VENEZUELA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,397	7	7,188	+ 17,209
HIV/AIDS	2	19,470	6	7,490	+ 11,980
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,883	22	1,359	+ 16,524
Malaria	4	13,141	42	402	+ 12,739
Birth Trauma	5	12,817	24	1,087	+ 11,730
Low Birth Weight	6	10,675	12	3,088	+ 7,587
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,994	5	11,127	- 1,133
Tuberculosis	8	9,276	31	748	+ 8,529
Stroke	9	8,712	3	12,133	- 3,421
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,207	1	26,905	- 19,698
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,968	14	2,846	+ 2,123
Liver Disease	12	4,485	16	2,340	+ 2,144
Meningitis	13	4,378	49	251	+ 4,127
Malnutrition	14	4,083	32	629	+ 3,454
Violence	15	3,896	2	18,132	- 14,236
Maternal Conditions	16	3,741	39	422	+ 3,319
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,227	4	11,176	- 7,949
Other Injuries	18	2,969	21	1,693	+ 1,276
Hypertension	19	2,781	9	5,195	- 2,413
Kidney Disease	20	2,682	8	5,932	- 3,249
Leishmaniasis	21	2,473	73	3	+ 2,471
Tetanus	22	2,306	68	8	+ 2,298
Lung Disease	23	2,198	10	5,150	- 2,951
Pertussis	24	1,928	64	26	+ 1,902
Cervical Cancer	25	1,871	20	1,986	- 115
Breast Cancer	26	1,708	15	2,563	- 855
War	27	1,511	51	185	+ 1,326
Asthma	28	1,445	46	311	+ 1,134
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,336	35	572	+ 764
Drownings	30	1,147	43	388	+ 758
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,071	44	370	+ 701
Fires	32	1,066	54	144	+ 922
Suicide	33	1,046	34	585	+ 461
Lymphomas	34	1,039	23	1,248	- 209
Prostate Cancer	35	1,006	13	2,848	- 1,843
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	885	19	2,037	- 1,153
Syphilis	37	864	67	15	+ 848
Liver Cancer	38	851	26	1,029	- 178
Measles	39	822	79	0	+ 822
Leukemia	40	771	27	1,007	- 236
Falls	41	663	28	865	- 202
Poisonings	42	637	58	68	+ 570
Oral Cancer	43	637	38	544	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	44	593	17	2,175	- 1,582
Inflammatory/Heart	45	533	33	599	- 66
Endocrine Disorders	46	471	30	760	- 289
Ovary Cancer	47	462	36	563	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	458	40	418	+ 40
Lung Cancers	49	403	11	3,900	- 3,496
Epilepsy	50	375	41	411	- 36
Skin Cancers	51	313	37	553	- 240
Parkinson's Disease	52	307	48	252	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	298	57	80	+ 218
Pancreas Cancer	54	268	25	1,082	- 814
Skin Disease	55	240	66	18	+ 222
Bladder Cancer	56	217	45	365	- 148
Hepatitis B	57	189	63	30	+ 159
Schistosomiasis	58	176	76	1	+ 175
Upper Respiratory	59	172	74	1	+ 171
Uterin Cancer	60	162	47	309	- 147
Appendicitis	61	160	56	98	+ 62
Alcohol	62	131	62	34	+ 97
Drug Use	63	81	50	225	- 144
Encephalitis	64	79	61	37	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	39	52	180	- 141
Other Neoplasms	66	34	18	2,167	- 2,133
Diphtheria	67	29	78	0	+ 29
Ascariasis	68	28	70	5	+ 23
Hepatitis C	69	27	65	21	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	14	75	1	+ 13
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	83	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	72	10	60	51	- 40
Chlamydia	73	5	82	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	1	59	65	- 64
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

South Sudan

Venezuela

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.