SPAIN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,912	7	13,717	+ 23,195
HIV/AIDS	2	29,457	43	538	+ 28,919
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,056	36	1,064	+ 25,992
Malaria	4	19,882	83	0	+ 19,882
Birth Trauma	5	19,392	60	113	+ 19,279
Low Birth Weight	6	16,151	52	253	+ 15,898
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,120	31	1,829	+ 13,291
Tuberculosis	8	14,035	50	270	+ 13,764
Stroke	9	13,181	3	29,004	- 15,823
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,904	1	51,684	- 40,780
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,517	38	863	+ 6,654
Liver Disease	12	6,785	23	4,231	+ 2,554
Meningitis	13	6,623	59	129	+ 6,494
Malnutrition	14	6,178	47	302	+ 5,875
Violence	15	5,895	51	262	+ 5,633
Maternal Conditions	16	5,660	64	14	+ 5,647
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,883	10	7,773	- 2,891
Other Injuries	18	4,492	15	5,536	- 1,045
Hypertension	19	4,208	9	9,115	- 4,906
Kidney Disease	20	4,058	8	9,725	- 5,666
Leishmaniasis	21	3,742	65	11	+ 3,731
Tetanus	22	3,488	72	2	+ 3,487
Lung Disease	23	3,326	5	18,926	- 15,601
Pertussis	24	2,917	73	2	+ 2,915
Cervical Cancer	25	2,831	39	855	+ 1,976
Breast Cancer	26	2,585	11	7,067	- 4,483
War	27	2,286	68	6	+ 2,280
Asthma	28	2,186	35	1,133	+ 1,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,021	2	42,339	- 40,318
Drownings	30	1,735	45	446	+ 1,289
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,620	29	2,011	- 391
Fires	32	1,613	55	185	+ 1,429
Suicide	33	1,583	25	3,609	- 2,026
Lymphomas	34	1,572	16	5,335	- 3,762
Prostate Cancer	35	1,522	13	6,420	- 4,898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,339	6	16,957	- 15,619
Syphilis	37	1,307	67	9	+ 1,298
Liver Cancer	38	1,288	18	5,098	- 3,811
Measles	39	1,244	81	0	+ 1,244
Leukemia	40	1,167	24	3,772	- 2,605
Falls	41	1,003	26	3,246	- 2,244
Poisonings	42	964	57	170	+ 794
Oral Cancer	43	964	27	2,583	- 1,619
Stomach Cancer	44	897	14	5,796	- 4,900
Inflammatory/Heart	45	806	19	4,984	- 4,178
Endocrine Disorders	46	713	21	4,863	- 4,150
Ovary Cancer	47	700	28	2,026	- 1,326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	693	44	475	+ 217
Lung Cancers	49	610	4	22,131	- 21,520
Epilepsy	50	567	40	824	- 257
Skin Cancers	51	473	32	1,803	- 1,330
Parkinson's Disease	52	464	20	4,943	- 4,479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	451	33	1,612	- 1,161
Pancreas Cancer	54	405	12	6,752	- 6,347
Skin Disease	55	363	30	1,840	- 1,478
Bladder Cancer	56	328	17	5,222	- 4,895
Hepatitis B	57	286	58	162	+ 124
Schistosomiasis	58	266	74	0	+ 266
Upper Respiratory	59	260	62	47	+ 214
Uterin Cancer	60	245	34	1,612	- 1,366
Appendicitis	61	241	61	79	+ 162
Alcohol	62	199	46	333	- 134
Drug Use	63	123	41	776	- 654
Encephalitis	64	120	70	4	+ 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	59	48	294	- 234
Other Neoplasms	66	51	22	4,748	- 4,697
Diphtheria	67	44	76	0	+ 44
Ascariasis	68	42	78	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	69	41	42	652	- 612
Otitis Media	70	22	66	9	+ 13
Trypanosomiasis	71	18	84	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	72	16	49	287	- 271
Chlamydia	73	7	82	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

South Sudan

Spain

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.