SOUTH SUDAN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,863	9	3,541	+ 7,322
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,344	17	1,312	+ 8,033
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,765	10	2,930	+ 4,835
Violence	4	6,678	15	1,584	+ 5,094
Prostate Cancer	5	3,974	35	409	+ 3,566
Kidney Disease	6	3,568	20	1,090	+ 2,477
HIV/AIDS	7	3,407	2	7,915	- 4,508
Hypertension	8	2,928	19	1,131	+ 1,797
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,642	29	543	+ 2,099
Lung Cancers	10	2,125	49	164	+ 1,961
Lung Disease	11	2,033	23	894	+ 1,139
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,998	7	4,063	- 2,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,963	36	360	+ 1,604
Breast Cancer	14	1,859	26	695	+ 1,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,768	1	9,918	- 8,150
Cervical Cancer	16	1,610	25	761	+ 850
Lymphomas	17	1,129	34	422	+ 706
Low Birth Weight	18	1,082	6	4,339	- 3,257
Stomach Cancer	19	1,037	44	241	+ 796
Endocrine Disorders	20	793	46	192	+ 602
Liver Disease	21	696	12	1,823	- 1,127
Skin Disease	22	654	55	97	+ 556
Congenital Anomalies	23	624	11	2,020	- 1,395
Inflammatory/Heart	24	600	45	217	+ 383
Parkinson's Disease	25	596	52	125	+ 471
Leukemia	26	580	40	314	+ 266
Pancreas Cancer	27	534	54	109	+ 425
Uterin Cancer	28	477	60	66	+ 411
Liver Cancer	29	455	38	346	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	30	436	47	188	+ 248
Other Injuries	31	409	18	1,207	- 798
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	371	48	186	+ 185
Falls	33	369	41	269	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	34	332	31	435	- 103
Suicide	35	316	33	425	- 110
Asthma	36	294	28	587	- 294
Birth Trauma	37	293	5	5,210	- 4,918
Bladder Cancer	38	268	56	88	+ 180
Oral Cancer	39	264	43	259	+ 5
Malnutrition	40	215	14	1,660	- 1,445
Epilepsy	41	206	50	152	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	156	3	7,270	- 7,114
Maternal Conditions	43	156	16	1,521	- 1,365
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	120	53	121	- 1
Other Neoplasms	45	84	66	14	+ 70
Fires	46	70	32	433	- 363
Meningitis	47	70	13	1,780	- 1,710
Drug Use	48	59	63	33	+ 26
Encephalitis	49	59	64	32	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	51	65	16	+ 35
Drownings	51	46	30	466	- 420
Skin Cancers	52	45	51	127	- 82
Appendicitis	53	41	61	65	- 24
Tuberculosis	54	35	8	3,771	- 3,736
Alcohol	55	34	62	53	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	56	15	72	4	+ 11
Poisonings	57	10	42	259	- 249
Dengue	58	5	74	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	57	77	- 73
Syphilis	60	3	37	351	- 348
War	61	2	27	614	- 612
Chlamydia	62	2	73	2	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	22	937	- 936
Hepatitis C	64	1	69	11	- 10
Upper Respiratory	65	1	59	70	- 69
Ascariasis	66	0	68	11	- 11
Pertussis	67	0	24	784	- 784
Diphtheria	68	0	67	12	- 12
Otitis Media	69	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Malaria	72	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	39	334	- 334
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	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

Jamaica

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.