SOUTH SUDAN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,972	1	9,918	- 3,945
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,366	10	2,930	+ 2,436
Stroke	3	3,009	9	3,541	- 533
Kidney Disease	4	2,819	20	1,090	+ 1,729
Liver Disease	5	2,484	12	1,823	+ 661
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,265	29	543	+ 1,722
Stomach Cancer	7	1,976	44	241	+ 1,735
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,729	17	1,312	+ 417
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,720	7	4,063	- 2,343
Lung Cancers	10	1,235	49	164	+ 1,071
Prostate Cancer	11	1,234	35	409	+ 825
Violence	12	1,174	15	1,584	- 410
Other Injuries	13	1,121	18	1,207	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,030	36	360	+ 670
Lung Disease	15	981	23	894	+ 88
Liver Cancer	16	965	38	346	+ 619
Tuberculosis	17	926	8	3,771	- 2,845
Lymphomas	18	878	34	422	+ 456
Congenital Anomalies	19	778	11	2,020	- 1,242
Breast Cancer	20	767	26	695	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	21	750	25	761	- 11
Leukemia	22	721	40	314	+ 407
Pancreas Cancer	23	626	54	109	+ 517
Low Birth Weight	24	575	6	4,339	- 3,765
Falls	25	501	41	269	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	26	495	52	125	+ 370
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	432	3	7,270	- 6,838
Hypertension	28	413	19	1,131	- 717
Malnutrition	29	392	14	1,660	- 1,268
Suicide	30	352	33	425	- 74
HIV/AIDS	31	331	2	7,915	- 7,584
Skin Cancers	32	306	51	127	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	33	278	47	188	+ 90
Drug Use	34	248	63	33	+ 215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	237	48	186	+ 51
Drownings	36	228	30	466	- 239
Birth Trauma	37	209	5	5,210	- 5,001
Oral Cancer	38	202	43	259	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	39	192	45	217	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	40	185	46	192	- 7
Bladder Cancer	41	180	56	88	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	42	153	31	435	- 282
Maternal Conditions	43	134	16	1,521	- 1,386
Alcohol	44	125	62	53	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	45	118	60	66	+ 53
Encephalitis	46	109	64	32	+ 77
Epilepsy	47	102	50	152	- 50
Pertussis	48	101	24	784	- 682
Fires	49	93	32	433	- 340
Asthma	50	81	28	587	- 506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	77	53	121	- 44
Syphilis	52	71	37	351	- 280
Appendicitis	53	66	61	65	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	61	55	97	- 37
Poisonings	55	49	42	259	- 210
Meningitis	56	46	13	1,780	- 1,734
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	42	65	16	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	58	21	66	14	+ 7
Chagas disease	59	19	78	0	+ 19
Tetanus	60	19	22	937	- 919
Malaria	61	14	4	5,342	- 5,328
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	72	4	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	4	59	70	- 66
Hepatitis B	64	4	57	77	- 73
Hepatitis C	65	2	69	11	- 9
Dengue	66	1	74	0	+ 1
War	67	1	27	614	- 613
Chlamydia	68	1	73	2	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	68	11	- 11
Diphtheria	70	0	67	12	- 11
Otitis Media	71	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	39	334	- 334
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

Peru

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.