BRAZIL VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	171,795	3	94,705	+ 77,090
HIV/AIDS	2	137,100	22	12,558	+ 124,541
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	125,923	35	5,659	+ 120,264
Malaria	4	92,533	74	44	+ 92,489
Birth Trauma	5	90,255	45	3,777	+ 86,478
Low Birth Weight	6	75,167	33	6,881	+ 68,287
Road Traffic Accidents	7	70,373	8	33,871	+ 36,502
Tuberculosis	8	65,319	40	4,895	+ 60,424
Stroke	9	61,345	2	123,207	- 61,862
Coronary Heart Disease	10	50,750	1	165,788	- 115,038
Congenital Anomalies	11	34,984	23	12,317	+ 22,668
Liver Disease	12	31,579	13	21,422	+ 10,157
Meningitis	13	30,825	54	1,359	+ 29,467
Malnutrition	14	28,752	34	6,695	+ 22,057
Violence	15	27,437	4	68,779	- 41,343
Maternal Conditions	16	26,344	53	1,507	+ 24,837
Diabetes Mellitus	17	22,725	5	59,608	- 36,883
Other Injuries	18	20,904	21	13,807	+ 7,098
Hypertension	19	19,586	11	28,822	- 9,236
Kidney Disease	20	18,888	7	37,690	- 18,802
Leishmaniasis	21	17,416	63	432	+ 16,984
Tetanus	22	16,236	71	88	+ 16,148
Lung Disease	23	15,479	6	59,373	- 43,894
Pertussis	24	13,575	75	30	+ 13,545
Cervical Cancer	25	13,174	29	9,511	+ 3,663
Breast Cancer	26	12,031	14	20,759	- 8,728
War	27	10,639	56	1,090	+ 9,550
Asthma	28	10,173	48	2,595	+ 7,578
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9,406	10	30,717	- 21,310
Drownings	30	8,075	39	4,937	+ 3,138
Oesophagus Cancer	31	7,541	26	10,466	- 2,925
Fires	32	7,509	58	1,028	+ 6,481
Suicide	33	7,368	20	14,540	- 7,172
Lymphomas	34	7,317	27	10,376	- 3,058
Prostate Cancer	35	7,082	15	19,001	- 11,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	6,231	12	23,161	- 16,931
Syphilis	37	6,081	68	223	+ 5,858
Liver Cancer	38	5,992	25	11,514	- 5,522
Measles	39	5,789	81	4	+ 5,785
Leukemia	40	5,432	30	8,531	- 3,099
Falls	41	4,668	16	18,847	- 14,179
Poisonings	42	4,487	66	317	+ 4,171
Oral Cancer	43	4,486	28	9,951	- 5,465
Stomach Cancer	44	4,173	17	17,992	- 13,819
Inflammatory/Heart	45	3,751	18	17,508	- 13,757
Endocrine Disorders	46	3,317	19	16,927	- 13,610
Ovary Cancer	47	3,256	43	4,355	- 1,100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	3,224	44	4,258	- 1,034
Lung Cancers	49	2,841	9	31,659	- 28,818
Epilepsy	50	2,640	46	3,263	- 623
Skin Cancers	51	2,202	38	5,032	- 2,829
Parkinson's Disease	52	2,159	41	4,770	- 2,611
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2,098	51	2,193	- 94
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,885	24	11,999	- 10,114
Skin Disease	55	1,688	31	7,179	- 5,491
Bladder Cancer	56	1,525	36	5,306	- 3,781
Hepatitis B	57	1,329	59	775	+ 554
Schistosomiasis	58	1,239	62	593	+ 646
Upper Respiratory	59	1,211	67	260	+ 951
Uterin Cancer	60	1,143	47	2,780	- 1,638
Appendicitis	61	1,124	57	1,067	+ 56
Alcohol	62	926	32	7,121	- 6,195
Drug Use	63	570	49	2,467	- 1,897
Encephalitis	64	558	72	65	+ 494
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	276	61	596	- 320
Other Neoplasms	66	239	42	4,665	- 4,426
Diphtheria	67	206	79	7	+ 199
Ascariasis	68	195	78	7	+ 188
Hepatitis C	69	189	52	1,955	- 1,766
Otitis Media	70	100	70	94	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	71	84	83	1	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	72	73	64	356	- 282
Chlamydia	73	34	80	5	+ 28
Dengue	74	5	76	14	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

South Sudan

Brazil

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.