CUBA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,561	3	8,564	- 3
HIV/AIDS	2	6,832	34	471	+ 6,361
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,275	43	206	+ 6,069
Malaria	4	4,611	82	0	+ 4,611
Birth Trauma	5	4,498	59	49	+ 4,449
Low Birth Weight	6	3,746	48	98	+ 3,648
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,507	19	1,007	+ 2,499
Tuberculosis	8	3,255	60	45	+ 3,210
Stroke	9	3,057	2	10,725	- 7,668
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,529	1	22,079	- 19,550
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,743	37	368	+ 1,376
Liver Disease	12	1,574	11	1,873	- 300
Meningitis	13	1,536	50	83	+ 1,453
Malnutrition	14	1,433	55	64	+ 1,369
Violence	15	1,367	32	584	+ 784
Maternal Conditions	16	1,313	61	43	+ 1,269
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,132	13	1,791	- 659
Other Injuries	18	1,042	12	1,869	- 828
Hypertension	19	976	7	3,469	- 2,493
Kidney Disease	20	941	14	1,700	- 759
Leishmaniasis	21	868	83	0	+ 868
Tetanus	22	809	71	1	+ 808
Lung Disease	23	771	6	5,492	- 4,721
Pertussis	24	677	73	0	+ 676
Cervical Cancer	25	657	29	666	- 9
Breast Cancer	26	600	15	1,673	- 1,073
War	27	530	68	1	+ 529
Asthma	28	507	40	301	+ 206
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	469	5	5,841	- 5,373
Drownings	30	402	42	231	+ 172
Oesophagus Cancer	31	376	22	879	- 504
Fires	32	374	58	55	+ 319
Suicide	33	367	16	1,638	- 1,271
Lymphomas	34	365	18	1,089	- 725
Prostate Cancer	35	353	8	3,365	- 3,012
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	311	9	2,958	- 2,647
Syphilis	37	303	69	1	+ 302
Liver Cancer	38	299	24	815	- 517
Measles	39	288	76	0	+ 288
Leukemia	40	271	30	633	- 363
Falls	41	233	10	2,810	- 2,577
Poisonings	42	224	62	17	+ 206
Oral Cancer	43	224	23	876	- 653
Stomach Cancer	44	208	20	991	- 783
Inflammatory/Heart	45	187	17	1,156	- 969
Endocrine Disorders	46	165	36	412	- 247
Ovary Cancer	47	162	39	323	- 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	161	35	420	- 259
Lung Cancers	49	142	4	5,985	- 5,843
Epilepsy	50	132	46	108	+ 23
Skin Cancers	51	110	33	514	- 404
Parkinson's Disease	52	108	27	691	- 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	105	44	162	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	54	94	21	905	- 811
Skin Disease	55	84	41	258	- 174
Bladder Cancer	56	76	26	734	- 658
Hepatitis B	57	66	56	59	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	58	62	81	0	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	59	60	65	6	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	60	57	31	602	- 545
Appendicitis	61	56	47	104	- 48
Alcohol	62	46	28	675	- 629
Drug Use	63	28	51	82	- 53
Encephalitis	64	28	66	6	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	49	87	- 73
Other Neoplasms	66	12	25	769	- 757
Diphtheria	67	10	75	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	68	10	70	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	45	112	- 103
Otitis Media	70	5	63	11	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	80	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	57	55	- 52
Chlamydia	73	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

South Sudan

Cuba

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.