TURKEY VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	65,673	9	12,845	+ 52,828
HIV/AIDS	2	52,409	53	204	+ 52,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	48,137	40	741	+ 47,396
Malaria	4	35,373	75	0	+ 35,373
Birth Trauma	5	34,502	41	720	+ 33,782
Low Birth Weight	6	28,734	24	3,478	+ 25,256
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,902	16	5,573	+ 21,329
Tuberculosis	8	24,970	50	303	+ 24,666
Stroke	9	23,450	2	44,006	- 20,555
Coronary Heart Disease	10	19,400	1	85,905	- 66,505
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,374	17	4,966	+ 8,407
Liver Disease	12	12,072	13	6,340	+ 5,731
Meningitis	13	11,784	51	274	+ 11,509
Malnutrition	14	10,991	43	588	+ 10,403
Violence	15	10,488	23	4,010	+ 6,478
Maternal Conditions	16	10,070	57	109	+ 9,961
Diabetes Mellitus	17	8,687	5	17,900	- 9,213
Other Injuries	18	7,991	30	1,678	+ 6,313
Hypertension	19	7,487	8	14,763	- 7,276
Kidney Disease	20	7,220	7	17,021	- 9,801
Leishmaniasis	21	6,658	68	2	+ 6,655
Tetanus	22	6,206	64	12	+ 6,195
Lung Disease	23	5,917	4	25,088	- 19,171
Pertussis	24	5,190	58	103	+ 5,087
Cervical Cancer	25	5,036	34	1,311	+ 3,725
Breast Cancer	26	4,599	14	5,643	- 1,044
War	27	4,067	49	318	+ 3,749
Asthma	28	3,889	27	2,434	+ 1,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,596	6	17,308	- 13,712
Drownings	30	3,087	44	549	+ 2,538
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,883	33	1,321	+ 1,561
Fires	32	2,870	47	343	+ 2,528
Suicide	33	2,817	29	2,003	+ 813
Lymphomas	34	2,797	19	4,849	- 2,051
Prostate Cancer	35	2,707	15	5,608	- 2,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,382	10	10,606	- 8,224
Syphilis	37	2,325	61	50	+ 2,274
Liver Cancer	38	2,291	20	4,542	- 2,251
Measles	39	2,213	65	6	+ 2,207
Leukemia	40	2,076	18	4,870	- 2,794
Falls	41	1,784	22	4,373	- 2,589
Poisonings	42	1,715	46	369	+ 1,346
Oral Cancer	43	1,715	35	1,305	+ 410
Stomach Cancer	44	1,595	11	10,333	- 8,737
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,434	31	1,632	- 198
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,268	26	2,612	- 1,344
Ovary Cancer	47	1,245	28	2,287	- 1,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,232	39	789	+ 443
Lung Cancers	49	1,086	3	35,070	- 33,984
Epilepsy	50	1,009	36	1,147	- 138
Skin Cancers	51	842	32	1,548	- 706
Parkinson's Disease	52	825	25	3,439	- 2,614
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	802	45	452	+ 351
Pancreas Cancer	54	720	12	6,882	- 6,162
Skin Disease	55	645	48	324	+ 321
Bladder Cancer	56	583	21	4,485	- 3,902
Hepatitis B	57	508	60	72	+ 436
Schistosomiasis	58	474	62	33	+ 440
Upper Respiratory	59	463	66	5	+ 458
Uterin Cancer	60	437	37	1,090	- 653
Appendicitis	61	430	59	93	+ 336
Alcohol	62	354	55	182	+ 172
Drug Use	63	218	38	972	- 754
Encephalitis	64	213	54	184	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	106	52	237	- 131
Other Neoplasms	66	91	42	646	- 555
Diphtheria	67	79	71	1	+ 78
Ascariasis	68	75	70	1	+ 73
Hepatitis C	69	72	63	19	+ 53
Otitis Media	70	38	67	3	+ 35
Trypanosomiasis	71	32	77	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	72	28	56	169	- 141
Chlamydia	73	13	69	2	+ 11
Dengue	74	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

South Sudan

Turkey

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.