BELGIUM VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,351	6	5,677	+ 3,674
HIV/AIDS	2	7,462	57	36	+ 7,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,854	33	418	+ 6,437
Malaria	4	5,037	75	0	+ 5,037
Birth Trauma	5	4,913	53	47	+ 4,866
Low Birth Weight	6	4,091	50	70	+ 4,022
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,830	29	666	+ 3,164
Tuberculosis	8	3,555	54	46	+ 3,510
Stroke	9	3,339	3	7,408	- 4,068
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,762	1	15,281	- 12,518
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,904	40	282	+ 1,622
Liver Disease	12	1,719	17	1,433	+ 286
Meningitis	13	1,678	58	28	+ 1,649
Malnutrition	14	1,565	38	291	+ 1,274
Violence	15	1,493	44	149	+ 1,344
Maternal Conditions	16	1,434	64	6	+ 1,428
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,237	20	1,269	- 32
Other Injuries	18	1,138	11	2,006	- 868
Hypertension	19	1,066	27	740	+ 327
Kidney Disease	20	1,028	8	2,952	- 1,924
Leishmaniasis	21	948	73	0	+ 948
Tetanus	22	884	78	0	+ 884
Lung Disease	23	843	5	6,438	- 5,596
Pertussis	24	739	68	1	+ 738
Cervical Cancer	25	717	41	243	+ 474
Breast Cancer	26	655	9	2,587	- 1,932
War	27	579	67	1	+ 578
Asthma	28	554	46	128	+ 426
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	512	2	9,416	- 8,904
Drownings	30	440	47	79	+ 361
Oesophagus Cancer	31	410	25	898	- 488
Fires	32	409	48	75	+ 334
Suicide	33	401	10	2,111	- 1,710
Lymphomas	34	398	16	1,552	- 1,154
Prostate Cancer	35	386	13	1,824	- 1,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	339	7	3,329	- 2,990
Syphilis	37	331	70	0	+ 331
Liver Cancer	38	326	24	976	- 650
Measles	39	315	79	0	+ 315
Leukemia	40	296	21	1,199	- 904
Falls	41	254	15	1,756	- 1,501
Poisonings	42	244	55	41	+ 203
Oral Cancer	43	244	28	675	- 430
Stomach Cancer	44	227	26	863	- 636
Inflammatory/Heart	45	204	23	1,060	- 856
Endocrine Disorders	46	181	18	1,432	- 1,251
Ovary Cancer	47	177	30	653	- 475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	175	42	213	- 37
Lung Cancers	49	155	4	6,777	- 6,622
Epilepsy	50	144	36	348	- 204
Skin Cancers	51	120	31	522	- 402
Parkinson's Disease	52	118	19	1,378	- 1,260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	114	37	293	- 179
Pancreas Cancer	54	103	14	1,809	- 1,707
Skin Disease	55	92	35	380	- 288
Bladder Cancer	56	83	22	1,078	- 995
Hepatitis B	57	72	63	17	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	58	67	76	0	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	59	66	59	22	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	60	62	34	384	- 322
Appendicitis	61	61	62	17	+ 44
Alcohol	62	50	32	500	- 449
Drug Use	63	31	39	287	- 256
Encephalitis	64	30	66	1	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	15	49	73	- 58
Other Neoplasms	66	13	12	1,828	- 1,815
Diphtheria	67	11	69	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	10	52	53	- 43
Otitis Media	70	5	65	2	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	74	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	45	147	- 143
Chlamydia	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

South Sudan

Belgium

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.