SOUTH SUDAN VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,226	10	2,930	+ 7,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,398	29	543	+ 6,855
Stroke	3	4,903	9	3,541	+ 1,361
Lung Cancers	4	4,161	49	164	+ 3,997
Lung Disease	5	4,028	23	894	+ 3,134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,947	36	360	+ 2,587
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,122	17	1,312	+ 810
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,110	1	9,918	- 7,808
Prostate Cancer	9	1,787	35	409	+ 1,378
Breast Cancer	10	1,616	26	695	+ 922
Suicide	11	1,495	33	425	+ 1,069
Kidney Disease	12	1,490	20	1,090	+ 399
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,479	54	109	+ 1,371
Falls	14	1,479	41	269	+ 1,209
Lymphomas	15	1,442	34	422	+ 1,020
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,105	46	192	+ 913
Skin Cancers	17	1,100	51	127	+ 973
Leukemia	18	1,009	40	314	+ 695
Parkinson's Disease	19	966	52	125	+ 842
Liver Cancer	20	966	38	346	+ 620
Drug Use	21	846	63	33	+ 813
Other Injuries	22	779	18	1,207	- 427
Hypertension	23	774	19	1,131	- 356
Inflammatory/Heart	24	746	45	217	+ 529
Oesophagus Cancer	25	709	31	435	+ 273
Liver Disease	26	675	12	1,823	- 1,148
Stomach Cancer	27	611	44	241	+ 370
Other Neoplasms	28	594	66	14	+ 580
Road Traffic Accidents	29	591	7	4,063	- 3,472
Bladder Cancer	30	563	56	88	+ 475
Ovary Cancer	31	476	47	188	+ 288
Oral Cancer	32	461	43	259	+ 202
Congenital Anomalies	33	337	11	2,020	- 1,682
Skin Disease	34	282	55	97	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	35	249	60	66	+ 183
Asthma	36	216	28	587	- 371
Alcohol	37	180	62	53	+ 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	180	53	121	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	39	162	25	761	- 598
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	140	3	7,270	- 7,129
Epilepsy	41	135	50	152	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	131	48	186	- 55
Low Birth Weight	43	118	6	4,339	- 4,222
Violence	44	116	15	1,584	- 1,468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	109	65	16	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	46	89	72	4	+ 85
Drownings	47	84	30	466	- 382
Hepatitis C	48	82	69	11	+ 71
Anemia	49	75	81	0	+ 75
Birth Trauma	50	66	5	5,210	- 5,144
Malnutrition	51	55	14	1,660	- 1,604
Osteoarthritis	52	54	85	0	+ 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	34	84	0	+ 34
Schizophrenia	54	30	83	0	+ 30
Fires	55	26	32	433	- 408
Tuberculosis	56	25	8	3,771	- 3,746
HIV/AIDS	57	24	2	7,915	- 7,891
Hepatitis B	58	20	57	77	- 57
Oral conditions	59	19	86	0	+ 19
Meningitis	60	18	13	1,780	- 1,762
Poisonings	61	16	42	259	- 243
Appendicitis	62	13	61	65	- 52
Maternal Conditions	63	10	16	1,521	- 1,511
Upper Respiratory	64	8	59	70	- 62
War	65	4	27	614	- 610
Otitis Media	66	3	70	6	- 3
Syphilis	67	1	37	351	- 350
Encephalitis	68	1	64	32	- 31
Pertussis	69	1	24	784	- 783
Tetanus	70	1	22	937	- 937
Diphtheria	71	0	67	12	- 12
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	11	- 11
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	39	334	- 334
Schistosomiasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Malaria	82	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Australia

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.