BOTSWANA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,913	2	1,674	+ 240
HIV/AIDS	2	1,527	1	4,950	- 3,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,402	8	527	+ 875
Malaria	4	1,031	64	1	+ 1,030
Birth Trauma	5	1,005	17	261	+ 744
Low Birth Weight	6	837	13	447	+ 390
Road Traffic Accidents	7	784	7	608	+ 175
Tuberculosis	8	727	6	649	+ 79
Stroke	9	683	4	1,588	- 905
Coronary Heart Disease	10	565	3	1,632	- 1,067
Congenital Anomalies	11	390	16	287	+ 102
Liver Disease	12	352	12	459	- 107
Meningitis	13	343	25	108	+ 235
Malnutrition	14	320	21	171	+ 149
Violence	15	306	14	389	- 84
Maternal Conditions	16	293	24	118	+ 176
Diabetes Mellitus	17	253	5	1,273	- 1,020
Other Injuries	18	233	19	216	+ 16
Hypertension	19	218	11	471	- 253
Kidney Disease	20	210	9	506	- 296
Leishmaniasis	21	194	79	0	+ 194
Tetanus	22	181	61	6	+ 175
Lung Disease	23	172	10	482	- 309
Pertussis	24	151	40	45	+ 107
Cervical Cancer	25	147	22	164	- 17
Breast Cancer	26	134	33	68	+ 66
War	27	118	69	0	+ 118
Asthma	28	113	18	232	- 119
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	105	23	164	- 59
Drownings	30	90	30	83	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	31	84	28	103	- 19
Fires	32	84	26	108	- 25
Suicide	33	82	15	370	- 288
Lymphomas	34	81	31	77	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	35	79	41	45	+ 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	69	47	28	+ 42
Syphilis	37	68	44	36	+ 31
Liver Cancer	38	67	35	57	+ 9
Measles	39	64	68	0	+ 64
Leukemia	40	60	51	13	+ 47
Falls	41	52	34	62	- 10
Poisonings	42	50	42	42	+ 8
Oral Cancer	43	50	32	70	- 20
Stomach Cancer	44	46	53	10	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	45	42	20	177	- 135
Endocrine Disorders	46	37	27	103	- 66
Ovary Cancer	47	36	49	19	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	36	29	90	- 54
Lung Cancers	49	32	39	45	- 14
Epilepsy	50	29	36	56	- 27
Skin Cancers	51	25	37	52	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	52	24	38	47	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	23	43	37	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	54	21	50	16	+ 5
Skin Disease	55	19	46	30	- 11
Bladder Cancer	56	17	60	6	+ 11
Hepatitis B	57	15	62	6	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	58	14	54	10	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	59	13	58	7	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	60	13	56	9	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	13	57	8	+ 5
Alcohol	62	10	45	31	- 20
Drug Use	63	6	48	26	- 19
Encephalitis	64	6	59	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	52	11	- 8
Other Neoplasms	66	3	55	9	- 7
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	3	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	65	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

South Sudan

Botswana

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.