+ 916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	881	26	1,167	- 286
Syphilis	37	860	54	134	+ 726
Liver Cancer	38	848	46	256	+ 592
Measles	39	819	59	60	+ 759
Leukemia	40	768	36	668	+ 101
Falls	41	660	13	3,321	- 2,661
Poisonings	42	635	39	474	+ 161
Oral Cancer	43	634	24	1,389	- 754
Stomach Cancer	44	590	25	1,379	- 789
Inflammatory/Heart	45	530	48	217	+ 313
Endocrine Disorders	46	469	45	257	+ 212
Ovary Cancer	47	460	37	585	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	456	49	191	+ 265
Lung Cancers	49	402	12	3,586	- 3,184
Epilepsy	50	373	30	874	- 501
Skin Cancers	51	311	42	400	- 88
Parkinson's Disease	52	305	33	760	- 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	297	17	2,320	- 2,023
Pancreas Cancer	54	267	41	445	- 179
Skin Disease	55	239	67	17	+ 222
Bladder Cancer	56	216	44	325	- 109
Hepatitis B	57	188	56	117	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	58	175	73	0	+ 175
Upper Respiratory	59	171	66	24	+ 148
Uterin Cancer	60	162	60	56	+ 105
Appendicitis	61	159	47	220	- 61
Alcohol	62	131	52	168	- 37
Drug Use	63	81	57	93	- 13
Encephalitis	64	79	29	882	- 803
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	39	51	173	- 134
Other Neoplasms	66	34	61	50	- 16
Diphtheria	67	29	71	1	+ 28
Ascariasis	68	28	69	4	+ 23
Hepatitis C	69	27	64	29	- 2
Otitis Media	70	14	70	4	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	75	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	72	10	63	38	- 28
Chlamydia	73	5	68	5	- 0
Dengue	74	1	55	120	- 119
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.