SOUTH SUDAN VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,237	10	2,930	+ 17,307
Stroke	2	13,051	9	3,541	+ 9,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	8,636	29	543	+ 8,093
Lung Cancers	4	7,117	49	164	+ 6,953
Lung Disease	5	6,748	23	894	+ 5,854
Hypertension	6	6,237	19	1,131	+ 5,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,429	36	360	+ 4,069
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,133	17	1,312	+ 2,821
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,405	1	9,918	- 6,513
Breast Cancer	10	2,890	26	695	+ 2,195
Kidney Disease	11	2,652	20	1,090	+ 1,561
Other Injuries	12	2,524	18	1,207	+ 1,317
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,520	54	109	+ 2,411
Stomach Cancer	14	2,136	44	241	+ 1,895
Other Neoplasms	15	2,080	66	14	+ 2,067
Lymphomas	16	2,015	34	422	+ 1,593
Liver Cancer	17	2,005	38	346	+ 1,659
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,757	46	192	+ 1,565
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,756	52	125	+ 1,631
Prostate Cancer	20	1,752	35	409	+ 1,343
Leukemia	21	1,402	40	314	+ 1,088
Bladder Cancer	22	1,398	56	88	+ 1,310
Liver Disease	23	1,158	12	1,823	- 665
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,153	45	217	+ 936
Falls	25	880	41	269	+ 610
Suicide	26	842	33	425	+ 417
Oral Cancer	27	697	43	259	+ 438
Ovary Cancer	28	684	47	188	+ 496
Skin Cancers	29	675	51	127	+ 548
Road Traffic Accidents	30	671	7	4,063	- 3,392
Hepatitis C	31	511	69	11	+ 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	462	53	121	+ 341
Uterin Cancer	33	458	60	66	+ 392
Oesophagus Cancer	34	426	31	435	- 9
Anemia	35	349	81	0	+ 349
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	338	3	7,270	- 6,932
Congenital Anomalies	37	301	11	2,020	- 1,719
Skin Disease	38	300	55	97	+ 203
Epilepsy	39	279	50	152	+ 126
Cervical Cancer	40	240	25	761	- 520
Malnutrition	41	162	14	1,660	- 1,498
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	146	65	16	+ 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	144	48	186	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	44	141	72	4	+ 137
Drug Use	45	136	63	33	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	46	108	2	7,915	- 7,807
Asthma	47	103	28	587	- 484
Osteoarthritis	48	100	85	0	+ 100
Schizophrenia	49	88	83	0	+ 88
Violence	50	85	15	1,584	- 1,499
Low Birth Weight	51	74	6	4,339	- 4,265
Drownings	52	72	30	466	- 395
Tuberculosis	53	70	8	3,771	- 3,701
Hepatitis B	54	70	57	77	- 7
Alcohol	55	58	62	53	+ 4
Fires	56	56	32	433	- 377
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	50	84	0	+ 50
Poisonings	58	32	42	259	- 227
Birth Trauma	59	29	5	5,210	- 5,181
Meningitis	60	27	13	1,780	- 1,753
Appendicitis	61	10	61	65	- 55
Oral conditions	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Tetanus	63	4	22	937	- 933
Upper Respiratory	64	4	59	70	- 66
Otitis Media	65	3	70	6	- 2
War	66	1	27	614	- 613
Maternal Conditions	67	1	16	1,521	- 1,520
Encephalitis	68	1	64	32	- 31
Syphilis	69	1	37	351	- 350
Leishmaniasis	70	1	21	1,005	- 1,005
Measles	71	0	39	334	- 334
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	24	784	- 784
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	79	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Ascariasis	80	0	68	11	- 11
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Italy

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.