SOUTH SUDAN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,687	10	2,930	+ 20,757
Stroke	2	7,883	9	3,541	+ 4,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,751	1	9,918	- 4,167
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,604	29	543	+ 5,061
Lung Cancers	5	5,326	49	164	+ 5,162
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,397	17	1,312	+ 3,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,979	36	360	+ 3,619
Lung Disease	8	3,424	23	894	+ 2,530
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,445	54	109	+ 2,336
Breast Cancer	10	2,292	26	695	+ 1,598
Kidney Disease	11	2,138	20	1,090	+ 1,048
Lymphomas	12	1,433	34	422	+ 1,010
Prostate Cancer	13	1,431	35	409	+ 1,022
Falls	14	1,397	41	269	+ 1,128
Stomach Cancer	15	1,345	44	241	+ 1,104
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,341	52	125	+ 1,216
Ovary Cancer	17	921	47	188	+ 733
Liver Cancer	18	912	38	346	+ 566
Bladder Cancer	19	897	56	88	+ 808
Hypertension	20	896	19	1,131	- 234
Leukemia	21	748	40	314	+ 434
Suicide	22	721	33	425	+ 296
Oral Cancer	23	676	43	259	+ 417
Liver Disease	24	623	12	1,823	- 1,200
Skin Disease	25	619	55	97	+ 522
Other Neoplasms	26	596	66	14	+ 582
Inflammatory/Heart	27	593	45	217	+ 376
Uterin Cancer	28	559	60	66	+ 493
Oesophagus Cancer	29	547	31	435	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	30	516	46	192	+ 324
Road Traffic Accidents	31	489	7	4,063	- 3,574
Congenital Anomalies	32	467	11	2,020	- 1,553
Other Injuries	33	442	18	1,207	- 765
Skin Cancers	34	378	51	127	+ 251
Low Birth Weight	35	305	6	4,339	- 4,034
Asthma	36	225	28	587	- 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	195	48	186	+ 9
Drug Use	38	185	63	33	+ 152
Cervical Cancer	39	120	25	761	- 640
Violence	40	119	15	1,584	- 1,465
HIV/AIDS	41	99	2	7,915	- 7,816
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	92	84	0	+ 92
Epilepsy	43	92	50	152	- 60
Birth Trauma	44	79	5	5,210	- 5,131
Multiple Sclerosis	45	79	72	4	+ 75
Anemia	46	77	81	0	+ 77
Alcohol	47	73	62	53	+ 19
Drownings	48	61	30	466	- 405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	59	53	121	- 62
Osteoarthritis	50	58	85	0	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	52	65	16	+ 36
Tuberculosis	52	42	8	3,771	- 3,728
Hepatitis C	53	35	69	11	+ 24
War	54	31	27	614	- 583
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	28	3	7,270	- 7,241
Meningitis	56	21	13	1,780	- 1,758
Schizophrenia	57	18	83	0	+ 18
Poisonings	58	14	42	259	- 245
Upper Respiratory	59	10	59	70	- 60
Malnutrition	60	9	14	1,660	- 1,650
Hepatitis B	61	9	57	77	- 67
Fires	62	8	32	433	- 425
Appendicitis	63	8	61	65	- 57
Maternal Conditions	64	8	16	1,521	- 1,513
Encephalitis	65	3	64	32	- 29
Leishmaniasis	66	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Schistosomiasis	70	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	24	784	- 784
Measles	73	0	39	334	- 334
Tetanus	74	0	22	937	- 937
Diphtheria	75	0	67	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	11	- 11
Chlamydia	80	0	73	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	37	351	- 351
Otitis Media	82	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Malta

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.