DR CONGO VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	90,096	1	73,546	+ 16,550
HIV/AIDS	2	71,900	15	13,286	+ 58,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	66,039	5	41,301	+ 24,738
Malaria	4	48,528	4	41,813	+ 6,715
Birth Trauma	5	47,333	9	33,075	+ 14,257
Low Birth Weight	6	39,421	8	34,668	+ 4,752
Road Traffic Accidents	7	36,906	10	30,256	+ 6,650
Tuberculosis	8	34,256	2	43,759	- 9,504
Stroke	9	32,171	6	36,596	- 4,425
Coronary Heart Disease	10	26,615	7	34,713	- 8,098
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,347	11	16,256	+ 2,091
Liver Disease	12	16,561	13	15,044	+ 1,516
Meningitis	13	16,166	17	11,568	+ 4,598
Malnutrition	14	15,079	21	8,910	+ 6,168
Violence	15	14,389	18	11,120	+ 3,268
Maternal Conditions	16	13,816	19	10,513	+ 3,303
Diabetes Mellitus	17	11,918	16	12,902	- 985
Other Injuries	18	10,963	22	8,272	+ 2,691
Hypertension	19	10,272	12	15,743	- 5,471
Kidney Disease	20	9,906	20	9,077	+ 829
Leishmaniasis	21	9,134	52	869	+ 8,265
Tetanus	22	8,515	46	1,166	+ 7,349
Lung Disease	23	8,118	14	13,527	- 5,409
Pertussis	24	7,119	23	7,921	- 802
Cervical Cancer	25	6,909	27	4,823	+ 2,086
Breast Cancer	26	6,309	35	3,416	+ 2,894
War	27	5,580	45	1,658	+ 3,922
Asthma	28	5,335	24	7,733	- 2,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,933	28	4,548	+ 385
Drownings	30	4,235	34	3,454	+ 781
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,955	53	790	+ 3,164
Fires	32	3,938	39	2,007	+ 1,930
Suicide	33	3,864	26	5,812	- 1,948
Lymphomas	34	3,838	38	2,061	+ 1,776
Prostate Cancer	35	3,714	30	3,948	- 234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,268	36	2,966	+ 301
Syphilis	37	3,189	32	3,751	- 562
Liver Cancer	38	3,143	31	3,840	- 697
Measles	39	3,036	3	42,254	- 39,218
Leukemia	40	2,849	41	1,871	+ 977
Falls	41	2,448	33	3,483	- 1,035
Poisonings	42	2,353	42	1,729	+ 624
Oral Cancer	43	2,353	51	1,003	+ 1,350
Stomach Cancer	44	2,189	37	2,579	- 390
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,967	29	4,045	- 2,078
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,740	25	7,380	- 5,640
Ovary Cancer	47	1,707	58	656	+ 1,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,691	40	1,923	- 232
Lung Cancers	49	1,490	47	1,158	+ 332
Epilepsy	50	1,385	44	1,727	- 342
Skin Cancers	51	1,155	55	765	+ 390
Parkinson's Disease	52	1,132	49	1,035	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,100	43	1,728	- 627
Pancreas Cancer	54	988	50	1,017	- 28
Skin Disease	55	885	54	781	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	56	800	65	270	+ 530
Hepatitis B	57	697	61	456	+ 241
Schistosomiasis	58	650	48	1,071	- 421
Upper Respiratory	59	635	62	370	+ 265
Uterin Cancer	60	599	63	352	+ 247
Appendicitis	61	589	56	703	- 114
Alcohol	62	486	60	635	- 149
Drug Use	63	299	59	638	- 339
Encephalitis	64	293	57	680	- 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	145	66	217	- 72
Other Neoplasms	66	125	67	88	+ 38
Diphtheria	67	108	70	47	+ 61
Ascariasis	68	102	68	80	+ 23
Hepatitis C	69	99	69	69	+ 30
Otitis Media	70	53	72	38	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	44	64	347	- 303
Multiple Sclerosis	72	39	71	44	- 5
Chlamydia	73	18	73	15	+ 3
Dengue	74	3	74	1	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

South Sudan

DR Congo

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.