SOUTH SUDAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,096	1	9,918	- 1,822
Tuberculosis	2	4,817	8	3,771	+ 1,046
Measles	3	4,651	39	334	+ 4,317
Malaria	4	4,603	4	5,342	- 739
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,546	3	7,270	- 2,723
Stroke	6	4,029	9	3,541	+ 487
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,821	10	2,930	+ 891
Low Birth Weight	8	3,816	6	4,339	- 523
Birth Trauma	9	3,641	5	5,210	- 1,569
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,331	7	4,063	- 732
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,790	11	2,020	- 230
Hypertension	12	1,733	19	1,131	+ 602
Liver Disease	13	1,656	12	1,823	- 167
Lung Disease	14	1,489	23	894	+ 595
HIV/AIDS	15	1,463	2	7,915	- 6,452
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,420	17	1,312	+ 108
Meningitis	17	1,273	13	1,780	- 506
Violence	18	1,224	15	1,584	- 360
Maternal Conditions	19	1,157	16	1,521	- 364
Kidney Disease	20	999	20	1,090	- 91
Malnutrition	21	981	14	1,660	- 679
Other Injuries	22	911	18	1,207	- 296
Pertussis	23	872	24	784	+ 88
Asthma	24	851	28	587	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	25	812	46	192	+ 621
Suicide	26	640	33	425	+ 214
Cervical Cancer	27	531	25	761	- 230
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	501	29	543	- 42
Inflammatory/Heart	29	445	45	217	+ 229
Prostate Cancer	30	435	35	409	+ 26
Liver Cancer	31	423	38	346	+ 77
Syphilis	32	413	37	351	+ 62
Falls	33	383	41	269	+ 114
Drownings	34	380	30	466	- 86
Breast Cancer	35	376	26	695	- 319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	327	36	360	- 33
Stomach Cancer	37	284	44	241	+ 43
Lymphomas	38	227	34	422	- 196
Fires	39	221	32	433	- 212
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	212	48	186	+ 26
Leukemia	41	206	40	314	- 108
Poisonings	42	190	42	259	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	190	53	121	+ 69
Epilepsy	44	190	50	152	+ 38
War	45	183	27	614	- 432
Tetanus	46	128	22	937	- 809
Lung Cancers	47	127	49	164	- 37
Schistosomiasis	48	118	58	72	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	49	114	52	125	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	50	112	54	109	+ 3
Oral Cancer	51	110	43	259	- 149
Leishmaniasis	52	96	21	1,005	- 910
Oesophagus Cancer	53	87	31	435	- 348
Skin Disease	54	86	55	97	- 11
Skin Cancers	55	84	51	127	- 43
Appendicitis	56	77	61	65	+ 13
Encephalitis	57	75	64	32	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	58	72	47	188	- 116
Drug Use	59	70	63	33	+ 37
Alcohol	60	70	62	53	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	50	57	77	- 27
Upper Respiratory	62	41	59	70	- 29
Uterin Cancer	63	39	60	66	- 27
Trypanosomiasis	64	38	71	5	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	65	30	56	88	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	65	16	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	10	66	14	- 4
Ascariasis	68	9	68	11	- 2
Hepatitis C	69	8	69	11	- 3
Diphtheria	70	5	67	12	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	72	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	4	70	6	- 2
Chlamydia	73	2	73	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

DR Congo

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.