TURKMENISTAN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,484	6	1,137	+ 3,348
HIV/AIDS	2	3,579	3	3,008	+ 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,287	20	350	+ 2,937
Malaria	4	2,415	76	0	+ 2,415
Birth Trauma	5	2,356	7	912	+ 1,444
Low Birth Weight	6	1,962	5	1,161	+ 801
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,837	8	800	+ 1,037
Tuberculosis	8	1,705	13	595	+ 1,110
Stroke	9	1,601	2	4,771	- 3,170
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,325	1	9,941	- 8,616
Congenital Anomalies	11	913	9	768	+ 145
Liver Disease	12	824	4	2,018	- 1,193
Meningitis	13	805	44	63	+ 742
Malnutrition	14	751	56	8	+ 743
Violence	15	716	28	169	+ 547
Maternal Conditions	16	688	59	4	+ 683
Diabetes Mellitus	17	593	10	694	- 100
Other Injuries	18	546	22	336	+ 210
Hypertension	19	511	14	478	+ 34
Kidney Disease	20	493	12	633	- 140
Leishmaniasis	21	455	62	3	+ 452
Tetanus	22	424	53	15	+ 409
Lung Disease	23	404	23	318	+ 86
Pertussis	24	354	61	3	+ 351
Cervical Cancer	25	344	25	250	+ 94
Breast Cancer	26	314	18	417	- 103
War	27	278	64	2	+ 276
Asthma	28	266	49	44	+ 221
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	246	16	441	- 195
Drownings	30	211	29	153	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	31	197	19	392	- 195
Fires	32	196	35	122	+ 74
Suicide	33	192	21	337	- 144
Lymphomas	34	191	33	131	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	35	185	45	60	+ 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	163	27	177	- 14
Syphilis	37	159	67	0	+ 159
Liver Cancer	38	156	24	279	- 123
Measles	39	151	71	0	+ 151
Leukemia	40	142	32	135	+ 7
Falls	41	122	36	103	+ 18
Poisonings	42	117	50	37	+ 80
Oral Cancer	43	117	26	181	- 64
Stomach Cancer	44	109	15	443	- 334
Inflammatory/Heart	45	98	11	663	- 565
Endocrine Disorders	46	87	31	141	- 54
Ovary Cancer	47	85	40	93	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	84	37	103	- 18
Lung Cancers	49	74	17	417	- 343
Epilepsy	50	69	38	99	- 30
Skin Cancers	51	57	47	54	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	52	56	39	96	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	55	41	91	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	54	49	34	125	- 76
Skin Disease	55	44	54	10	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	56	40	43	69	- 29
Hepatitis B	57	35	51	35	- 1
Schistosomiasis	58	32	79	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	59	32	52	25	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	60	30	46	58	- 28
Appendicitis	61	29	58	7	+ 23
Alcohol	62	24	30	143	- 119
Drug Use	63	15	48	46	- 31
Encephalitis	64	15	42	73	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	60	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	6	57	7	- 1
Diphtheria	67	5	70	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	5	66	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	63	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	3	69	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	55	10	- 8
Chlamydia	73	1	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKMENISTAN

South Sudan

Turkmenistan

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.