SOUTH SUDAN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,577	10	2,930	+ 22,648
Stroke	2	12,425	9	3,541	+ 8,883
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,921	1	9,918	+ 3
Lung Cancers	4	6,933	49	164	+ 6,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,767	29	543	+ 6,224
Lung Disease	6	6,363	23	894	+ 5,469
Hypertension	7	4,019	19	1,131	+ 2,888
Prostate Cancer	8	3,899	35	409	+ 3,490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,426	36	360	+ 3,067
Falls	10	3,255	41	269	+ 2,986
Liver Disease	11	2,170	12	1,823	+ 347
Other Injuries	12	2,166	18	1,207	+ 959
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,075	17	1,312	+ 763
Kidney Disease	14	1,969	20	1,090	+ 879
Breast Cancer	15	1,938	26	695	+ 1,243
Suicide	16	1,897	33	425	+ 1,472
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,340	45	217	+ 1,123
Lymphomas	18	1,262	34	422	+ 840
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,167	7	4,063	- 2,896
Stomach Cancer	20	1,148	44	241	+ 907
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,048	54	109	+ 939
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,019	31	435	+ 583
Oral Cancer	23	1,015	43	259	+ 756
Liver Cancer	24	944	38	346	+ 599
Other Neoplasms	25	890	66	14	+ 877
Bladder Cancer	26	850	56	88	+ 762
Parkinson's Disease	27	800	52	125	+ 676
Alcohol	28	782	62	53	+ 729
Cervical Cancer	29	771	25	761	+ 11
Leukemia	30	734	40	314	+ 420
Uterin Cancer	31	697	60	66	+ 632
Violence	32	676	15	1,584	- 908
Skin Cancers	33	595	51	127	+ 468
HIV/AIDS	34	546	2	7,915	- 7,369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	486	48	186	+ 300
Endocrine Disorders	36	478	46	192	+ 286
Congenital Anomalies	37	426	11	2,020	- 1,594
Osteoarthritis	38	378	85	0	+ 378
Ovary Cancer	39	374	47	188	+ 186
Asthma	40	349	28	587	- 238
Skin Disease	41	299	55	97	+ 202
Drownings	42	267	30	466	- 199
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	239	3	7,270	- 7,031
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	187	53	121	+ 66
Hepatitis C	45	130	69	11	+ 119
Epilepsy	46	125	50	152	- 27
Appendicitis	47	120	61	65	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	48	114	6	4,339	- 4,226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	100	65	16	+ 84
Meningitis	50	96	13	1,780	- 1,684
Drug Use	51	95	63	33	+ 62
Anemia	52	89	81	0	+ 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	87	84	0	+ 87
Schizophrenia	54	79	83	0	+ 79
Malnutrition	55	74	14	1,660	- 1,586
Hepatitis B	56	69	57	77	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	57	64	72	4	+ 60
Fires	58	64	32	433	- 370
Birth Trauma	59	56	5	5,210	- 5,154
Tuberculosis	60	52	8	3,771	- 3,719
Maternal Conditions	61	50	16	1,521	- 1,471
Poisonings	62	20	42	259	- 239
Otitis Media	63	13	70	6	+ 7
Oral conditions	64	7	86	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	7	59	70	- 63
Encephalitis	66	7	64	32	- 26
Leprosy	67	2	77	0	+ 2
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Syphilis	69	1	37	351	- 350
Ascariasis	70	1	68	11	- 10
Tetanus	71	1	22	937	- 937
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	24	784	- 784
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	76	0	39	334	- 334
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	81	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	82	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Leishmaniasis	83	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
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

Cuba

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.