VIET NAM VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	82,567	7	27,836	+ 54,730
HIV/AIDS	2	65,891	27	4,993	+ 60,899
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	60,520	29	4,390	+ 56,131
Malaria	4	44,472	67	14	+ 44,458
Birth Trauma	5	43,377	32	2,340	+ 41,038
Low Birth Weight	6	36,126	19	7,132	+ 28,994
Road Traffic Accidents	7	33,822	5	29,475	+ 4,347
Tuberculosis	8	31,393	15	9,446	+ 21,947
Stroke	9	29,483	1	159,032	- 129,549
Coronary Heart Disease	10	24,391	2	91,939	- 67,548
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,814	21	7,064	+ 9,750
Liver Disease	12	15,177	10	23,900	- 8,723
Meningitis	13	14,815	51	624	+ 14,190
Malnutrition	14	13,819	63	120	+ 13,698
Violence	15	13,186	36	1,785	+ 11,401
Maternal Conditions	16	12,661	49	773	+ 11,888
Diabetes Mellitus	17	10,922	4	33,860	- 22,939
Other Injuries	18	10,047	23	5,539	+ 4,508
Hypertension	19	9,413	12	19,880	- 10,466
Kidney Disease	20	9,078	8	25,251	- 16,174
Leishmaniasis	21	8,370	78	0	+ 8,370
Tetanus	22	7,803	58	286	+ 7,517
Lung Disease	23	7,439	3	35,875	- 28,436
Pertussis	24	6,524	50	705	+ 5,820
Cervical Cancer	25	6,331	31	2,391	+ 3,940
Breast Cancer	26	5,782	22	6,187	- 405
War	27	5,113	65	34	+ 5,079
Asthma	28	4,889	17	8,150	- 3,261
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,521	6	29,307	- 24,786
Drownings	30	3,881	26	5,097	- 1,216
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,624	33	2,265	+ 1,359
Fires	32	3,609	52	595	+ 3,014
Suicide	33	3,541	18	7,249	- 3,708
Lymphomas	34	3,517	30	2,964	+ 552
Prostate Cancer	35	3,404	35	1,911	+ 1,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,995	16	8,258	- 5,264
Syphilis	37	2,923	56	328	+ 2,595
Liver Cancer	38	2,880	9	24,995	- 22,114
Measles	39	2,782	37	1,780	+ 1,002
Leukemia	40	2,611	28	4,899	- 2,288
Falls	41	2,243	13	15,427	- 13,183
Poisonings	42	2,157	48	832	+ 1,325
Oral Cancer	43	2,156	20	7,088	- 4,932
Stomach Cancer	44	2,006	14	15,134	- 13,128
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,803	24	5,357	- 3,554
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,594	34	2,082	- 488
Ovary Cancer	47	1,565	47	864	+ 701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,549	43	957	+ 593
Lung Cancers	49	1,365	11	21,294	- 19,929
Epilepsy	50	1,269	53	583	+ 686
Skin Cancers	51	1,059	54	467	+ 591
Parkinson's Disease	52	1,038	25	5,338	- 4,301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,008	38	1,708	- 700
Pancreas Cancer	54	906	44	929	- 24
Skin Disease	55	811	40	1,515	- 704
Bladder Cancer	56	733	45	896	- 164
Hepatitis B	57	639	55	379	+ 260
Schistosomiasis	58	596	77	0	+ 596
Upper Respiratory	59	582	66	34	+ 548
Uterin Cancer	60	549	42	1,159	- 609
Appendicitis	61	540	60	201	+ 339
Alcohol	62	445	46	867	- 422
Drug Use	63	274	41	1,366	- 1,092
Encephalitis	64	268	39	1,558	- 1,290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	133	59	224	- 91
Other Neoplasms	66	115	57	325	- 210
Diphtheria	67	99	69	3	+ 95
Ascariasis	68	94	68	9	+ 85
Hepatitis C	69	91	64	78	+ 12
Otitis Media	70	48	71	1	+ 48
Trypanosomiasis	71	40	79	0	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	72	35	61	135	- 100
Chlamydia	73	16	70	1	+ 15
Dengue	74	2	62	127	- 124
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

South Sudan

Viet Nam

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.