SOUTH SUDAN VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,301	1	9,918	- 2,617
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,652	3	7,270	- 1,618
Malaria	3	4,826	4	5,342	- 516
Stroke	4	4,041	9	3,541	+ 499
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,822	7	4,063	- 240
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,475	10	2,930	+ 546
Birth Trauma	7	2,975	5	5,210	- 2,235
Low Birth Weight	8	2,965	6	4,339	- 1,375
Malnutrition	9	2,337	14	1,660	+ 677
Tuberculosis	10	2,229	8	3,771	- 1,542
HIV/AIDS	11	1,696	2	7,915	- 6,219
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,671	11	2,020	- 349
Liver Disease	13	1,652	12	1,823	- 171
Cervical Cancer	14	1,378	25	761	+ 618
Other Injuries	15	1,321	18	1,207	+ 114
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,293	17	1,312	- 19
Lung Disease	17	1,261	23	894	+ 367
Maternal Conditions	18	1,245	16	1,521	- 275
Meningitis	19	1,236	13	1,780	- 544
Hypertension	20	1,041	19	1,131	- 90
Kidney Disease	21	936	20	1,090	- 154
Asthma	22	782	28	587	+ 194
Violence	23	710	15	1,584	- 874
Suicide	24	673	33	425	+ 248
Drownings	25	559	30	466	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	26	425	31	435	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	398	29	543	- 145
Fires	28	397	32	433	- 36
Liver Cancer	29	364	38	346	+ 18
Falls	30	359	41	269	+ 90
Lymphomas	31	355	34	422	- 68
Pertussis	32	354	24	784	- 430
Prostate Cancer	33	349	35	409	- 60
Poisonings	34	345	42	259	+ 86
Breast Cancer	35	332	26	695	- 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	318	48	186	+ 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	303	36	360	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	38	290	45	217	+ 74
Oral Cancer	39	266	43	259	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	40	257	46	192	+ 66
Epilepsy	41	219	50	152	+ 67
Schistosomiasis	42	197	58	72	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	169	53	121	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	44	168	44	241	- 73
Tetanus	45	166	22	937	- 771
Upper Respiratory	46	127	59	70	+ 58
Leukemia	47	126	40	314	- 188
Skin Cancers	48	113	51	127	- 14
Appendicitis	49	102	61	65	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	50	102	56	88	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	51	100	47	188	- 88
Parkinson's Disease	52	97	52	125	- 28
War	53	90	27	614	- 524
Skin Disease	54	85	55	97	- 12
Alcohol	55	71	62	53	+ 18
Lung Cancers	56	71	49	164	- 93
Uterin Cancer	57	62	60	66	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	58	61	54	109	- 47
Syphilis	59	56	37	351	- 295
Drug Use	60	49	63	33	+ 16
Encephalitis	61	43	64	32	+ 11
Hepatitis B	62	41	57	77	- 35
Measles	63	16	39	334	- 318
Hepatitis C	64	16	69	11	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	65	16	- 0
Ascariasis	66	15	68	11	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	9	66	14	- 5
Otitis Media	68	9	70	6	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	72	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	73	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	2	67	12	- 10
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Burundi

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.