SOUTH SUDAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,559	10	2,930	+ 8,629
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,790	29	543	+ 7,247
Lung Cancers	3	4,651	49	164	+ 4,487
Lung Disease	4	4,650	23	894	+ 3,756
Stroke	5	4,296	9	3,541	+ 754
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,151	1	9,918	- 6,766
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,658	36	360	+ 2,299
Breast Cancer	8	1,844	26	695	+ 1,150
Prostate Cancer	9	1,420	35	409	+ 1,011
Kidney Disease	10	1,375	20	1,090	+ 285
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,288	54	109	+ 1,179
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,286	52	125	+ 1,161
Lymphomas	13	1,245	34	422	+ 822
Suicide	14	1,141	33	425	+ 715
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,016	31	435	+ 581
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,004	17	1,312	- 308
Stomach Cancer	17	866	44	241	+ 625
Liver Cancer	18	772	38	346	+ 426
Liver Disease	19	678	12	1,823	- 1,145
Leukemia	20	665	40	314	+ 351
Ovary Cancer	21	662	47	188	+ 474
Bladder Cancer	22	621	56	88	+ 533
Skin Cancers	23	611	51	127	+ 484
Endocrine Disorders	24	605	46	192	+ 414
Falls	25	599	41	269	+ 330
Inflammatory/Heart	26	582	45	217	+ 366
Other Neoplasms	27	529	66	14	+ 515
Oral Cancer	28	444	43	259	+ 185
Hypertension	29	424	19	1,131	- 707
Other Injuries	30	415	18	1,207	- 792
Drug Use	31	405	63	33	+ 372
Congenital Anomalies	32	371	11	2,020	- 1,648
Road Traffic Accidents	33	371	7	4,063	- 3,691
Uterin Cancer	34	306	60	66	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	35	250	25	761	- 511
Epilepsy	36	206	50	152	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	37	201	72	4	+ 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	162	48	186	- 24
Alcohol	39	156	62	53	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	143	65	16	+ 127
Asthma	41	141	28	587	- 447
Skin Disease	42	140	55	97	+ 43
Drownings	43	139	30	466	- 327
Low Birth Weight	44	135	6	4,339	- 4,204
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	128	3	7,270	- 7,142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	121	53	121	- 0
Violence	47	93	15	1,584	- 1,491
Fires	48	73	32	433	- 361
Anemia	49	70	81	0	+ 70
Tuberculosis	50	56	8	3,771	- 3,715
Osteoarthritis	51	48	85	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	52	47	69	11	+ 36
Poisonings	53	34	42	259	- 225
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	33	84	0	+ 33
Schizophrenia	55	28	83	0	+ 28
Birth Trauma	56	24	5	5,210	- 5,186
HIV/AIDS	57	21	2	7,915	- 7,894
Meningitis	58	18	13	1,780	- 1,762
Hepatitis B	59	14	57	77	- 63
Appendicitis	60	8	61	65	- 57
Maternal Conditions	61	8	16	1,521	- 1,513
Oral conditions	62	5	86	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	63	4	14	1,660	- 1,656
Upper Respiratory	64	2	59	70	- 68
War	65	1	27	614	- 613
Encephalitis	66	0	64	32	- 32
Pertussis	67	0	24	784	- 784
Syphilis	68	0	37	351	- 351
Chlamydia	69	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	5	- 5
Malaria	75	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Leishmaniasis	76	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Ascariasis	77	0	68	11	- 11
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	22	937	- 937
Diphtheria	82	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	83	0	39	334	- 334
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Ireland

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.