TUNISIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,407	7	1,912	+ 7,494
HIV/AIDS	2	7,507	32	261	+ 7,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,895	40	184	+ 6,711
Malaria	4	5,067	73	0	+ 5,067
Birth Trauma	5	4,942	22	436	+ 4,506
Low Birth Weight	6	4,116	14	924	+ 3,192
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,853	6	1,928	+ 1,925
Tuberculosis	8	3,577	41	136	+ 3,440
Stroke	9	3,359	2	8,509	- 5,151
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,779	1	20,658	- 17,879
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,916	12	980	+ 935
Liver Disease	12	1,729	11	1,313	+ 416
Meningitis	13	1,688	46	86	+ 1,602
Malnutrition	14	1,574	60	24	+ 1,551
Violence	15	1,502	24	410	+ 1,093
Maternal Conditions	16	1,442	47	83	+ 1,359
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,244	9	1,773	- 528
Other Injuries	18	1,145	27	372	+ 773
Hypertension	19	1,072	3	2,824	- 1,751
Kidney Disease	20	1,034	4	2,574	- 1,540
Leishmaniasis	21	954	64	3	+ 950
Tetanus	22	889	56	26	+ 863
Lung Disease	23	848	10	1,754	- 906
Pertussis	24	743	52	40	+ 703
Cervical Cancer	25	721	38	201	+ 520
Breast Cancer	26	659	15	781	- 122
War	27	583	57	25	+ 558
Asthma	28	557	16	665	- 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	515	5	2,507	- 1,992
Drownings	30	442	43	122	+ 320
Oesophagus Cancer	31	413	44	109	+ 304
Fires	32	411	37	202	+ 209
Suicide	33	403	26	383	+ 21
Lymphomas	34	401	18	616	- 216
Prostate Cancer	35	388	23	417	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	341	13	971	- 630
Syphilis	37	333	61	18	+ 315
Liver Cancer	38	328	29	360	- 32
Measles	39	317	78	0	+ 317
Leukemia	40	297	25	385	- 88
Falls	41	256	21	445	- 189
Poisonings	42	246	48	81	+ 165
Oral Cancer	43	246	35	232	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	44	229	19	583	- 354
Inflammatory/Heart	45	205	30	298	- 93
Endocrine Disorders	46	182	31	285	- 104
Ovary Cancer	47	178	39	192	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	177	33	237	- 60
Lung Cancers	49	156	8	1,849	- 1,694
Epilepsy	50	145	45	101	+ 43
Skin Cancers	51	121	36	214	- 93
Parkinson's Disease	52	118	20	469	- 351
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	115	42	123	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	54	103	28	361	- 258
Skin Disease	55	92	51	41	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	56	83	17	654	- 570
Hepatitis B	57	73	49	70	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	58	68	63	8	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	59	66	66	1	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	60	63	50	46	+ 17
Appendicitis	61	62	58	25	+ 37
Alcohol	62	51	55	31	+ 20
Drug Use	63	31	34	235	- 204
Encephalitis	64	31	53	38	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	15	62	9	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	66	13	59	24	- 11
Diphtheria	67	11	69	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	68	11	67	1	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	10	65	1	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	5	70	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	74	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	54	33	- 29
Chlamydia	73	2	68	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	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 TUNISIA

South Sudan

Tunisia

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.