AFGHANISTAN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,323	4	14,649	+ 16,674
HIV/AIDS	2	24,997	46	464	+ 24,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,959	13	5,555	+ 17,404
Malaria	4	16,871	57	185	+ 16,686
Birth Trauma	5	16,456	6	10,723	+ 5,733
Low Birth Weight	6	13,705	5	12,631	+ 1,074
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,831	11	6,033	+ 6,798
Tuberculosis	8	11,910	7	9,839	+ 2,070
Stroke	9	11,185	3	19,060	- 7,875
Coronary Heart Disease	10	9,253	1	40,195	- 30,942
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,379	14	5,001	+ 1,378
Liver Disease	12	5,758	16	4,600	+ 1,158
Meningitis	13	5,620	20	2,626	+ 2,995
Malnutrition	14	5,242	43	589	+ 4,653
Violence	15	5,002	19	3,217	+ 1,786
Maternal Conditions	16	4,803	9	7,807	- 3,004
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,143	12	5,750	- 1,606
Other Injuries	18	3,811	18	3,241	+ 570
Hypertension	19	3,571	8	7,995	- 4,424
Kidney Disease	20	3,444	10	6,590	- 3,146
Leishmaniasis	21	3,175	70	1	+ 3,174
Tetanus	22	2,960	30	1,254	+ 1,706
Lung Disease	23	2,822	15	4,650	- 1,828
Pertussis	24	2,475	21	2,107	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	25	2,402	44	541	+ 1,861
Breast Cancer	26	2,194	22	1,822	+ 371
War	27	1,940	2	25,620	- 23,680
Asthma	28	1,855	17	3,403	- 1,548
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,715	23	1,765	- 50
Drownings	30	1,472	34	996	+ 476
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,375	29	1,314	+ 61
Fires	32	1,369	50	348	+ 1,021
Suicide	33	1,343	24	1,573	- 229
Lymphomas	34	1,334	36	946	+ 388
Prostate Cancer	35	1,291	55	258	+ 1,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,136	39	741	+ 395
Syphilis	37	1,109	60	94	+ 1,015
Liver Cancer	38	1,093	40	657	+ 435
Measles	39	1,055	49	350	+ 705
Leukemia	40	990	42	610	+ 380
Falls	41	851	37	905	- 54
Poisonings	42	818	47	384	+ 435
Oral Cancer	43	818	27	1,467	- 649
Stomach Cancer	44	761	26	1,501	- 740
Inflammatory/Heart	45	684	45	527	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	46	605	28	1,364	- 759
Ovary Cancer	47	594	48	369	+ 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	588	25	1,505	- 917
Lung Cancers	49	518	32	1,076	- 558
Epilepsy	50	481	35	993	- 511
Skin Cancers	51	402	59	145	+ 257
Parkinson's Disease	52	394	41	628	- 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	383	33	1,041	- 658
Pancreas Cancer	54	344	56	229	+ 114
Skin Disease	55	308	61	94	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	56	278	54	272	+ 6
Hepatitis B	57	242	38	863	- 621
Schistosomiasis	58	226	79	0	+ 226
Upper Respiratory	59	221	68	9	+ 212
Uterin Cancer	60	208	53	289	- 80
Appendicitis	61	205	52	298	- 93
Alcohol	62	169	58	150	+ 19
Drug Use	63	104	51	328	- 224
Encephalitis	64	102	31	1,190	- 1,088
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	50	65	25	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	66	44	63	29	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	38	67	16	+ 21
Ascariasis	68	36	66	17	+ 19
Hepatitis C	69	34	64	28	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	18	71	1	+ 18
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	78	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	62	84	- 71
Chlamydia	73	6	69	1	+ 5
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

South Sudan

Afghanistan

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.