SOUTH SUDAN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,391	10	2,930	+ 9,462
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,638	29	543	+ 5,095
Lung Cancers	3	4,916	49	164	+ 4,752
Stroke	4	4,863	9	3,541	+ 1,322
Lung Disease	5	4,587	23	894	+ 3,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,481	36	360	+ 2,121
Breast Cancer	7	2,144	26	695	+ 1,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,103	1	9,918	- 7,814
Kidney Disease	9	1,720	20	1,090	+ 630
Other Injuries	10	1,672	18	1,207	+ 465
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,548	54	109	+ 1,439
Liver Disease	12	1,420	12	1,823	- 403
Suicide	13	1,313	33	425	+ 887
Lymphomas	14	1,219	34	422	+ 797
Prostate Cancer	15	1,204	35	409	+ 795
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,171	52	125	+ 1,046
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,156	17	1,312	- 156
Falls	18	1,147	41	269	+ 877
Hypertension	19	1,015	19	1,131	- 116
Leukemia	20	1,002	40	314	+ 689
Endocrine Disorders	21	998	46	192	+ 807
Stomach Cancer	22	968	44	241	+ 727
Inflammatory/Heart	23	928	45	217	+ 712
Other Neoplasms	24	924	66	14	+ 910
Liver Cancer	25	918	38	346	+ 572
Bladder Cancer	26	828	56	88	+ 740
Ovary Cancer	27	667	47	188	+ 479
Oesophagus Cancer	28	602	31	435	+ 166
Alcohol	29	479	62	53	+ 425
Road Traffic Accidents	30	475	7	4,063	- 3,588
Skin Cancers	31	409	51	127	+ 282
Malnutrition	32	368	14	1,660	- 1,292
Oral Cancer	33	360	43	259	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	358	53	121	+ 237
Epilepsy	35	318	50	152	+ 166
Uterin Cancer	36	296	60	66	+ 230
Congenital Anomalies	37	197	11	2,020	- 1,823
Cervical Cancer	38	181	25	761	- 579
Drug Use	39	176	63	33	+ 143
Anemia	40	160	81	0	+ 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	128	48	186	- 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	117	3	7,270	- 7,153
Schizophrenia	43	110	83	0	+ 110
Skin Disease	44	102	55	97	+ 4
Asthma	45	87	28	587	- 500
Multiple Sclerosis	46	78	72	4	+ 73
Hepatitis C	47	70	69	11	+ 59
Violence	48	59	15	1,584	- 1,525
Low Birth Weight	49	58	6	4,339	- 4,282
Osteoarthritis	50	50	85	0	+ 50
Fires	51	48	32	433	- 386
HIV/AIDS	52	47	2	7,915	- 7,868
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	44	65	16	+ 28
Drownings	54	37	30	466	- 429
Tuberculosis	55	35	8	3,771	- 3,736
Poisonings	56	28	42	259	- 231
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	23	84	0	+ 23
Meningitis	58	13	13	1,780	- 1,767
Birth Trauma	59	11	5	5,210	- 5,199
Hepatitis B	60	10	57	77	- 66
Upper Respiratory	61	7	59	70	- 63
Appendicitis	62	6	61	65	- 59
Maternal Conditions	63	6	16	1,521	- 1,515
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	3	64	32	- 29
Syphilis	66	3	37	351	- 348
War	67	1	27	614	- 613
Pertussis	68	0	24	784	- 784
Tetanus	69	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	70	0	39	334	- 334
Diphtheria	71	0	67	12	- 12
Chlamydia	72	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	81	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Luxembourg

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.