DENMARK VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,663	6	2,244	+ 2,420
HIV/AIDS	2	3,721	55	23	+ 3,699
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,418	38	145	+ 3,274
Malaria	4	2,512	79	0	+ 2,512
Birth Trauma	5	2,450	56	21	+ 2,429
Low Birth Weight	6	2,040	41	116	+ 1,924
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,910	33	213	+ 1,697
Tuberculosis	8	1,773	57	16	+ 1,758
Stroke	9	1,665	5	3,662	- 1,997
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,378	1	5,341	- 3,964
Congenital Anomalies	11	950	36	153	+ 797
Liver Disease	12	857	14	692	+ 165
Meningitis	13	837	52	25	+ 812
Malnutrition	14	780	59	14	+ 766
Violence	15	745	47	63	+ 682
Maternal Conditions	16	715	64	2	+ 713
Diabetes Mellitus	17	617	10	1,284	- 667
Other Injuries	18	567	30	347	+ 220
Hypertension	19	532	15	642	- 111
Kidney Disease	20	513	12	911	- 398
Leishmaniasis	21	473	78	0	+ 473
Tetanus	22	441	68	0	+ 440
Lung Disease	23	420	3	4,387	- 3,966
Pertussis	24	368	72	0	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	25	358	37	153	+ 205
Breast Cancer	26	327	9	1,299	- 972
War	27	289	66	1	+ 288
Asthma	28	276	44	82	+ 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	255	2	5,218	- 4,962
Drownings	30	219	50	37	+ 182
Oesophagus Cancer	31	205	24	477	- 272
Fires	32	204	49	53	+ 151
Suicide	33	200	16	617	- 417
Lymphomas	34	199	13	730	- 531
Prostate Cancer	35	192	8	1,480	- 1,288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	169	7	2,147	- 1,978
Syphilis	37	165	70	0	+ 165
Liver Cancer	38	163	25	464	- 302
Measles	39	157	71	0	+ 157
Leukemia	40	147	20	558	- 411
Falls	41	127	22	541	- 414
Poisonings	42	122	62	6	+ 116
Oral Cancer	43	122	28	371	- 249
Stomach Cancer	44	113	23	484	- 371
Inflammatory/Heart	45	102	31	284	- 183
Endocrine Disorders	46	90	19	575	- 485
Ovary Cancer	47	88	29	367	- 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	88	32	216	- 129
Lung Cancers	49	77	4	3,721	- 3,644
Epilepsy	50	72	40	125	- 53
Skin Cancers	51	60	26	388	- 329
Parkinson's Disease	52	59	17	600	- 541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	57	42	96	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	54	51	11	1,096	- 1,045
Skin Disease	55	46	45	79	- 33
Bladder Cancer	56	41	21	545	- 504
Hepatitis B	57	36	61	6	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	58	34	75	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	59	33	58	15	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	60	31	35	156	- 125
Appendicitis	61	31	54	23	+ 8
Alcohol	62	25	18	598	- 573
Drug Use	63	15	34	197	- 181
Encephalitis	64	15	67	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	43	84	- 77
Other Neoplasms	66	6	27	378	- 371
Diphtheria	67	6	73	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	60	9	- 3
Otitis Media	70	3	65	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	39	132	- 130
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

South Sudan

Denmark

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.