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Causes of death across South Sudan are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in South Sudan.
Highlights of South Sudan BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in South Sudan average intake is 0.00 grams
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in South Sudan average Fruit intake is 0.00grams
| Rank | Cereals | kcal/capita/day |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Type | kilocalories per person per day |
|---|---|---|
Major Cause of Death
Lower respiratory infections was a major cause of death in South Sudan with 15163.3188612 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 13% of total deaths. Overall Lower respiratory infections, Neonatal deaths and Cardiovascular diseases were the highest types of death causes in South Sudan.
- We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group Under-5 with 61484 deaths (year 2016).
- 27.69% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
- HIV/AIDS, Diarrheal diseases and Lower respiratory infections are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
- HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Diarrheal diseases are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
- Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Tuberculosis are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
- Overall, it's observed that 23% of people aging over 50 years die because of Cardiovascular diseases.
Major Risk Factors of Death
- Three Major factors of death in South Sudan are Child wasting, Household air pollution and Unsafe sex. Every year around 8137 people die due to Child wasting.
- Child wasting and Household air pollution are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
- Unsafe water source and Poor sanitation are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
- Unsafe sex, Unsafe water source and Poor sanitation are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
- High blood pressure, Household air pollution and High body-mass index (obesity) are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
- High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.
Cancer Analysis
0.26% of South Sudan population was suffering from cancer i.e. 16623 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Cervical cancer (Count : 1141) and Prostate cancer was also concerning with 699 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Non-melanoma skin cancer have 6% of survival chance.South Sudan was really successful in diagnosing Kidney cancer where 91% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 6810 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 6331 were suffering from Cervical cancer out of which 1141 people were dead. This means 18.02% death rate of people suffering from Cervical cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in South Sudan and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :
- 0.26 % of South Sudan population is suffering from cancer
- Highest number of deaths were registered due to Cervical cancer
- Kidney cancer was most cured cancer in South Sudan
- Cervical cancer got lowest survival rate
Tables (Appendix)
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | % of Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia | 881 | 0.73% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 13947 | 11.54% |
| Kidney disease | 637 | 0.53% |
| Respiratory disease | 2045 | 1.69% |
| Liver disease | 1525 | 1.26% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 3559 | 2.95% |
| Digestive disease | 2655 | 2.2% |
| Hepatitis | 327 | 0.27% |
| Cancers | 6911 | 5.72% |
| Parkinson's disease | 52 | 0.04% |
| Fire | 720 | 0.6% |
| Malaria | 3459 | 2.86% |
| Drowning | 716 | 0.59% |
| Homicide | 779 | 0.64% |
| HIV/AIDS | 10495 | 8.68% |
| Drug disorder | 19 | 0.02% |
| Tuberculosis | 7651 | 6.33% |
| Road incidents | 1585 | 1.31% |
| Maternal deaths | 2529 | 2.09% |
| Neonatal deaths | 13970 | 11.56% |
| Alcohol disorder | 90 | 0.07% |
| Natural disasters | 0 | 0% |
| Diarrheal diseases | 10666 | 8.83% |
| Meningitis | 4604.61463775 | 3.81% |
| Cancers | 6911 | 5.72% |
| Protein-energy malnutrition | 6923.18482744 | 5.73% |
| Nutritional deficiencies | 7300 | 6.04% |
| Tuberculosis | 7651 | 6.33% |
| HIV/AIDS | 10495 | 8.68% |
| Diarrheal diseases | 10666 | 8.83% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 13947 | 11.54% |
| Neonatal deaths | 13970 | 11.56% |
| Lower respiratory infections | 15163.3188612 | 12.55% |