SOUTH SUDAN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,643	10	2,930	+ 5,714
Stroke	2	6,442	9	3,541	+ 2,901
Lung Disease	3	5,738	23	894	+ 4,845
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,732	17	1,312	+ 4,420
Tuberculosis	5	5,019	8	3,771	+ 1,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,281	1	9,918	- 6,636
Malaria	7	3,093	4	5,342	- 2,249
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,902	3	7,270	- 4,368
Asthma	9	2,329	28	587	+ 1,742
Low Birth Weight	10	2,101	6	4,339	- 2,239
Birth Trauma	11	1,901	5	5,210	- 3,309
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,398	7	4,063	- 2,665
Hypertension	13	1,385	19	1,131	+ 255
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,355	53	121	+ 1,234
Violence	15	1,225	15	1,584	- 359
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,202	11	2,020	- 818
Breast Cancer	17	966	26	695	+ 271
Kidney Disease	18	868	20	1,090	- 222
Cervical Cancer	19	840	25	761	+ 80
Other Injuries	20	818	18	1,207	- 389
Liver Cancer	21	814	38	346	+ 468
Liver Disease	22	790	12	1,823	- 1,033
Lung Cancers	23	786	49	164	+ 622
HIV/AIDS	24	773	2	7,915	- 7,142
Oral Cancer	25	733	43	259	+ 474
Falls	26	634	41	269	+ 365
Fires	27	617	32	433	+ 183
Stomach Cancer	28	565	44	241	+ 324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	563	36	360	+ 203
Maternal Conditions	30	532	16	1,521	- 989
Skin Cancers	31	527	51	127	+ 400
Lymphomas	32	446	34	422	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	434	29	543	- 109
Meningitis	34	409	13	1,780	- 1,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	381	48	186	+ 195
Prostate Cancer	36	360	35	409	- 49
Suicide	37	327	33	425	- 98
Leukemia	38	320	40	314	+ 6
Pertussis	39	313	24	784	- 471
Drownings	40	303	30	466	- 163
Measles	41	301	39	334	- 34
Syphilis	42	296	37	351	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	43	289	45	217	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	44	252	31	435	- 184
Parkinson's Disease	45	233	52	125	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	46	227	47	188	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	47	194	46	192	+ 2
Malnutrition	48	170	14	1,660	- 1,490
Skin Disease	49	160	55	97	+ 62
Poisonings	50	154	42	259	- 105
Epilepsy	51	140	50	152	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	52	135	54	109	+ 26
Alcohol	53	118	62	53	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	54	104	56	88	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	55	103	60	66	+ 37
Tetanus	56	60	22	937	- 877
Encephalitis	57	39	64	32	+ 7
Hepatitis B	58	34	57	77	- 43
Appendicitis	59	26	61	65	- 39
Other Neoplasms	60	19	66	14	+ 6
Drug Use	61	16	63	33	- 17
Hepatitis C	62	10	69	11	- 1
Ascariasis	63	9	68	11	- 3
Dengue	64	8	74	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	65	16	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	72	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	4	67	12	- 8
Upper Respiratory	68	2	59	70	- 68
War	69	1	27	614	- 613
Chlamydia	70	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Leishmaniasis	74	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

New Guinea

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.