SOUTH SUDAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,123	1	9,918	+ 1,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,766	3	7,270	+ 496
Tuberculosis	3	6,833	8	3,771	+ 3,062
Malaria	4	5,418	4	5,342	+ 76
Birth Trauma	5	5,376	5	5,210	+ 165
Low Birth Weight	6	5,149	6	4,339	+ 810
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,293	10	2,930	+ 363
Stroke	8	3,098	9	3,541	- 443
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,667	11	2,020	+ 647
HIV/AIDS	10	2,368	2	7,915	- 5,547
Meningitis	11	2,342	13	1,780	+ 563
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,237	7	4,063	- 1,825
Liver Disease	13	2,057	12	1,823	+ 233
Measles	14	1,580	39	334	+ 1,245
Maternal Conditions	15	1,263	16	1,521	- 258
Pertussis	16	1,249	24	784	+ 466
Other Injuries	17	1,218	18	1,207	+ 11
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,207	17	1,312	- 105
Violence	19	988	15	1,584	- 596
Kidney Disease	20	976	20	1,090	- 114
Endocrine Disorders	21	848	46	192	+ 656
Lung Disease	22	674	23	894	- 219
Breast Cancer	23	638	26	695	- 57
Hypertension	24	574	19	1,131	- 557
Cervical Cancer	25	567	25	761	- 193
Tetanus	26	448	22	937	- 489
Asthma	27	440	28	587	- 148
Falls	28	404	41	269	+ 134
Fires	29	383	32	433	- 51
Suicide	30	377	33	425	- 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	364	29	543	- 179
Drownings	32	353	30	466	- 113
Poisonings	33	353	42	259	+ 94
Drug Use	34	337	63	33	+ 304
Prostate Cancer	35	317	35	409	- 92
Malnutrition	36	316	14	1,660	- 1,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	314	48	186	+ 128
Syphilis	38	292	37	351	- 59
Liver Cancer	39	284	38	346	- 62
Lymphomas	40	279	34	422	- 143
Epilepsy	41	268	50	152	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	42	259	45	217	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	223	36	360	- 137
Diphtheria	44	204	67	12	+ 192
War	45	174	27	614	- 440
Parkinson's Disease	46	133	52	125	+ 8
Leukemia	47	121	40	314	- 192
Oral Cancer	48	120	43	259	- 139
Ovary Cancer	49	114	47	188	- 74
Stomach Cancer	50	114	44	241	- 127
Pancreas Cancer	51	106	54	109	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	104	53	121	- 17
Skin Cancers	53	104	51	127	- 23
Schistosomiasis	54	81	58	72	+ 9
Hepatitis B	55	80	57	77	+ 3
Skin Disease	56	79	55	97	- 19
Lung Cancers	57	70	49	164	- 95
Alcohol	58	55	62	53	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	50	64	32	+ 18
Appendicitis	60	41	61	65	- 24
Ascariasis	61	37	68	11	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	62	36	60	66	- 30
Bladder Cancer	63	36	56	88	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	64	30	31	435	- 405
Hepatitis C	65	16	69	11	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	16	66	14	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	14	59	70	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	72	4	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	9	65	16	- 7
Leishmaniasis	70	1	21	1,005	- 1,004
Chlamydia	71	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	6	- 6
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

Nigeria

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.