SOUTH SUDAN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,367	10	2,930	+ 3,438
Stroke	2	3,919	9	3,541	+ 377
Kidney Disease	3	3,576	20	1,090	+ 2,485
Lung Disease	4	2,525	23	894	+ 1,631
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,300	17	1,312	+ 988
Hypertension	6	2,082	19	1,131	+ 952
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,016	1	9,918	- 7,902
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,974	29	543	+ 1,431
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,799	7	4,063	- 2,263
Stomach Cancer	10	1,594	44	241	+ 1,353
Violence	11	1,533	15	1,584	- 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,497	36	360	+ 1,138
Other Injuries	13	1,377	18	1,207	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	14	1,081	35	409	+ 672
Suicide	15	981	33	425	+ 556
Breast Cancer	16	927	26	695	+ 232
Liver Cancer	17	921	38	346	+ 575
Liver Disease	18	892	12	1,823	- 931
Lymphomas	19	858	34	422	+ 436
Lung Cancers	20	829	49	164	+ 665
Congenital Anomalies	21	761	11	2,020	- 1,259
Pancreas Cancer	22	708	54	109	+ 599
Other Neoplasms	23	641	66	14	+ 627
Leukemia	24	631	40	314	+ 317
HIV/AIDS	25	463	2	7,915	- 7,452
Inflammatory/Heart	26	461	45	217	+ 245
Endocrine Disorders	27	442	46	192	+ 251
Low Birth Weight	28	429	6	4,339	- 3,910
Cervical Cancer	29	383	25	761	- 377
Parkinson's Disease	30	333	52	125	+ 208
Skin Cancers	31	330	51	127	+ 203
Skin Disease	32	304	55	97	+ 207
Alcohol	33	304	62	53	+ 251
Epilepsy	34	280	50	152	+ 128
Falls	35	280	41	269	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	36	241	56	88	+ 153
Drownings	37	233	30	466	- 233
Oral Cancer	38	232	43	259	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	210	3	7,270	- 7,059
Ovary Cancer	40	194	47	188	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	41	194	60	66	+ 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	177	48	186	- 9
Drug Use	43	152	63	33	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	44	147	31	435	- 288
Asthma	45	146	28	587	- 441
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	133	65	16	+ 117
Birth Trauma	47	116	5	5,210	- 5,095
Malnutrition	48	89	14	1,660	- 1,571
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	78	53	121	- 43
Tuberculosis	50	76	8	3,771	- 3,695
Anemia	51	60	81	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	52	52	61	65	- 13
Schizophrenia	53	50	83	0	+ 50
Meningitis	54	43	13	1,780	- 1,737
Maternal Conditions	55	41	16	1,521	- 1,480
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	32	84	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	57	26	72	4	+ 22
Fires	58	25	32	433	- 409
Hepatitis B	59	17	57	77	- 60
Poisonings	60	13	42	259	- 246
Osteoarthritis	61	12	85	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	7	59	70	- 63
Encephalitis	63	6	64	32	- 26
Hepatitis C	64	3	69	11	- 8
Syphilis	65	2	37	351	- 349
Oral conditions	66	2	86	0	+ 2
Leprosy	67	2	77	0	+ 2
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Pertussis	69	0	24	784	- 783
Dengue	70	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	68	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	72	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Diphtheria	73	0	67	12	- 12
Tetanus	74	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	75	0	39	334	- 334
Schistosomiasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Malaria	78	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Costa Rica

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.