SOUTH SUDAN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,005	2	7,915	+ 5,090
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,456	1	9,918	- 3,462
Malaria	3	4,722	4	5,342	- 620
Low Birth Weight	4	3,232	6	4,339	- 1,108
Birth Trauma	5	3,119	5	5,210	- 2,092
Stroke	6	3,092	9	3,541	- 449
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,963	10	2,930	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,607	7	4,063	- 1,456
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,468	3	7,270	- 4,802
Tuberculosis	10	2,270	8	3,771	- 1,501
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,116	17	1,312	+ 804
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,763	11	2,020	- 256
Liver Disease	13	1,410	12	1,823	- 413
Kidney Disease	14	1,403	20	1,090	+ 313
Measles	15	1,281	39	334	+ 946
Hypertension	16	1,168	19	1,131	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	17	981	16	1,521	- 540
Syphilis	18	947	37	351	+ 596
Meningitis	19	899	13	1,780	- 881
Lung Disease	20	852	23	894	- 41
Pertussis	21	771	24	784	- 12
Suicide	22	758	33	425	+ 333
Other Injuries	23	743	18	1,207	- 463
Breast Cancer	24	596	26	695	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	25	517	46	192	+ 326
Asthma	26	461	28	587	- 126
Inflammatory/Heart	27	446	45	217	+ 230
Cervical Cancer	28	397	25	761	- 364
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	392	29	543	- 151
Drug Use	30	356	63	33	+ 323
Malnutrition	31	340	14	1,660	- 1,320
Falls	32	323	41	269	+ 54
Violence	33	316	15	1,584	- 1,268
Liver Cancer	34	304	38	346	- 42
Prostate Cancer	35	303	35	409	- 106
Drownings	36	279	30	466	- 187
Oral Cancer	37	244	43	259	- 15
Epilepsy	38	228	50	152	+ 76
Fires	39	213	32	433	- 220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	202	36	360	- 157
Lung Cancers	41	189	49	164	+ 25
Tetanus	42	165	22	937	- 773
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	155	48	186	- 31
Poisonings	44	149	42	259	- 110
Lymphomas	45	137	34	422	- 286
Parkinson's Disease	46	125	52	125	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	47	117	71	5	+ 112
Skin Cancers	48	114	51	127	- 13
Stomach Cancer	49	110	44	241	- 131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	100	53	121	- 21
Skin Disease	51	92	55	97	- 5
Ovary Cancer	52	91	47	188	- 97
Alcohol	53	84	62	53	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	54	84	31	435	- 352
Pancreas Cancer	55	80	54	109	- 28
Bladder Cancer	56	60	56	88	- 28
Encephalitis	57	55	64	32	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	58	54	60	66	- 12
Appendicitis	59	39	61	65	- 26
Schistosomiasis	60	30	58	72	- 41
Leukemia	61	26	40	314	- 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	26	65	16	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	63	22	66	14	+ 8
Diphtheria	64	22	67	12	+ 10
Hepatitis B	65	21	57	77	- 55
Upper Respiratory	66	12	59	70	- 58
Multiple Sclerosis	67	10	72	4	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	3	73	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	69	11	- 9
Ascariasis	70	2	68	11	- 9
War	71	1	27	614	- 613
Otitis Media	72	1	70	6	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Equ. Guinea

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.