DOMINICAN REP. VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,444	6	2,254	+ 6,190
HIV/AIDS	2	6,739	8	1,931	+ 4,808
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,189	26	504	+ 5,685
Malaria	4	4,548	65	4	+ 4,544
Birth Trauma	5	4,436	18	915	+ 3,521
Low Birth Weight	6	3,695	13	1,532	+ 2,162
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,459	3	6,937	- 3,478
Tuberculosis	8	3,211	38	242	+ 2,969
Stroke	9	3,015	2	7,882	- 4,867
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,494	1	14,986	- 12,491
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,720	17	1,038	+ 681
Liver Disease	12	1,552	5	2,680	- 1,128
Meningitis	13	1,515	45	134	+ 1,381
Malnutrition	14	1,413	34	372	+ 1,042
Violence	15	1,349	9	1,917	- 568
Maternal Conditions	16	1,295	39	202	+ 1,092
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,117	4	2,762	- 1,645
Other Injuries	18	1,027	19	890	+ 137
Hypertension	19	963	10	1,894	- 931
Kidney Disease	20	928	7	2,121	- 1,192
Leishmaniasis	21	856	74	0	+ 856
Tetanus	22	798	61	17	+ 781
Lung Disease	23	761	15	1,360	- 599
Pertussis	24	667	47	121	+ 547
Cervical Cancer	25	648	23	560	+ 87
Breast Cancer	26	591	14	1,460	- 869
War	27	523	67	1	+ 522
Asthma	28	500	29	441	+ 59
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	462	11	1,808	- 1,345
Drownings	30	397	37	248	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	31	371	40	200	+ 170
Fires	32	369	44	139	+ 230
Suicide	33	362	25	530	- 167
Lymphomas	34	360	33	374	- 15
Prostate Cancer	35	348	12	1,655	- 1,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	306	20	851	- 545
Syphilis	37	299	51	70	+ 229
Liver Cancer	38	295	21	664	- 370
Measles	39	285	79	0	+ 285
Leukemia	40	267	32	409	- 142
Falls	41	229	30	435	- 206
Poisonings	42	221	55	47	+ 174
Oral Cancer	43	220	31	434	- 213
Stomach Cancer	44	205	24	547	- 342
Inflammatory/Heart	45	184	35	312	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	46	163	22	602	- 439
Ovary Cancer	47	160	50	89	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	158	36	295	- 136
Lung Cancers	49	140	16	1,244	- 1,104
Epilepsy	50	130	42	158	- 29
Skin Cancers	51	108	41	172	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	52	106	28	446	- 340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	103	46	123	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	54	93	27	456	- 363
Skin Disease	55	83	53	50	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	56	75	49	92	- 17
Hepatitis B	57	65	63	11	+ 55
Schistosomiasis	58	61	59	22	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	59	60	68	1	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	60	56	57	43	+ 13
Appendicitis	61	55	52	67	- 11
Alcohol	62	46	48	120	- 75
Drug Use	63	28	43	156	- 128
Encephalitis	64	27	56	44	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	54	48	- 35
Other Neoplasms	66	12	58	35	- 24
Diphtheria	67	10	69	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	68	10	70	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	60	17	- 8
Otitis Media	70	5	71	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	62	13	- 9
Chlamydia	73	2	66	2	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

South Sudan

Dominican Rep.

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.