CANADA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,287	7	7,431	+ 22,856
HIV/AIDS	2	24,170	53	163	+ 24,008
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,200	36	840	+ 21,360
Malaria	4	16,313	76	0	+ 16,313
Birth Trauma	5	15,912	50	193	+ 15,719
Low Birth Weight	6	13,252	42	553	+ 12,698
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,407	28	1,998	+ 10,409
Tuberculosis	8	11,516	58	97	+ 11,418
Stroke	9	10,815	5	14,159	- 3,344
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,947	1	40,063	- 31,116
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,168	35	1,081	+ 5,087
Liver Disease	12	5,567	17	3,624	+ 1,944
Meningitis	13	5,434	59	68	+ 5,366
Malnutrition	14	5,069	51	192	+ 4,877
Violence	15	4,837	40	605	+ 4,232
Maternal Conditions	16	4,644	64	45	+ 4,599
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,006	9	5,718	- 1,711
Other Injuries	18	3,685	24	2,392	+ 1,293
Hypertension	19	3,453	22	2,563	+ 890
Kidney Disease	20	3,330	14	4,578	- 1,248
Leishmaniasis	21	3,070	77	0	+ 3,070
Tetanus	22	2,862	71	0	+ 2,862
Lung Disease	23	2,729	4	14,212	- 11,483
Pertussis	24	2,393	69	1	+ 2,393
Cervical Cancer	25	2,323	41	578	+ 1,745
Breast Cancer	26	2,121	8	5,910	- 3,789
War	27	1,876	65	21	+ 1,855
Asthma	28	1,793	49	262	+ 1,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,658	2	30,970	- 29,311
Drownings	30	1,424	48	283	+ 1,141
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,329	25	2,230	- 900
Fires	32	1,324	52	192	+ 1,132
Suicide	33	1,299	15	4,417	- 3,118
Lymphomas	34	1,290	10	5,146	- 3,856
Prostate Cancer	35	1,249	13	4,711	- 3,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,098	6	9,651	- 8,552
Syphilis	37	1,072	67	5	+ 1,067
Liver Cancer	38	1,056	20	3,113	- 2,056
Measles	39	1,021	74	0	+ 1,021
Leukemia	40	958	21	3,098	- 2,141
Falls	41	823	12	4,829	- 4,006
Poisonings	42	791	56	121	+ 670
Oral Cancer	43	791	32	1,592	- 801
Stomach Cancer	44	736	26	2,177	- 1,442
Inflammatory/Heart	45	661	27	2,060	- 1,399
Endocrine Disorders	46	585	19	3,233	- 2,648
Ovary Cancer	47	574	29	1,902	- 1,328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	568	43	442	+ 126
Lung Cancers	49	501	3	20,937	- 20,436
Epilepsy	50	465	44	384	+ 81
Skin Cancers	51	388	30	1,756	- 1,368
Parkinson's Disease	52	381	18	3,359	- 2,978
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	370	39	636	- 266
Pancreas Cancer	54	332	11	5,057	- 4,725
Skin Disease	55	298	38	679	- 381
Bladder Cancer	56	269	23	2,521	- 2,252
Hepatitis B	57	234	60	66	+ 168
Schistosomiasis	58	218	78	0	+ 218
Upper Respiratory	59	214	63	47	+ 167
Uterin Cancer	60	201	34	1,183	- 981
Appendicitis	61	198	62	49	+ 149
Alcohol	62	163	33	1,491	- 1,328
Drug Use	63	101	16	3,686	- 3,586
Encephalitis	64	98	68	3	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	49	47	322	- 274
Other Neoplasms	66	42	31	1,679	- 1,636
Diphtheria	67	36	73	0	+ 36
Ascariasis	68	34	82	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	69	33	45	363	- 330
Otitis Media	70	18	66	8	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	75	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	37	692	- 679
Chlamydia	73	6	83	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

South Sudan

Canada

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.