SOUTH SUDAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,747	1	9,918	- 3,171
HIV/AIDS	2	5,662	2	7,915	- 2,252
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,068	10	2,930	+ 2,138
Stroke	4	4,039	9	3,541	+ 498
Birth Trauma	5	3,797	5	5,210	- 1,413
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,501	7	4,063	- 562
Malaria	7	3,393	4	5,342	- 1,949
Low Birth Weight	8	3,331	6	4,339	- 1,008
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,150	3	7,270	- 4,119
Tuberculosis	10	2,240	8	3,771	- 1,531
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,928	11	2,020	- 91
Liver Cancer	12	1,898	38	346	+ 1,552
Maternal Conditions	13	1,738	16	1,521	+ 217
Liver Disease	14	1,628	12	1,823	- 195
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,459	17	1,312	+ 147
Kidney Disease	16	1,337	20	1,090	+ 247
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,157	46	192	+ 966
Meningitis	18	1,151	13	1,780	- 628
Lung Disease	19	1,037	23	894	+ 143
Violence	20	981	15	1,584	- 602
Other Injuries	21	978	18	1,207	- 229
Hypertension	22	867	19	1,131	- 264
Cervical Cancer	23	729	25	761	- 31
Asthma	24	675	28	587	+ 88
Suicide	25	567	33	425	+ 142
Malnutrition	26	552	14	1,660	- 1,108
Pertussis	27	497	24	784	- 287
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	448	29	543	- 95
Falls	29	418	41	269	+ 148
Drownings	30	346	30	466	- 120
Fires	31	335	32	433	- 98
Inflammatory/Heart	32	298	45	217	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	284	48	186	+ 98
Syphilis	34	275	37	351	- 76
Epilepsy	35	217	50	152	+ 64
Poisonings	36	212	42	259	- 47
Parkinson's Disease	37	173	52	125	+ 48
Lung Cancers	38	169	49	164	+ 5
Drug Use	39	140	63	33	+ 107
Breast Cancer	40	132	26	695	- 562
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	119	53	121	- 2
Schistosomiasis	42	114	58	72	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	43	104	35	409	- 305
Skin Disease	44	94	55	97	- 4
Tetanus	45	93	22	937	- 845
Hepatitis B	46	69	57	77	- 8
Stomach Cancer	47	68	44	241	- 173
Encephalitis	48	68	64	32	+ 36
Measles	49	68	39	334	- 266
Alcohol	50	61	62	53	+ 7
Lymphomas	51	58	34	422	- 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	53	36	360	- 306
Pancreas Cancer	53	28	54	109	- 81
Oesophagus Cancer	54	27	31	435	- 408
Appendicitis	55	24	61	65	- 41
Bladder Cancer	56	22	56	88	- 66
Other Neoplasms	57	14	66	14	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	58	14	72	4	+ 10
Leukemia	59	12	40	314	- 302
Leishmaniasis	60	11	21	1,005	- 994
Ovary Cancer	61	11	47	188	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	65	16	- 7
Ascariasis	63	8	68	11	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	8	59	70	- 62
Hepatitis C	65	5	69	11	- 6
Uterin Cancer	66	5	60	66	- 61
Diphtheria	67	2	67	12	- 10
Skin Cancers	68	1	51	127	- 126
War	69	1	27	614	- 613
Chlamydia	70	1	73	2	- 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	43	259	- 258
Otitis Media	72	0	70	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Gambia

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.