SOUTH SUDAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,760	1	9,918	+ 1,842
Tuberculosis	2	10,574	8	3,771	+ 6,803
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,530	3	7,270	+ 3,260
HIV/AIDS	4	8,436	2	7,915	+ 521
Stroke	5	7,382	9	3,541	+ 3,841
Malaria	6	7,372	4	5,342	+ 2,030
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,519	10	2,930	+ 3,589
Low Birth Weight	8	5,008	6	4,339	+ 669
Birth Trauma	9	4,927	5	5,210	- 284
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,024	7	4,063	- 39
Measles	11	3,653	39	334	+ 3,319
Hypertension	12	2,815	19	1,131	+ 1,684
Maternal Conditions	13	2,640	16	1,521	+ 1,119
Liver Disease	14	2,593	12	1,823	+ 770
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,566	17	1,312	+ 1,254
Meningitis	16	2,281	13	1,780	+ 502
Violence	17	2,267	15	1,584	+ 683
Lung Disease	18	2,149	23	894	+ 1,256
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,743	11	2,020	- 276
Asthma	20	1,710	28	587	+ 1,123
Kidney Disease	21	1,597	20	1,090	+ 506
Malnutrition	22	1,553	14	1,660	- 107
Other Injuries	23	1,395	18	1,207	+ 188
Suicide	24	1,315	33	425	+ 890
Endocrine Disorders	25	951	46	192	+ 759
Breast Cancer	26	774	26	695	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	713	48	186	+ 527
War	28	705	27	614	+ 91
Tetanus	29	630	22	937	- 307
Inflammatory/Heart	30	607	45	217	+ 390
Pertussis	31	596	24	784	- 188
Cervical Cancer	32	517	25	761	- 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	458	29	543	- 85
Drownings	34	455	30	466	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	436	53	121	+ 315
Falls	36	408	41	269	+ 138
Schistosomiasis	37	380	58	72	+ 309
Prostate Cancer	38	351	35	409	- 57
Fires	39	319	32	433	- 115
Poisonings	40	301	42	259	+ 42
Syphilis	41	270	37	351	- 81
Lymphomas	42	268	34	422	- 155
Epilepsy	43	267	50	152	+ 115
Liver Cancer	44	262	38	346	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	262	36	360	- 98
Oral Cancer	46	205	43	259	- 54
Leukemia	47	198	40	314	- 115
Parkinson's Disease	48	151	52	125	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	49	147	44	241	- 94
Ovary Cancer	50	144	47	188	- 44
Appendicitis	51	139	61	65	+ 74
Alcohol	52	139	62	53	+ 85
Oesophagus Cancer	53	108	31	435	- 327
Skin Disease	54	108	55	97	+ 11
Lung Cancers	55	105	49	164	- 59
Leishmaniasis	56	102	21	1,005	- 903
Drug Use	57	99	63	33	+ 66
Skin Cancers	58	96	51	127	- 31
Trypanosomiasis	59	89	71	5	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	60	82	54	109	- 27
Hepatitis B	61	74	57	77	- 3
Encephalitis	62	63	64	32	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	63	55	59	70	- 15
Bladder Cancer	64	52	56	88	- 36
Uterin Cancer	65	44	60	66	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	34	65	16	+ 18
Diphtheria	67	24	67	12	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	14	70	6	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	13	69	11	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	11	66	14	- 3
Ascariasis	71	11	68	11	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	72	4	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	4	73	2	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
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
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Central Africa

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.