SOUTH SUDAN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,268	10	2,930	+ 9,338
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,293	29	543	+ 9,750
Lung Disease	3	6,278	23	894	+ 5,385
Stroke	4	5,708	9	3,541	+ 2,166
Lung Cancers	5	5,349	49	164	+ 5,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,142	1	9,918	- 5,775
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,119	36	360	+ 3,760
Prostate Cancer	8	2,703	35	409	+ 2,294
Falls	9	1,793	41	269	+ 1,523
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,776	54	109	+ 1,667
Breast Cancer	11	1,609	26	695	+ 915
Lymphomas	12	1,489	34	422	+ 1,066
Suicide	13	1,460	33	425	+ 1,035
Kidney Disease	14	1,408	20	1,090	+ 318
Other Injuries	15	1,344	18	1,207	+ 137
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,290	17	1,312	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,278	52	125	+ 1,153
Skin Cancers	18	939	51	127	+ 812
Endocrine Disorders	19	827	46	192	+ 636
Bladder Cancer	20	821	56	88	+ 733
Leukemia	21	816	40	314	+ 502
Stomach Cancer	22	792	44	241	+ 551
Other Neoplasms	23	748	66	14	+ 734
Ovary Cancer	24	712	47	188	+ 524
Drug Use	25	608	63	33	+ 575
Liver Cancer	26	598	38	346	+ 252
Oesophagus Cancer	27	571	31	435	+ 136
Hypertension	28	530	19	1,131	- 601
Inflammatory/Heart	29	509	45	217	+ 293
Liver Disease	30	493	12	1,823	- 1,331
Alcohol	31	472	62	53	+ 418
Oral Cancer	32	387	43	259	+ 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	368	48	186	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	34	314	11	2,020	- 1,705
Malnutrition	35	312	14	1,660	- 1,348
Uterin Cancer	36	309	60	66	+ 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	295	3	7,270	- 6,975
Skin Disease	38	294	55	97	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	39	288	25	761	- 472
Epilepsy	40	275	50	152	+ 123
Multiple Sclerosis	41	275	72	4	+ 270
Road Traffic Accidents	42	263	7	4,063	- 3,799
Asthma	43	195	28	587	- 392
Anemia	44	172	81	0	+ 172
Drownings	45	149	30	466	- 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	141	53	121	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	139	65	16	+ 123
Fires	48	103	32	433	- 331
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	75	84	0	+ 75
Violence	50	74	15	1,584	- 1,510
Osteoarthritis	51	63	85	0	+ 63
Low Birth Weight	52	54	6	4,339	- 4,285
Schizophrenia	53	53	83	0	+ 53
Birth Trauma	54	40	5	5,210	- 5,170
Hepatitis C	55	39	69	11	+ 28
Tuberculosis	56	34	8	3,771	- 3,736
Poisonings	57	33	42	259	- 226
Meningitis	58	31	13	1,780	- 1,748
Appendicitis	59	28	61	65	- 37
Upper Respiratory	60	27	59	70	- 43
HIV/AIDS	61	24	2	7,915	- 7,891
Oral conditions	62	20	86	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	8	57	77	- 69
Pertussis	64	3	24	784	- 781
Otitis Media	65	3	70	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	66	3	16	1,521	- 1,518
Syphilis	67	2	37	351	- 349
War	68	1	27	614	- 613
Tetanus	69	1	22	937	- 936
Encephalitis	70	0	64	32	- 32
Diphtheria	71	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	72	0	39	334	- 334
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	11	- 11
Chlamydia	77	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	83	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	84	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Norway

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.