YEMEN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,092	4	11,978	+ 13,114
HIV/AIDS	2	20,025	46	396	+ 19,629
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,392	9	4,372	+ 14,020
Malaria	4	13,515	20	1,719	+ 11,796
Birth Trauma	5	13,182	7	5,939	+ 7,243
Low Birth Weight	6	10,979	5	8,810	+ 2,169
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,279	6	8,561	+ 1,718
Tuberculosis	8	9,540	18	1,899	+ 7,641
Stroke	9	8,960	2	13,570	- 4,610
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,412	1	30,158	- 22,745
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,110	10	4,291	+ 819
Liver Disease	12	4,612	13	2,891	+ 1,721
Meningitis	13	4,502	28	1,018	+ 3,484
Malnutrition	14	4,199	27	1,058	+ 3,141
Violence	15	4,007	14	2,839	+ 1,168
Maternal Conditions	16	3,848	32	890	+ 2,958
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,319	19	1,794	+ 1,525
Other Injuries	18	3,053	16	2,225	+ 828
Hypertension	19	2,861	8	5,293	- 2,433
Kidney Disease	20	2,759	15	2,679	+ 80
Leishmaniasis	21	2,544	71	2	+ 2,541
Tetanus	22	2,371	47	395	+ 1,977
Lung Disease	23	2,261	11	3,196	- 935
Pertussis	24	1,983	23	1,239	+ 744
Cervical Cancer	25	1,924	57	119	+ 1,805
Breast Cancer	26	1,757	26	1,134	+ 624
War	27	1,554	3	12,915	- 11,361
Asthma	28	1,486	17	2,106	- 620
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,374	22	1,405	- 31
Drownings	30	1,179	25	1,142	+ 37
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,101	35	765	+ 337
Fires	32	1,097	29	991	+ 106
Suicide	33	1,076	21	1,699	- 622
Lymphomas	34	1,069	45	433	+ 636
Prostate Cancer	35	1,034	63	39	+ 995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	910	30	913	- 3
Syphilis	37	888	53	175	+ 713
Liver Cancer	38	875	39	609	+ 266
Measles	39	846	12	3,019	- 2,174
Leukemia	40	793	34	776	+ 17
Falls	41	682	24	1,170	- 488
Poisonings	42	655	44	532	+ 124
Oral Cancer	43	655	42	547	+ 108
Stomach Cancer	44	610	31	902	- 293
Inflammatory/Heart	45	548	40	585	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	46	485	36	738	- 253
Ovary Cancer	47	476	52	188	+ 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	471	33	833	- 363
Lung Cancers	49	415	41	569	- 154
Epilepsy	50	386	43	539	- 153
Skin Cancers	51	322	58	100	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	52	315	49	362	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	306	37	707	- 400
Pancreas Cancer	54	275	51	283	- 8
Skin Disease	55	247	61	44	+ 203
Bladder Cancer	56	223	55	160	+ 62
Hepatitis B	57	194	50	299	- 105
Schistosomiasis	58	181	56	124	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	59	177	70	5	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	60	167	69	5	+ 162
Appendicitis	61	164	54	162	+ 3
Alcohol	62	135	59	78	+ 57
Drug Use	63	83	38	613	- 529
Encephalitis	64	82	48	369	- 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	40	66	14	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	66	35	64	21	+ 14
Diphtheria	67	30	67	14	+ 16
Ascariasis	68	28	65	17	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	28	68	8	+ 19
Otitis Media	70	15	73	0	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	76	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	72	11	62	42	- 31
Chlamydia	73	5	72	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	1	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

South Sudan

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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.