SOUTH SUDAN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,463	8	3,771	+ 2,692
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,292	1	9,918	- 3,626
Measles	3	5,968	39	334	+ 5,634
Malaria	4	5,672	4	5,342	+ 330
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,487	7	4,063	+ 424
HIV/AIDS	6	4,484	2	7,915	- 3,431
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,403	10	2,930	+ 1,474
Low Birth Weight	8	3,859	6	4,339	- 480
Birth Trauma	9	3,742	5	5,210	- 1,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,719	3	7,270	- 3,551
Stroke	11	3,687	9	3,541	+ 146
Maternal Conditions	12	2,032	16	1,521	+ 511
Liver Disease	13	2,006	12	1,823	+ 183
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,946	11	2,020	- 73
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,519	17	1,312	+ 207
Kidney Disease	16	1,422	20	1,090	+ 331
Meningitis	17	1,290	13	1,780	- 490
Violence	18	1,114	15	1,584	- 470
Cervical Cancer	19	1,107	25	761	+ 346
Liver Cancer	20	1,026	38	346	+ 680
Syphilis	21	921	37	351	+ 570
Other Injuries	22	888	18	1,207	- 318
Hypertension	23	866	19	1,131	- 265
Malnutrition	24	826	14	1,660	- 834
Prostate Cancer	25	695	35	409	+ 286
Lung Disease	26	686	23	894	- 208
Breast Cancer	27	574	26	695	- 121
Endocrine Disorders	28	573	46	192	+ 382
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	548	29	543	+ 5
Suicide	30	513	33	425	+ 88
Asthma	31	466	28	587	- 121
Pertussis	32	461	24	784	- 323
Falls	33	363	41	269	+ 94
Fires	34	358	32	433	- 75
Drownings	35	296	30	466	- 170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	295	48	186	+ 109
Stomach Cancer	37	284	44	241	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	38	269	45	217	+ 53
Lymphomas	39	218	34	422	- 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	209	36	360	- 150
Poisonings	41	191	42	259	- 68
Epilepsy	42	189	50	152	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	43	169	52	125	+ 44
Lung Cancers	44	154	49	164	- 10
Schistosomiasis	45	120	58	72	+ 49
Skin Cancers	46	119	51	127	- 8
Ovary Cancer	47	118	47	188	- 70
Oral Cancer	48	117	43	259	- 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	117	53	121	- 4
Drug Use	50	99	63	33	+ 66
Skin Disease	51	96	55	97	- 1
Hepatitis B	52	91	57	77	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	53	88	54	109	- 21
Tetanus	54	73	22	937	- 865
Uterin Cancer	55	66	60	66	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	64	64	32	+ 32
Alcohol	57	59	62	53	+ 6
Leukemia	58	54	40	314	- 260
Bladder Cancer	59	44	56	88	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	60	36	31	435	- 399
Appendicitis	61	29	61	65	- 36
Other Neoplasms	62	13	66	14	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	72	4	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	65	16	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	9	69	11	- 2
Ascariasis	66	9	68	11	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	6	59	70	- 64
Diphtheria	68	2	67	12	- 10
Chlamydia	69	1	73	2	- 1
War	70	1	27	614	- 613
Otitis Media	71	0	70	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Liberia

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.