EQU. GUINEA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,402	2	913	+ 489
HIV/AIDS	2	1,119	1	1,838	- 720
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,028	9	349	+ 679
Malaria	4	755	3	668	+ 88
Birth Trauma	5	737	5	441	+ 296
Low Birth Weight	6	613	4	457	+ 157
Road Traffic Accidents	7	574	8	368	+ 206
Tuberculosis	8	533	10	321	+ 212
Stroke	9	501	6	437	+ 64
Coronary Heart Disease	10	414	7	419	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	11	286	12	249	+ 36
Liver Disease	12	258	13	199	+ 58
Meningitis	13	252	19	127	+ 125
Malnutrition	14	235	31	48	+ 187
Violence	15	224	33	45	+ 179
Maternal Conditions	16	215	17	139	+ 76
Diabetes Mellitus	17	185	11	299	- 114
Other Injuries	18	171	23	105	+ 66
Hypertension	19	160	16	165	- 5
Kidney Disease	20	154	14	198	- 44
Leishmaniasis	21	142	78	0	+ 142
Tetanus	22	132	42	23	+ 109
Lung Disease	23	126	20	120	+ 6
Pertussis	24	111	21	109	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	25	108	28	56	+ 51
Breast Cancer	26	98	24	84	+ 14
War	27	87	71	0	+ 87
Asthma	28	83	26	65	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	77	29	55	+ 21
Drownings	30	66	36	39	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	31	62	54	12	+ 50
Fires	32	61	39	30	+ 31
Suicide	33	60	22	107	- 47
Lymphomas	34	60	45	19	+ 40
Prostate Cancer	35	58	35	43	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	51	40	29	+ 22
Syphilis	37	50	18	134	- 84
Liver Cancer	38	49	34	43	+ 6
Measles	39	47	15	181	- 134
Leukemia	40	44	61	4	+ 41
Falls	41	38	32	46	- 8
Poisonings	42	37	44	21	+ 16
Oral Cancer	43	37	37	35	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	44	34	49	16	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	45	31	27	63	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	46	27	25	73	- 46
Ovary Cancer	47	27	52	13	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	26	43	22	+ 4
Lung Cancers	49	23	41	27	- 4
Epilepsy	50	22	38	32	- 11
Skin Cancers	51	18	48	16	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	52	18	46	18	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	17	50	14	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	54	15	55	11	+ 4
Skin Disease	55	14	51	13	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	12	56	9	+ 4
Hepatitis B	57	11	65	3	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	58	10	60	4	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	59	10	66	2	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	60	9	58	8	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	9	59	6	+ 4
Alcohol	62	8	53	12	- 4
Drug Use	63	5	30	50	- 46
Encephalitis	64	5	57	8	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	62	4	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	63	3	- 1
Diphtheria	67	2	64	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	2	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	47	16	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

South Sudan

Equ. Guinea

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.