SOUTH SUDAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,121	10	2,930	+ 54,191
Stroke	2	41,559	9	3,541	+ 38,018
Hypertension	3	8,419	19	1,131	+ 7,288
Lung Cancers	4	6,746	49	164	+ 6,582
Inflammatory/Heart	5	6,495	45	217	+ 6,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,093	36	360	+ 4,733
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,680	29	543	+ 4,137
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,734	17	1,312	+ 2,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,535	1	9,918	- 6,383
Breast Cancer	10	3,332	26	695	+ 2,637
Stomach Cancer	11	3,312	44	241	+ 3,071
Prostate Cancer	12	3,272	35	409	+ 2,863
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,076	54	109	+ 2,967
Suicide	14	2,706	33	425	+ 2,281
Liver Disease	15	2,572	12	1,823	+ 749
Other Injuries	16	2,556	18	1,207	+ 1,349
Kidney Disease	17	2,514	20	1,090	+ 1,423
Lung Disease	18	2,442	23	894	+ 1,549
Lymphomas	19	1,731	34	422	+ 1,308
Bladder Cancer	20	1,608	56	88	+ 1,520
Alcohol	21	1,603	62	53	+ 1,550
Oral Cancer	22	1,509	43	259	+ 1,250
Falls	23	1,420	41	269	+ 1,151
Ovary Cancer	24	1,385	47	188	+ 1,197
Leukemia	25	1,313	40	314	+ 999
Liver Cancer	26	1,105	38	346	+ 759
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,083	7	4,063	- 2,980
Other Neoplasms	28	1,077	66	14	+ 1,063
Uterin Cancer	29	1,042	60	66	+ 976
Skin Cancers	30	1,019	51	127	+ 891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,000	48	186	+ 814
Oesophagus Cancer	32	925	31	435	+ 490
Cervical Cancer	33	901	25	761	+ 140
Drownings	34	895	30	466	+ 428
Parkinson's Disease	35	885	52	125	+ 760
Fires	36	728	32	433	+ 295
Violence	37	666	15	1,584	- 918
Skin Disease	38	539	55	97	+ 442
HIV/AIDS	39	523	2	7,915	- 7,392
Tuberculosis	40	503	8	3,771	- 3,268
Endocrine Disorders	41	417	46	192	+ 225
Hepatitis C	42	373	69	11	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	43	328	11	2,020	- 1,692
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	321	84	0	+ 321
Epilepsy	45	312	50	152	+ 160
Asthma	46	294	28	587	- 293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	288	53	121	+ 167
Drug Use	48	288	63	33	+ 255
Poisonings	49	164	42	259	- 95
Multiple Sclerosis	50	143	72	4	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	140	65	16	+ 124
Meningitis	52	104	13	1,780	- 1,675
Anemia	53	100	81	0	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	96	3	7,270	- 7,174
Birth Trauma	55	82	5	5,210	- 5,128
Low Birth Weight	56	80	6	4,339	- 4,260
Schizophrenia	57	53	83	0	+ 53
Osteoarthritis	58	49	85	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	59	33	61	65	- 31
Maternal Conditions	60	32	16	1,521	- 1,489
Oral conditions	61	25	86	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	25	59	70	- 45
Hepatitis B	63	22	57	77	- 54
Malnutrition	64	13	14	1,660	- 1,646
Syphilis	65	9	37	351	- 342
Otitis Media	66	7	70	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	5	67	12	- 7
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Encephalitis	69	0	64	32	- 32
Pertussis	70	0	24	784	- 783
Tetanus	71	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	72	0	39	334	- 334
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	79	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	68	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Latvia

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.