SOUTH SUDAN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	12,972	29	543	+ 12,429
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,581	10	2,930	+ 9,651
Lung Cancers	3	7,848	49	164	+ 7,684
Stroke	4	6,939	9	3,541	+ 3,397
Lung Disease	5	6,839	23	894	+ 5,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,167	36	360	+ 3,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,536	1	9,918	- 6,382
Falls	8	2,953	41	269	+ 2,683
Breast Cancer	9	2,527	26	695	+ 1,832
Prostate Cancer	10	2,334	35	409	+ 1,925
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,141	54	109	+ 2,032
Kidney Disease	12	1,809	20	1,090	+ 718
Lymphomas	13	1,795	34	422	+ 1,372
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,706	17	1,312	+ 394
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,533	31	435	+ 1,098
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,515	52	125	+ 1,390
Suicide	17	1,447	33	425	+ 1,022
Other Neoplasms	18	1,309	66	14	+ 1,295
Other Injuries	19	1,178	18	1,207	- 29
Leukemia	20	1,128	40	314	+ 815
Bladder Cancer	21	1,052	56	88	+ 964
Stomach Cancer	22	973	44	241	+ 732
Inflammatory/Heart	23	858	45	217	+ 642
Liver Cancer	24	831	38	346	+ 485
Ovary Cancer	25	763	47	188	+ 575
Endocrine Disorders	26	754	46	192	+ 562
Skin Cancers	27	732	51	127	+ 605
Liver Disease	28	669	12	1,823	- 1,154
Hypertension	29	585	19	1,131	- 546
Oral Cancer	30	549	43	259	+ 290
Road Traffic Accidents	31	487	7	4,063	- 3,576
Alcohol	32	438	62	53	+ 384
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	417	3	7,270	- 6,852
Uterin Cancer	34	405	60	66	+ 339
Congenital Anomalies	35	389	11	2,020	- 1,631
Skin Disease	36	211	55	97	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	37	211	72	4	+ 206
Epilepsy	38	207	50	152	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	39	190	25	761	- 570
Anemia	40	178	81	0	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	170	53	121	+ 49
Drug Use	42	165	63	33	+ 132
Osteoarthritis	43	157	85	0	+ 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	153	65	16	+ 137
Low Birth Weight	45	120	6	4,339	- 4,220
Asthma	46	118	28	587	- 469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	93	48	186	- 93
Violence	48	77	15	1,584	- 1,507
Drownings	49	70	30	466	- 396
Schizophrenia	50	68	83	0	+ 68
Meningitis	51	56	13	1,780	- 1,723
Birth Trauma	52	53	5	5,210	- 5,158
Fires	53	35	32	433	- 398
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	30	84	0	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	55	23	2	7,915	- 7,891
Tuberculosis	56	20	8	3,771	- 3,750
Upper Respiratory	57	20	59	70	- 50
Appendicitis	58	18	61	65	- 47
Oral conditions	59	15	86	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	60	15	69	11	+ 4
Poisonings	61	12	42	259	- 247
Hepatitis B	62	10	57	77	- 67
Malnutrition	63	9	14	1,660	- 1,651
Otitis Media	64	7	70	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	6	16	1,521	- 1,515
War	66	1	27	614	- 613
Pertussis	67	1	24	784	- 783
Encephalitis	68	1	64	32	- 32
Syphilis	69	1	37	351	- 351
Leishmaniasis	70	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Diphtheria	71	0	67	12	- 12
Tetanus	72	0	22	937	- 937
Measles	73	0	39	334	- 334
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Malaria	77	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chlamydia	78	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Netherlands

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.