USA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	266,973	11	60,317	+ 206,655
HIV/AIDS	2	213,055	42	5,660	+ 207,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	195,687	37	9,955	+ 185,732
Malaria	4	143,798	77	0	+ 143,798
Birth Trauma	5	140,257	54	1,233	+ 139,024
Low Birth Weight	6	116,811	39	6,924	+ 109,887
Road Traffic Accidents	7	109,360	17	41,694	+ 67,666
Tuberculosis	8	101,507	62	546	+ 100,961
Stroke	9	95,331	4	158,520	- 63,189
Coronary Heart Disease	10	78,866	1	504,904	- 426,038
Congenital Anomalies	11	54,366	34	11,762	+ 42,605
Liver Disease	12	49,074	16	43,402	+ 5,671
Meningitis	13	47,903	60	606	+ 47,297
Malnutrition	14	44,681	40	6,762	+ 37,919
Violence	15	42,637	27	18,976	+ 23,661
Maternal Conditions	16	40,939	56	779	+ 40,160
Diabetes Mellitus	17	35,314	10	61,418	- 26,104
Other Injuries	18	32,486	25	25,997	+ 6,489
Hypertension	19	30,437	8	65,960	- 35,524
Kidney Disease	20	29,352	6	85,861	- 56,509
Leishmaniasis	21	27,065	79	0	+ 27,065
Tetanus	22	25,231	71	2	+ 25,228
Lung Disease	23	24,054	3	195,387	- 171,333
Pertussis	24	21,096	69	16	+ 21,081
Cervical Cancer	25	20,472	38	6,984	+ 13,488
Breast Cancer	26	18,696	13	48,671	- 29,975
War	27	16,534	55	1,198	+ 15,336
Asthma	28	15,809	46	3,818	+ 11,990
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	14,617	2	287,198	- 272,581
Drownings	30	12,548	45	4,070	+ 8,478
Oesophagus Cancer	31	11,718	28	17,829	- 6,111
Fires	32	11,669	49	3,183	+ 8,486
Suicide	33	11,450	12	53,099	- 41,648
Lymphomas	34	11,371	19	40,281	- 28,910
Prostate Cancer	35	11,006	20	35,612	- 24,606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	9,683	9	61,827	- 52,144
Syphilis	37	9,450	66	49	+ 9,401
Liver Cancer	38	9,312	23	27,064	- 17,752
Measles	39	8,996	80	0	+ 8,996
Leukemia	40	8,441	24	26,966	- 18,524
Falls	41	7,254	18	40,418	- 33,164
Poisonings	42	6,973	53	1,674	+ 5,299
Oral Cancer	43	6,971	35	11,555	- 4,584
Stomach Cancer	44	6,486	33	13,077	- 6,591
Inflammatory/Heart	45	5,829	22	32,529	- 26,700
Endocrine Disorders	46	5,155	14	46,985	- 41,830
Ovary Cancer	47	5,059	31	14,591	- 9,532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	5,010	48	3,461	+ 1,548
Lung Cancers	49	4,415	5	155,533	- 151,118
Epilepsy	50	4,103	50	3,162	+ 940
Skin Cancers	51	3,423	32	14,311	- 10,888
Parkinson's Disease	52	3,355	21	34,491	- 31,136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3,261	47	3,646	- 385
Pancreas Cancer	54	2,929	15	44,293	- 41,364
Skin Disease	55	2,623	43	5,409	- 2,786
Bladder Cancer	56	2,369	26	19,622	- 17,253
Hepatitis B	57	2,066	59	608	+ 1,458
Schistosomiasis	58	1,926	72	1	+ 1,924
Upper Respiratory	59	1,882	65	229	+ 1,653
Uterin Cancer	60	1,776	36	10,063	- 8,287
Appendicitis	61	1,747	63	424	+ 1,322
Alcohol	62	1,439	30	14,659	- 13,221
Drug Use	63	886	7	74,435	- 73,549
Encephalitis	64	868	68	25	+ 843
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	429	52	2,461	- 2,032
Other Neoplasms	66	371	29	17,743	- 17,372
Diphtheria	67	320	75	0	+ 319
Ascariasis	68	303	82	0	+ 303
Hepatitis C	69	293	41	5,684	- 5,390
Otitis Media	70	156	67	34	+ 122
Trypanosomiasis	71	130	78	0	+ 130
Multiple Sclerosis	72	114	44	5,059	- 4,945
Chlamydia	73	53	84	0	+ 53
Dengue	74	7	76	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

South Sudan

United States

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.