SOUTH SUDAN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,748	9	3,541	+ 4,207
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,299	1	9,918	- 3,618
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,343	10	2,930	+ 2,414
Tuberculosis	4	5,006	8	3,771	+ 1,235
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,781	3	7,270	- 2,488
Measles	6	3,956	39	334	+ 3,622
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,399	7	4,063	- 664
Hypertension	8	2,678	19	1,131	+ 1,547
Malaria	9	2,375	4	5,342	- 2,967
Low Birth Weight	10	2,309	6	4,339	- 2,031
Birth Trauma	11	2,306	5	5,210	- 2,904
Liver Disease	12	2,072	12	1,823	+ 249
Malnutrition	13	1,827	14	1,660	+ 167
Lung Disease	14	1,707	23	894	+ 813
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,458	11	2,020	- 562
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,414	17	1,312	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	17	1,306	25	761	+ 545
Maternal Conditions	18	1,197	16	1,521	- 323
Asthma	19	1,081	28	587	+ 494
Meningitis	20	1,031	13	1,780	- 748
Other Injuries	21	1,018	18	1,207	- 189
Kidney Disease	22	950	20	1,090	- 141
Violence	23	754	15	1,584	- 830
Suicide	24	636	33	425	+ 211
HIV/AIDS	25	579	2	7,915	- 7,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	483	29	543	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	27	466	31	435	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	28	451	45	217	+ 235
Prostate Cancer	29	430	35	409	+ 21
Liver Cancer	30	402	38	346	+ 57
Drownings	31	356	30	466	- 110
Oral Cancer	32	301	43	259	+ 42
Syphilis	33	293	37	351	- 58
Lymphomas	34	291	34	422	- 131
Fires	35	285	32	433	- 148
Falls	36	282	41	269	+ 12
Breast Cancer	37	271	26	695	- 423
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	271	53	121	+ 149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	261	36	360	- 98
Poisonings	40	246	42	259	- 13
Pertussis	41	224	24	784	- 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	214	48	186	+ 27
Skin Cancers	43	201	51	127	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	44	200	46	192	+ 8
Leukemia	45	173	40	314	- 141
Epilepsy	46	166	50	152	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	47	159	44	241	- 82
Bladder Cancer	48	123	56	88	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	49	115	52	125	- 10
Schistosomiasis	50	112	58	72	+ 41
Skin Disease	51	81	55	97	- 17
Tetanus	52	80	22	937	- 857
Alcohol	53	69	62	53	+ 16
War	54	67	27	614	- 547
Lung Cancers	55	63	49	164	- 101
Appendicitis	56	63	61	65	- 2
Ovary Cancer	57	58	47	188	- 130
Hepatitis B	58	42	57	77	- 34
Uterin Cancer	59	41	60	66	- 25
Encephalitis	60	40	64	32	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	61	35	54	109	- 74
Drug Use	62	25	63	33	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	21	59	70	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	65	16	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	10	66	14	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	72	4	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	7	69	11	- 4
Otitis Media	68	4	70	6	- 1
Chlamydia	69	3	73	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	68	11	- 9
Diphtheria	71	1	67	12	- 11
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
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	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

Madagascar

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.