UNITED KINGDOM VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,446	3	40,540	+ 12,906
HIV/AIDS	2	42,652	55	188	+ 42,464
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,175	38	1,599	+ 37,577
Malaria	4	28,788	76	0	+ 28,788
Birth Trauma	5	28,079	54	190	+ 27,889
Low Birth Weight	6	23,385	40	1,313	+ 22,071
Road Traffic Accidents	7	21,893	33	2,169	+ 19,724
Tuberculosis	8	20,321	47	351	+ 19,970
Stroke	9	19,085	4	37,626	- 18,542
Coronary Heart Disease	10	15,788	2	71,728	- 55,939
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,884	35	2,127	+ 8,757
Liver Disease	12	9,824	14	7,666	+ 2,159
Meningitis	13	9,590	52	232	+ 9,357
Malnutrition	14	8,945	58	116	+ 8,829
Violence	15	8,536	46	868	+ 7,668
Maternal Conditions	16	8,196	64	47	+ 8,149
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,070	17	5,842	+ 1,227
Other Injuries	18	6,503	19	5,464	+ 1,039
Hypertension	19	6,093	23	5,208	+ 885
Kidney Disease	20	5,876	18	5,471	+ 405
Leishmaniasis	21	5,418	70	0	+ 5,418
Tetanus	22	5,051	72	0	+ 5,051
Lung Disease	23	4,815	6	32,896	- 28,080
Pertussis	24	4,223	69	3	+ 4,221
Cervical Cancer	25	4,098	43	1,099	+ 2,999
Breast Cancer	26	3,743	9	12,718	- 8,976
War	27	3,310	67	10	+ 3,300
Asthma	28	3,165	41	1,302	+ 1,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,926	1	98,135	- 95,208
Drownings	30	2,512	49	301	+ 2,211
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,346	12	8,727	- 6,381
Fires	32	2,336	48	334	+ 2,002
Suicide	33	2,292	20	5,325	- 3,033
Lymphomas	34	2,276	10	9,350	- 7,074
Prostate Cancer	35	2,203	8	13,289	- 11,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,938	7	18,446	- 16,508
Syphilis	37	1,892	62	49	+ 1,843
Liver Cancer	38	1,864	21	5,237	- 3,372
Measles	39	1,801	75	0	+ 1,801
Leukemia	40	1,690	22	5,211	- 3,521
Falls	41	1,452	15	7,618	- 6,166
Poisonings	42	1,396	53	221	+ 1,175
Oral Cancer	43	1,396	30	3,109	- 1,713
Stomach Cancer	44	1,298	24	4,999	- 3,701
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,167	29	3,126	- 1,960
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,032	28	3,297	- 2,265
Ovary Cancer	47	1,013	25	4,019	- 3,006
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,003	36	2,090	- 1,087
Lung Cancers	49	884	5	35,715	- 34,831
Epilepsy	50	821	42	1,193	- 372
Skin Cancers	51	685	27	3,727	- 3,042
Parkinson's Disease	52	672	13	8,573	- 7,901
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	653	45	876	- 223
Pancreas Cancer	54	586	11	8,995	- 8,409
Skin Disease	55	525	34	2,134	- 1,609
Bladder Cancer	56	474	16	6,133	- 5,659
Hepatitis B	57	414	65	40	+ 374
Schistosomiasis	58	385	78	0	+ 385
Upper Respiratory	59	377	63	48	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	60	355	32	2,346	- 1,991
Appendicitis	61	350	59	105	+ 245
Alcohol	62	288	39	1,555	- 1,267
Drug Use	63	177	31	2,824	- 2,647
Encephalitis	64	174	68	6	+ 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	86	44	1,014	- 928
Other Neoplasms	66	74	26	3,986	- 3,912
Diphtheria	67	64	74	0	+ 64
Ascariasis	68	61	80	0	+ 61
Hepatitis C	69	59	51	267	- 208
Otitis Media	70	31	66	16	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	71	26	77	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	72	23	37	1,856	- 1,833
Chlamydia	73	11	79	0	+ 11
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

South Sudan

United Kingdom

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.