SOUTH SUDAN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,334	1	9,918	+ 416
Malaria	2	9,504	4	5,342	+ 4,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,347	3	7,270	+ 77
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,609	10	2,930	+ 2,679
Stroke	5	5,249	9	3,541	+ 1,708
Birth Trauma	6	4,022	5	5,210	- 1,188
Low Birth Weight	7	3,887	6	4,339	- 452
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,595	7	4,063	- 467
HIV/AIDS	9	3,546	2	7,915	- 4,369
Tuberculosis	10	3,363	8	3,771	- 408
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,134	11	2,020	+ 114
Meningitis	12	1,970	13	1,780	+ 191
Liver Disease	13	1,828	12	1,823	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,657	17	1,312	+ 345
Kidney Disease	15	1,508	20	1,090	+ 417
Other Injuries	16	1,449	18	1,207	+ 242
Malnutrition	17	1,286	14	1,660	- 373
Maternal Conditions	18	1,225	16	1,521	- 295
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,111	46	192	+ 920
Lung Disease	20	1,102	23	894	+ 209
Hypertension	21	868	19	1,131	- 263
Violence	22	860	15	1,584	- 724
Breast Cancer	23	857	26	695	+ 163
Asthma	24	854	28	587	+ 267
Suicide	25	726	33	425	+ 301
Pertussis	26	653	24	784	- 131
Liver Cancer	27	557	38	346	+ 211
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	520	29	543	- 23
Drownings	29	510	30	466	+ 44
Falls	30	451	41	269	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	429	48	186	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	32	401	45	217	+ 185
Fires	33	383	32	433	- 50
Prostate Cancer	34	381	35	409	- 27
Cervical Cancer	35	367	25	761	- 393
Stomach Cancer	36	323	44	241	+ 82
Epilepsy	37	321	50	152	+ 168
Poisonings	38	304	42	259	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	268	36	360	- 92
Drug Use	40	258	63	33	+ 225
Syphilis	41	250	37	351	- 101
Lymphomas	42	184	34	422	- 239
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	176	53	121	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	44	163	52	125	+ 38
Tetanus	45	143	22	937	- 794
Schistosomiasis	46	141	58	72	+ 69
Hepatitis B	47	128	57	77	+ 51
Skin Cancers	48	119	51	127	- 8
Lung Cancers	49	119	49	164	- 45
Oral Cancer	50	115	43	259	- 144
Skin Disease	51	112	55	97	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	52	109	56	88	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	53	107	47	188	- 81
Pancreas Cancer	54	86	54	109	- 23
Alcohol	55	72	62	53	+ 19
Encephalitis	56	70	64	32	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	57	52	31	435	- 384
Measles	58	51	39	334	- 283
Leukemia	59	51	40	314	- 262
Uterin Cancer	60	43	60	66	- 23
Appendicitis	61	38	61	65	- 27
Ascariasis	62	21	68	11	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	19	69	11	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	15	59	70	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	72	4	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	14	66	14	+ 0
War	67	12	27	614	- 602
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	65	16	- 6
Diphtheria	69	5	67	12	- 7
Chlamydia	70	2	73	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	79	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Sierra Leone

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.