CENTRAL AFRICA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,412	1	5,231	- 820
HIV/AIDS	2	3,521	4	3,753	- 232
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,234	3	4,684	- 1,450
Malaria	4	2,376	6	3,279	- 903
Birth Trauma	5	2,318	9	2,192	+ 126
Low Birth Weight	6	1,930	8	2,228	- 297
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,807	10	1,790	+ 17
Tuberculosis	8	1,677	2	4,704	- 3,026
Stroke	9	1,575	5	3,284	- 1,708
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,303	7	2,900	- 1,597
Congenital Anomalies	11	898	19	776	+ 123
Liver Disease	12	811	14	1,153	- 342
Meningitis	13	792	16	1,015	- 223
Malnutrition	14	738	22	691	+ 48
Violence	15	705	17	1,009	- 304
Maternal Conditions	16	677	13	1,174	- 498
Diabetes Mellitus	17	584	15	1,141	- 558
Other Injuries	18	537	23	621	- 84
Hypertension	19	503	12	1,252	- 749
Kidney Disease	20	485	21	710	- 225
Leishmaniasis	21	447	56	46	+ 402
Tetanus	22	417	29	280	+ 137
Lung Disease	23	397	18	956	- 559
Pertussis	24	349	31	265	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	25	338	32	230	+ 108
Breast Cancer	26	309	26	344	- 35
War	27	273	28	314	- 40
Asthma	28	261	20	761	- 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	242	33	204	+ 38
Drownings	30	207	34	202	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	31	194	53	48	+ 145
Fires	32	193	39	142	+ 51
Suicide	33	189	24	585	- 396
Lymphomas	34	188	42	119	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	35	182	38	156	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	160	45	116	+ 44
Syphilis	37	156	41	120	+ 36
Liver Cancer	38	154	44	117	+ 37
Measles	39	149	11	1,625	- 1,476
Leukemia	40	139	47	88	+ 51
Falls	41	120	36	181	- 61
Poisonings	42	115	40	134	- 19
Oral Cancer	43	115	46	91	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	44	107	49	65	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	45	96	30	270	- 174
Endocrine Disorders	46	85	25	423	- 338
Ovary Cancer	47	84	50	64	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	83	27	317	- 234
Lung Cancers	49	73	55	47	+ 26
Epilepsy	50	68	43	119	- 51
Skin Cancers	51	57	58	43	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	52	55	48	67	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	54	35	194	- 140
Pancreas Cancer	54	48	60	37	+ 12
Skin Disease	55	43	54	48	- 5
Bladder Cancer	56	39	64	23	+ 16
Hepatitis B	57	34	61	33	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	58	32	37	169	- 137
Upper Respiratory	59	31	63	24	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	60	29	65	20	+ 10
Appendicitis	61	29	51	62	- 33
Alcohol	62	24	52	62	- 38
Drug Use	63	15	57	44	- 29
Encephalitis	64	14	62	28	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	66	15	- 8
Other Neoplasms	66	6	70	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	5	67	11	- 5
Ascariasis	68	5	71	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	5	69	6	- 1
Otitis Media	70	3	68	6	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	59	40	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	72	4	- 2
Chlamydia	73	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	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 CENTRAL AFRICA

South Sudan

Central Africa

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.