SOUTH SUDAN VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,215	9	3,541	+ 5,674
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,290	10	2,930	+ 5,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,504	1	9,918	- 5,414
Tuberculosis	4	3,112	8	3,771	- 659
Kidney Disease	5	2,629	20	1,090	+ 1,538
Lung Disease	6	2,598	23	894	+ 1,704
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,478	3	7,270	- 4,792
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,342	17	1,312	+ 1,030
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,046	7	4,063	- 2,017
Liver Disease	10	1,871	12	1,823	+ 48
Low Birth Weight	11	1,846	6	4,339	- 2,494
Birth Trauma	12	1,782	5	5,210	- 3,428
Liver Cancer	13	1,763	38	346	+ 1,417
Lung Cancers	14	1,468	49	164	+ 1,304
Hypertension	15	1,421	19	1,131	+ 290
Asthma	16	1,342	28	587	+ 755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	1,040	48	186	+ 854
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,033	11	2,020	- 986
Drownings	19	908	30	466	+ 441
Stomach Cancer	20	847	44	241	+ 606
Other Injuries	21	828	18	1,207	- 378
Violence	22	758	15	1,584	- 826
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	731	29	543	+ 188
Falls	24	702	41	269	+ 433
Breast Cancer	25	697	26	695	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	675	36	360	+ 315
Suicide	27	622	33	425	+ 197
Oral Cancer	28	558	43	259	+ 299
HIV/AIDS	29	500	2	7,915	- 7,415
Pertussis	30	486	24	784	- 298
Leukemia	31	463	40	314	+ 149
Maternal Conditions	32	348	16	1,521	- 1,172
Oesophagus Cancer	33	341	31	435	- 94
Lymphomas	34	336	34	422	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	331	53	121	+ 209
Inflammatory/Heart	36	329	45	217	+ 113
Cervical Cancer	37	299	25	761	- 461
Endocrine Disorders	38	297	46	192	+ 106
Malnutrition	39	265	14	1,660	- 1,394
Meningitis	40	245	13	1,780	- 1,534
Parkinson's Disease	41	222	52	125	+ 97
Fires	42	173	32	433	- 261
Ovary Cancer	43	161	47	188	- 26
Tetanus	44	153	22	937	- 784
Skin Disease	45	142	55	97	+ 44
Encephalitis	46	110	64	32	+ 78
Alcohol	47	98	62	53	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	48	97	54	109	- 12
Skin Cancers	49	95	51	127	- 32
Epilepsy	50	92	50	152	- 60
Bladder Cancer	51	78	56	88	- 10
Poisonings	52	66	42	259	- 193
Prostate Cancer	53	59	35	409	- 350
Drug Use	54	52	63	33	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	55	47	60	66	- 19
Measles	56	47	39	334	- 288
Appendicitis	57	46	61	65	- 19
Syphilis	58	45	37	351	- 306
Dengue	59	28	74	0	+ 27
Hepatitis B	60	27	57	77	- 50
Other Neoplasms	61	19	66	14	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	62	18	58	72	- 53
Malaria	63	16	4	5,342	- 5,326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	65	16	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	10	72	4	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	8	59	70	- 62
Hepatitis C	67	6	69	11	- 5
War	68	4	27	614	- 610
Diphtheria	69	4	67	12	- 8
Ascariasis	70	4	68	11	- 8
Chlamydia	71	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	6	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	75	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Laos

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.