SOUTH SUDAN VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,816	10	2,930	+ 12,886
Stroke	2	10,569	9	3,541	+ 7,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,041	29	543	+ 6,498
Lung Disease	4	6,327	23	894	+ 5,434
Lung Cancers	5	5,425	49	164	+ 5,261
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,082	1	9,918	- 4,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,617	36	360	+ 4,257
Kidney Disease	8	3,857	20	1,090	+ 2,766
Breast Cancer	9	3,145	26	695	+ 2,450
Other Injuries	10	2,870	18	1,207	+ 1,664
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,772	17	1,312	+ 1,460
Suicide	12	2,727	33	425	+ 2,302
Prostate Cancer	13	2,622	35	409	+ 2,214
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,431	54	109	+ 2,322
Hypertension	15	2,404	19	1,131	+ 1,274
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,897	7	4,063	- 2,165
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,807	46	192	+ 1,615
Stomach Cancer	18	1,781	44	241	+ 1,540
Other Neoplasms	19	1,720	66	14	+ 1,706
Lymphomas	20	1,696	34	422	+ 1,274
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,188	52	125	+ 1,063
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,165	45	217	+ 949
Violence	23	1,094	15	1,584	- 490
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,062	31	435	+ 626
Leukemia	25	1,040	40	314	+ 726
Bladder Cancer	26	1,024	56	88	+ 936
Liver Disease	27	763	12	1,823	- 1,060
HIV/AIDS	28	724	2	7,915	- 7,191
Cervical Cancer	29	638	25	761	- 123
Congenital Anomalies	30	631	11	2,020	- 1,389
Oral Cancer	31	620	43	259	+ 361
Ovary Cancer	32	595	47	188	+ 407
Skin Cancers	33	553	51	127	+ 426
Liver Cancer	34	546	38	346	+ 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	498	3	7,270	- 6,772
Skin Disease	36	482	55	97	+ 384
Asthma	37	471	28	587	- 116
Uterin Cancer	38	427	60	66	+ 361
Alcohol	39	388	62	53	+ 334
Epilepsy	40	318	50	152	+ 166
Tuberculosis	41	299	8	3,771	- 3,472
Low Birth Weight	42	272	6	4,339	- 4,067
Malnutrition	43	271	14	1,660	- 1,389
Anemia	44	262	81	0	+ 262
Drownings	45	240	30	466	- 226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	211	48	186	+ 25
Falls	47	204	41	269	- 65
Fires	48	202	32	433	- 231
Drug Use	49	151	63	33	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	145	53	121	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	128	65	16	+ 112
Osteoarthritis	52	120	85	0	+ 120
Birth Trauma	53	82	5	5,210	- 5,128
Schizophrenia	54	66	83	0	+ 66
Poisonings	55	61	42	259	- 198
Multiple Sclerosis	56	49	72	4	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	46	84	0	+ 46
Meningitis	58	38	13	1,780	- 1,742
Appendicitis	59	34	61	65	- 31
Maternal Conditions	60	33	16	1,521	- 1,488
Chagas disease	61	18	78	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	18	59	70	- 52
Hepatitis B	63	15	57	77	- 61
Encephalitis	64	14	64	32	- 18
Hepatitis C	65	13	69	11	+ 2
Syphilis	66	11	37	351	- 341
Otitis Media	67	6	70	6	- 0
Oral conditions	68	4	86	0	+ 4
Leprosy	69	1	77	0	+ 1
War	70	1	27	614	- 613
Tetanus	71	1	22	937	- 936
Pertussis	72	1	24	784	- 783
Diphtheria	73	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	74	0	39	334	- 334
Chlamydia	75	0	73	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Leishmaniasis	78	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Malaria	79	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Ascariasis	80	0	68	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Uruguay

South Sudan

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.