SOUTH KOREA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,661	2	26,650	+ 14,011
HIV/AIDS	2	32,449	55	84	+ 32,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	29,804	35	929	+ 28,875
Malaria	4	21,901	71	1	+ 21,900
Birth Trauma	5	21,361	54	88	+ 21,273
Low Birth Weight	6	17,791	45	370	+ 17,420
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,656	15	4,399	+ 12,257
Tuberculosis	8	15,460	24	1,950	+ 13,510
Stroke	9	14,519	3	25,596	- 11,077
Coronary Heart Disease	10	12,011	1	28,043	- 16,031
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,280	41	518	+ 7,762
Liver Disease	12	7,474	14	6,348	+ 1,126
Meningitis	13	7,296	58	51	+ 7,245
Malnutrition	14	6,805	53	88	+ 6,717
Violence	15	6,494	44	386	+ 6,107
Maternal Conditions	16	6,235	61	34	+ 6,201
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,378	13	6,812	- 1,433
Other Injuries	18	4,948	18	3,634	+ 1,314
Hypertension	19	4,636	17	3,711	+ 925
Kidney Disease	20	4,470	9	10,107	- 5,637
Leishmaniasis	21	4,122	79	0	+ 4,122
Tetanus	22	3,843	69	5	+ 3,838
Lung Disease	23	3,663	11	8,526	- 4,863
Pertussis	24	3,213	67	6	+ 3,207
Cervical Cancer	25	3,118	34	1,065	+ 2,053
Breast Cancer	26	2,847	21	2,880	- 33
War	27	2,518	68	5	+ 2,513
Asthma	28	2,408	32	1,150	+ 1,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,226	6	12,145	- 9,919
Drownings	30	1,911	42	501	+ 1,410
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,785	28	1,733	+ 52
Fires	32	1,777	47	263	+ 1,514
Suicide	33	1,744	5	14,636	- 12,892
Lymphomas	34	1,732	19	3,477	- 1,745
Prostate Cancer	35	1,676	22	2,316	- 639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,475	8	10,180	- 8,706
Syphilis	37	1,439	62	27	+ 1,413
Liver Cancer	38	1,418	7	11,589	- 10,171
Measles	39	1,370	83	0	+ 1,370
Leukemia	40	1,286	23	2,140	- 855
Falls	41	1,105	20	2,934	- 1,829
Poisonings	42	1,062	52	115	+ 947
Oral Cancer	43	1,062	29	1,457	- 395
Stomach Cancer	44	988	10	8,625	- 7,637
Inflammatory/Heart	45	888	31	1,325	- 437
Endocrine Disorders	46	785	25	1,891	- 1,106
Ovary Cancer	47	771	30	1,330	- 559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	763	38	540	+ 223
Lung Cancers	49	672	4	20,293	- 19,621
Epilepsy	50	625	40	524	+ 100
Skin Cancers	51	521	37	585	- 63
Parkinson's Disease	52	511	16	3,951	- 3,440
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	497	48	224	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	54	446	12	6,994	- 6,547
Skin Disease	55	400	36	704	- 305
Bladder Cancer	56	361	27	1,768	- 1,407
Hepatitis B	57	315	39	526	- 211
Schistosomiasis	58	293	72	1	+ 292
Upper Respiratory	59	287	63	26	+ 261
Uterin Cancer	60	270	43	420	- 149
Appendicitis	61	266	57	54	+ 212
Alcohol	62	219	33	1,081	- 861
Drug Use	63	135	50	154	- 19
Encephalitis	64	132	65	19	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	65	51	150	- 85
Other Neoplasms	66	57	26	1,807	- 1,750
Diphtheria	67	49	73	0	+ 49
Ascariasis	68	46	74	0	+ 46
Hepatitis C	69	45	49	168	- 123
Otitis Media	70	24	70	5	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	71	20	78	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	72	17	66	11	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	8	84	0	+ 8
Dengue	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

South Sudan

South Korea

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.