SOUTH SUDAN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,119	10	2,930	+ 10,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,141	29	543	+ 9,598
Lung Cancers	3	6,856	49	164	+ 6,692
Lung Disease	4	4,654	23	894	+ 3,760
Stroke	5	4,636	9	3,541	+ 1,095
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,160	36	360	+ 2,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,433	1	9,918	- 7,484
Breast Cancer	8	1,935	26	695	+ 1,241
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,872	17	1,312	+ 560
Lymphomas	10	1,685	34	422	+ 1,263
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,656	54	109	+ 1,547
Falls	12	1,581	41	269	+ 1,312
Prostate Cancer	13	1,543	35	409	+ 1,134
Kidney Disease	14	1,499	20	1,090	+ 409
Suicide	15	1,446	33	425	+ 1,021
Drug Use	16	1,207	63	33	+ 1,174
Liver Disease	17	1,187	12	1,823	- 636
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,100	52	125	+ 975
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,059	46	192	+ 867
Liver Cancer	20	1,019	38	346	+ 673
Leukemia	21	1,015	40	314	+ 701
Hypertension	22	839	19	1,131	- 292
Bladder Cancer	23	825	56	88	+ 737
Other Injuries	24	783	18	1,207	- 423
Oesophagus Cancer	25	730	31	435	+ 295
Stomach Cancer	26	713	44	241	+ 472
Inflammatory/Heart	27	674	45	217	+ 458
Road Traffic Accidents	28	654	7	4,063	- 3,408
Ovary Cancer	29	623	47	188	+ 435
Skin Cancers	30	575	51	127	+ 448
Other Neoplasms	31	550	66	14	+ 536
Oral Cancer	32	521	43	259	+ 262
Alcohol	33	488	62	53	+ 435
Uterin Cancer	34	387	60	66	+ 321
Congenital Anomalies	35	354	11	2,020	- 1,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	275	3	7,270	- 6,994
Multiple Sclerosis	37	227	72	4	+ 222
Skin Disease	38	222	55	97	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	208	53	121	+ 87
Violence	40	198	15	1,584	- 1,386
Cervical Cancer	41	189	25	761	- 571
Low Birth Weight	42	181	6	4,339	- 4,158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	145	48	186	- 41
Epilepsy	44	126	50	152	- 27
Hepatitis C	45	119	69	11	+ 108
Anemia	46	112	81	0	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	106	65	16	+ 90
Drownings	48	93	30	466	- 373
Asthma	49	86	28	587	- 501
Birth Trauma	50	63	5	5,210	- 5,147
Malnutrition	51	63	14	1,660	- 1,597
Fires	52	63	32	433	- 371
HIV/AIDS	53	53	2	7,915	- 7,862
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	47	84	0	+ 47
Osteoarthritis	55	45	85	0	+ 45
Poisonings	56	40	42	259	- 219
Schizophrenia	57	39	83	0	+ 39
Tuberculosis	58	32	8	3,771	- 3,739
Meningitis	59	22	13	1,780	- 1,757
Hepatitis B	60	22	57	77	- 55
Oral conditions	61	17	86	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	62	16	61	65	- 49
Upper Respiratory	63	15	59	70	- 55
Maternal Conditions	64	15	16	1,521	- 1,506
War	65	7	27	614	- 607
Otitis Media	66	2	70	6	- 3
Syphilis	67	2	37	351	- 349
Encephalitis	68	1	64	32	- 31
Pertussis	69	0	24	784	- 783
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	22	937	- 937
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	74	0	39	334	- 334
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	5	- 5
Malaria	76	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	11	- 11
Chlamydia	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Canada

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.