SOUTH SUDAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,207	10	2,930	+ 13,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,987	29	543	+ 9,444
Stroke	3	7,857	9	3,541	+ 4,315
Lung Cancers	4	7,188	49	164	+ 7,024
Lung Disease	5	6,828	23	894	+ 5,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,021	1	9,918	- 3,896
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,530	36	360	+ 3,171
Kidney Disease	8	3,131	20	1,090	+ 2,040
Breast Cancer	9	2,744	26	695	+ 2,049
Suicide	10	2,239	33	425	+ 1,814
Other Injuries	11	2,128	18	1,207	+ 921
Other Neoplasms	12	1,938	66	14	+ 1,925
Prostate Cancer	13	1,935	35	409	+ 1,526
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,919	54	109	+ 1,810
Falls	15	1,862	41	269	+ 1,592
Lymphomas	16	1,646	34	422	+ 1,224
Liver Disease	17	1,520	12	1,823	- 303
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,518	46	192	+ 1,327
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,461	52	125	+ 1,336
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,346	17	1,312	+ 34
Leukemia	21	1,272	40	314	+ 958
Bladder Cancer	22	1,144	56	88	+ 1,056
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,125	45	217	+ 908
Liver Cancer	24	1,035	38	346	+ 689
Oesophagus Cancer	25	953	31	435	+ 517
Stomach Cancer	26	915	44	241	+ 674
Hypertension	27	784	19	1,131	- 346
Oral Cancer	28	716	43	259	+ 457
Road Traffic Accidents	29	706	7	4,063	- 3,356
Ovary Cancer	30	692	47	188	+ 504
Skin Cancers	31	554	51	127	+ 427
Alcohol	32	530	62	53	+ 476
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	443	3	7,270	- 6,827
Uterin Cancer	34	407	60	66	+ 341
Skin Disease	35	403	55	97	+ 305
Epilepsy	36	369	50	152	+ 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	311	53	121	+ 189
Malnutrition	38	308	14	1,660	- 1,352
Drug Use	39	305	63	33	+ 272
Congenital Anomalies	40	299	11	2,020	- 1,721
Cervical Cancer	41	258	25	761	- 503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	225	48	186	+ 39
Anemia	43	211	81	0	+ 211
Violence	44	159	15	1,584	- 1,425
Multiple Sclerosis	45	156	72	4	+ 152
Asthma	46	135	28	587	- 452
Drownings	47	83	30	466	- 383
Fires	48	79	32	433	- 354
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	77	65	16	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	50	74	6	4,339	- 4,266
Osteoarthritis	51	62	85	0	+ 62
Hepatitis C	52	56	69	11	+ 45
Birth Trauma	53	50	5	5,210	- 5,161
Tuberculosis	54	48	8	3,771	- 3,723
Poisonings	55	44	42	259	- 215
Schizophrenia	56	42	83	0	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	57	38	2	7,915	- 7,877
Meningitis	58	30	13	1,780	- 1,749
Upper Respiratory	59	23	59	70	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	21	84	0	+ 21
Oral conditions	61	20	86	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	62	18	61	65	- 47
Hepatitis B	63	18	57	77	- 59
Maternal Conditions	64	6	16	1,521	- 1,514
Otitis Media	65	2	70	6	- 4
Encephalitis	66	1	64	32	- 31
War	67	1	27	614	- 613
Pertussis	68	1	24	784	- 783
Diphtheria	69	0	67	12	- 12
Syphilis	70	0	37	351	- 351
Chlamydia	71	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	5	- 5
Malaria	75	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Schistosomiasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	79	0	39	334	- 334
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	11	- 11
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
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

Belgium

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.