SOUTH SUDAN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,330	9	3,541	+ 14,789
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,893	10	2,930	+ 12,963
Lung Disease	3	8,690	23	894	+ 7,796
Lung Cancers	4	6,408	49	164	+ 6,244
Stomach Cancer	5	3,575	44	241	+ 3,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,731	29	543	+ 2,188
Hypertension	7	2,702	19	1,131	+ 1,571
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,245	7	4,063	- 1,817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,228	36	360	+ 1,869
Oesophagus Cancer	10	2,179	31	435	+ 1,744
Kidney Disease	11	1,725	20	1,090	+ 635
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,645	1	9,918	- 8,273
Liver Cancer	13	1,623	38	346	+ 1,277
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,450	17	1,312	+ 138
Liver Disease	15	1,306	12	1,823	- 517
Falls	16	1,246	41	269	+ 976
Suicide	17	1,044	33	425	+ 618
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,001	54	109	+ 892
Breast Cancer	19	832	26	695	+ 138
Parkinson's Disease	20	634	52	125	+ 510
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	586	53	121	+ 465
Leukemia	22	522	40	314	+ 208
Lymphomas	23	519	34	422	+ 96
Oral Cancer	24	491	43	259	+ 232
Other Injuries	25	485	18	1,207	- 722
Drownings	26	474	30	466	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	27	463	25	761	- 297
Prostate Cancer	28	458	35	409	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	29	340	56	88	+ 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	338	48	186	+ 152
Congenital Anomalies	31	328	11	2,020	- 1,691
Tuberculosis	32	312	8	3,771	- 3,459
Inflammatory/Heart	33	269	45	217	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	34	258	2	7,915	- 7,657
Ovary Cancer	35	252	47	188	+ 64
Poisonings	36	231	42	259	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	37	230	46	192	+ 38
Drug Use	38	217	63	33	+ 184
Asthma	39	208	28	587	- 380
Low Birth Weight	40	194	6	4,339	- 4,145
Skin Cancers	41	176	51	127	+ 49
Alcohol	42	171	62	53	+ 118
Birth Trauma	43	158	5	5,210	- 5,052
Malnutrition	44	117	14	1,660	- 1,543
Uterin Cancer	45	105	60	66	+ 39
Epilepsy	46	102	50	152	- 50
Violence	47	100	15	1,584	- 1,484
Fires	48	94	32	433	- 339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	91	65	16	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	78	3	7,270	- 7,191
Meningitis	51	51	13	1,780	- 1,728
Skin Disease	52	47	55	97	- 51
Other Neoplasms	53	39	66	14	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	54	32	16	1,521	- 1,489
Encephalitis	55	25	64	32	- 7
Hepatitis B	56	25	57	77	- 52
Upper Respiratory	57	24	59	70	- 46
Syphilis	58	16	37	351	- 335
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	72	4	+ 11
Appendicitis	60	13	61	65	- 52
War	61	8	27	614	- 606
Measles	62	5	39	334	- 329
Tetanus	63	4	22	937	- 933
Pertussis	64	4	24	784	- 779
Schistosomiasis	65	4	58	72	- 68
Hepatitis C	66	1	69	11	- 10
Chlamydia	67	0	73	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	68	11	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	70	6	- 6
Dengue	70	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	12	- 12
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

China

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.