IRAQ VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,855	8	5,551	+ 27,304
HIV/AIDS	2	26,219	72	0	+ 26,219
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,082	18	1,578	+ 22,504
Malaria	4	17,696	73	0	+ 17,696
Birth Trauma	5	17,261	10	4,223	+ 13,038
Low Birth Weight	6	14,375	5	6,573	+ 7,802
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,458	3	10,726	+ 2,732
Tuberculosis	8	12,492	25	821	+ 11,671
Stroke	9	11,732	2	20,793	- 9,061
Coronary Heart Disease	10	9,706	1	36,594	- 26,888
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,691	9	4,812	+ 1,879
Liver Disease	12	6,039	16	2,127	+ 3,912
Meningitis	13	5,895	42	372	+ 5,523
Malnutrition	14	5,499	53	92	+ 5,407
Violence	15	5,247	7	5,658	- 411
Maternal Conditions	16	5,038	27	780	+ 4,258
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,346	4	7,395	- 3,049
Other Injuries	18	3,998	14	2,212	+ 1,786
Hypertension	19	3,746	12	2,451	+ 1,295
Kidney Disease	20	3,612	6	6,323	- 2,711
Leishmaniasis	21	3,331	62	22	+ 3,309
Tetanus	22	3,105	51	111	+ 2,994
Lung Disease	23	2,960	20	1,329	+ 1,631
Pertussis	24	2,596	33	636	+ 1,960
Cervical Cancer	25	2,519	48	162	+ 2,357
Breast Cancer	26	2,301	17	1,783	+ 518
War	27	2,035	11	2,942	- 907
Asthma	28	1,945	23	914	+ 1,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,799	13	2,429	- 630
Drownings	30	1,544	32	658	+ 886
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,442	46	173	+ 1,269
Fires	32	1,436	29	742	+ 694
Suicide	33	1,409	19	1,418	- 9
Lymphomas	34	1,399	26	811	+ 588
Prostate Cancer	35	1,354	47	171	+ 1,184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,192	24	852	+ 340
Syphilis	37	1,163	50	137	+ 1,026
Liver Cancer	38	1,146	35	555	+ 591
Measles	39	1,107	55	59	+ 1,048
Leukemia	40	1,039	21	1,315	- 276
Falls	41	893	30	709	+ 184
Poisonings	42	858	52	95	+ 763
Oral Cancer	43	858	39	410	+ 448
Stomach Cancer	44	798	28	771	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	45	717	22	1,190	- 473
Endocrine Disorders	46	634	37	462	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	47	623	41	376	+ 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	617	49	159	+ 458
Lung Cancers	49	543	15	2,162	- 1,619
Epilepsy	50	505	45	253	+ 252
Skin Cancers	51	421	43	339	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	52	413	31	658	- 245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	401	44	283	+ 119
Pancreas Cancer	54	360	36	530	- 170
Skin Disease	55	323	57	49	+ 274
Bladder Cancer	56	292	34	628	- 336
Hepatitis B	57	254	56	57	+ 197
Schistosomiasis	58	237	59	37	+ 200
Upper Respiratory	59	232	65	6	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	60	219	54	61	+ 157
Appendicitis	61	215	64	15	+ 200
Alcohol	62	177	58	40	+ 137
Drug Use	63	109	38	441	- 332
Encephalitis	64	107	40	378	- 272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	53	63	21	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	66	46	61	26	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	39	66	4	+ 36
Ascariasis	68	37	67	2	+ 36
Hepatitis C	69	36	68	1	+ 35
Otitis Media	70	19	70	0	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	71	16	74	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	72	14	60	30	- 16
Chlamydia	73	6	69	1	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	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 IRAQ

South Sudan

Iraq

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.