URUGUAY VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,674	6	1,370	+ 1,304
HIV/AIDS	2	2,134	28	195	+ 1,939
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,960	35	134	+ 1,826
Malaria	4	1,440	79	0	+ 1,440
Birth Trauma	5	1,405	53	22	+ 1,383
Low Birth Weight	6	1,170	42	73	+ 1,097
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,095	16	512	+ 584
Tuberculosis	8	1,017	41	81	+ 936
Stroke	9	955	2	2,850	- 1,895
Coronary Heart Disease	10	790	1	4,265	- 3,475
Congenital Anomalies	11	545	30	170	+ 374
Liver Disease	12	492	27	206	+ 286
Meningitis	13	480	58	10	+ 470
Malnutrition	14	448	43	73	+ 375
Violence	15	427	23	295	+ 132
Maternal Conditions	16	410	60	9	+ 401
Diabetes Mellitus	17	354	11	747	- 394
Other Injuries	18	325	10	774	- 449
Hypertension	19	305	15	648	- 343
Kidney Disease	20	294	8	1,040	- 746
Leishmaniasis	21	271	78	0	+ 271
Tetanus	22	253	71	0	+ 252
Lung Disease	23	241	4	1,706	- 1,465
Pertussis	24	211	72	0	+ 211
Cervical Cancer	25	205	29	172	+ 33
Breast Cancer	26	187	9	848	- 661
War	27	166	70	0	+ 165
Asthma	28	158	37	127	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	146	3	1,899	- 1,752
Drownings	30	126	45	65	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	31	117	24	286	- 169
Fires	32	117	48	54	+ 62
Suicide	33	115	12	735	- 621
Lymphomas	34	114	20	457	- 343
Prostate Cancer	35	110	13	707	- 597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	97	7	1,245	- 1,148
Syphilis	37	95	66	3	+ 92
Liver Cancer	38	93	34	147	- 54
Measles	39	90	74	0	+ 90
Leukemia	40	85	25	280	- 196
Falls	41	73	47	55	+ 18
Poisonings	42	70	55	17	+ 53
Oral Cancer	43	70	31	167	- 97
Stomach Cancer	44	65	18	480	- 415
Inflammatory/Heart	45	58	22	314	- 256
Endocrine Disorders	46	52	17	487	- 436
Ovary Cancer	47	51	32	160	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	50	46	57	- 7
Lung Cancers	49	44	5	1,463	- 1,418
Epilepsy	50	41	40	86	- 45
Skin Cancers	51	34	33	149	- 115
Parkinson's Disease	52	34	21	320	- 287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	33	50	39	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	54	29	14	656	- 626
Skin Disease	55	26	36	130	- 104
Bladder Cancer	56	24	26	276	- 252
Hepatitis B	57	21	63	4	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	58	19	77	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	59	19	62	5	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	60	18	38	115	- 97
Appendicitis	61	17	59	9	+ 8
Alcohol	62	14	39	104	- 90
Drug Use	63	9	49	41	- 32
Encephalitis	64	9	64	4	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	51	35	- 30
Other Neoplasms	66	4	19	464	- 460
Diphtheria	67	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	65	3	- 1
Otitis Media	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	56	13	- 12
Chlamydia	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

South Sudan

Uruguay

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.