SOUTH SUDAN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,019	10	2,930	+ 29,089
Hypertension	2	28,735	19	1,131	+ 27,604
Stroke	3	11,876	9	3,541	+ 8,334
Lung Cancers	4	6,993	49	164	+ 6,829
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,607	36	360	+ 5,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,711	1	9,918	- 6,207
Liver Disease	7	3,495	12	1,823	+ 1,672
Prostate Cancer	8	3,176	35	409	+ 2,767
Stomach Cancer	9	3,084	44	241	+ 2,843
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,856	54	109	+ 2,747
Breast Cancer	11	2,766	26	695	+ 2,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,441	29	543	+ 1,898
Lung Disease	13	2,434	23	894	+ 1,540
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,309	45	217	+ 2,093
Lymphomas	15	2,265	34	422	+ 1,843
Suicide	16	2,101	33	425	+ 1,675
Kidney Disease	17	1,878	20	1,090	+ 787
Alcohol	18	1,579	62	53	+ 1,526
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,554	17	1,312	+ 243
Other Injuries	20	1,503	18	1,207	+ 296
Bladder Cancer	21	1,338	56	88	+ 1,250
Leukemia	22	1,337	40	314	+ 1,023
Other Neoplasms	23	1,312	66	14	+ 1,299
Falls	24	1,262	41	269	+ 992
Oral Cancer	25	1,175	43	259	+ 916
Liver Cancer	26	1,141	38	346	+ 795
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,048	31	435	+ 613
Ovary Cancer	28	928	47	188	+ 740
Parkinson's Disease	29	872	52	125	+ 748
Skin Cancers	30	839	51	127	+ 712
Drug Use	31	798	63	33	+ 765
Cervical Cancer	32	719	25	761	- 42
Endocrine Disorders	33	702	46	192	+ 510
Uterin Cancer	34	640	60	66	+ 574
Road Traffic Accidents	35	630	7	4,063	- 3,433
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	585	48	186	+ 399
Epilepsy	37	474	50	152	+ 321
Fires	38	435	32	433	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	39	429	2	7,915	- 7,486
Drownings	40	319	30	466	- 147
Skin Disease	41	303	55	97	+ 206
Violence	42	303	15	1,584	- 1,281
Congenital Anomalies	43	266	11	2,020	- 1,753
Asthma	44	256	28	587	- 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	229	53	121	+ 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	183	65	16	+ 167
Tuberculosis	47	175	8	3,771	- 3,596
Multiple Sclerosis	48	173	72	4	+ 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	129	84	0	+ 129
Osteoarthritis	50	108	85	0	+ 108
Anemia	51	97	81	0	+ 97
Poisonings	52	89	42	259	- 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	88	3	7,270	- 7,182
Meningitis	54	79	13	1,780	- 1,701
Low Birth Weight	55	72	6	4,339	- 4,267
Schizophrenia	56	65	83	0	+ 65
Birth Trauma	57	53	5	5,210	- 5,157
Hepatitis C	58	43	69	11	+ 32
Appendicitis	59	22	61	65	- 43
Oral conditions	60	21	86	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	61	12	16	1,521	- 1,509
Syphilis	62	11	37	351	- 340
Encephalitis	63	2	64	32	- 30
War	64	1	27	614	- 613
Hepatitis B	65	0	57	77	- 77
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	70	- 70
Otitis Media	67	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	73	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Ascariasis	74	0	68	11	- 11
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	14	1,660	- 1,660
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	22	937	- 937
Diphtheria	82	0	67	12	- 12
Pertussis	83	0	24	784	- 784
Measles	84	0	39	334	- 334
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Estonia

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.