COLOMBIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,714	5	10,773	+ 27,940
HIV/AIDS	2	30,895	17	2,683	+ 28,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,377	38	747	+ 27,629
Malaria	4	20,852	67	26	+ 20,826
Birth Trauma	5	20,339	41	648	+ 19,690
Low Birth Weight	6	16,939	23	2,095	+ 14,844
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,858	6	7,765	+ 8,094
Tuberculosis	8	14,720	32	1,272	+ 13,448
Stroke	9	13,824	3	16,573	- 2,749
Coronary Heart Disease	10	11,436	1	43,066	- 31,630
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,884	16	2,963	+ 4,921
Liver Disease	12	7,116	19	2,426	+ 4,690
Meningitis	13	6,946	50	244	+ 6,703
Malnutrition	14	6,479	27	1,878	+ 4,601
Violence	15	6,183	2	19,268	- 13,085
Maternal Conditions	16	5,937	46	394	+ 5,543
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,121	11	5,028	+ 93
Other Injuries	18	4,711	28	1,592	+ 3,118
Hypertension	19	4,414	8	6,400	- 1,986
Kidney Disease	20	4,256	7	6,834	- 2,577
Leishmaniasis	21	3,925	74	7	+ 3,917
Tetanus	22	3,659	71	14	+ 3,645
Lung Disease	23	3,488	4	15,928	- 12,440
Pertussis	24	3,059	69	18	+ 3,041
Cervical Cancer	25	2,969	20	2,266	+ 702
Breast Cancer	26	2,711	13	3,669	- 958
War	27	2,398	49	260	+ 2,138
Asthma	28	2,292	54	191	+ 2,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,120	22	2,157	- 37
Drownings	30	1,820	40	689	+ 1,131
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,699	36	835	+ 864
Fires	32	1,692	56	127	+ 1,566
Suicide	33	1,660	26	1,965	- 304
Lymphomas	34	1,649	18	2,603	- 954
Prostate Cancer	35	1,596	14	3,584	- 1,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,404	12	4,371	- 2,967
Syphilis	37	1,370	65	30	+ 1,340
Liver Cancer	38	1,350	24	2,065	- 714
Measles	39	1,304	78	0	+ 1,304
Leukemia	40	1,224	21	2,208	- 984
Falls	41	1,052	29	1,518	- 466
Poisonings	42	1,011	61	61	+ 950
Oral Cancer	43	1,011	37	807	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	44	940	9	6,112	- 5,171
Inflammatory/Heart	45	845	31	1,329	- 484
Endocrine Disorders	46	748	30	1,367	- 620
Ovary Cancer	47	734	33	1,122	- 389
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	726	39	698	+ 28
Lung Cancers	49	640	10	5,250	- 4,610
Epilepsy	50	595	43	597	- 2
Skin Cancers	51	496	35	1,028	- 532
Parkinson's Disease	52	487	47	383	+ 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	473	63	38	+ 435
Pancreas Cancer	54	425	25	2,022	- 1,598
Skin Disease	55	380	34	1,102	- 722
Bladder Cancer	56	344	42	609	- 265
Hepatitis B	57	300	62	50	+ 249
Schistosomiasis	58	279	77	1	+ 279
Upper Respiratory	59	273	66	27	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	60	257	45	423	- 166
Appendicitis	61	253	52	213	+ 41
Alcohol	62	209	68	23	+ 186
Drug Use	63	128	44	492	- 363
Encephalitis	64	126	64	38	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	62	51	242	- 180
Other Neoplasms	66	54	15	3,205	- 3,151
Diphtheria	67	46	80	0	+ 46
Ascariasis	68	44	76	5	+ 39
Hepatitis C	69	43	59	65	- 22
Otitis Media	70	23	73	7	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	19	84	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	72	17	60	62	- 46
Chlamydia	73	8	81	0	+ 8
Dengue	74	1	55	133	- 132
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

South Sudan

Colombia

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.