ERITREA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,953	1	3,277	+ 1,676
HIV/AIDS	2	3,953	25	308	+ 3,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,630	3	2,292	+ 1,338
Malaria	4	2,668	17	437	+ 2,231
Birth Trauma	5	2,602	11	616	+ 1,986
Low Birth Weight	6	2,167	16	531	+ 1,636
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,029	5	1,326	+ 703
Tuberculosis	8	1,883	14	543	+ 1,340
Stroke	9	1,769	2	2,564	- 795
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,463	4	2,154	- 691
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,009	18	432	+ 577
Liver Disease	12	910	6	1,215	- 304
Meningitis	13	889	19	404	+ 484
Malnutrition	14	829	10	660	+ 169
Violence	15	791	20	384	+ 407
Maternal Conditions	16	759	13	544	+ 216
Diabetes Mellitus	17	655	7	944	- 289
Other Injuries	18	603	15	540	+ 63
Hypertension	19	565	8	926	- 361
Kidney Disease	20	545	12	578	- 33
Leishmaniasis	21	502	59	19	+ 483
Tetanus	22	468	52	37	+ 431
Lung Disease	23	446	9	662	- 216
Pertussis	24	391	36	90	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	25	380	30	132	+ 247
Breast Cancer	26	347	23	311	+ 35
War	27	307	71	0	+ 306
Asthma	28	293	22	326	- 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	271	24	310	- 39
Drownings	30	233	33	118	+ 115
Oesophagus Cancer	31	217	39	81	+ 136
Fires	32	216	31	132	+ 85
Suicide	33	212	21	382	- 169
Lymphomas	34	211	28	147	+ 64
Prostate Cancer	35	204	47	54	+ 150
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	180	35	113	+ 67
Syphilis	37	175	54	35	+ 141
Liver Cancer	38	173	45	69	+ 104
Measles	39	167	63	13	+ 154
Leukemia	40	157	29	144	+ 13
Falls	41	135	26	168	- 34
Poisonings	42	129	34	114	+ 15
Oral Cancer	43	129	44	71	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	44	120	48	48	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	45	108	32	123	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	46	96	43	71	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	47	94	40	79	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	93	27	147	- 54
Lung Cancers	49	82	46	62	+ 20
Epilepsy	50	76	38	81	- 5
Skin Cancers	51	63	56	30	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	52	62	37	85	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	60	41	77	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	54	54	58	20	+ 35
Skin Disease	55	49	50	45	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	56	44	51	42	+ 2
Hepatitis B	57	38	57	28	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	58	36	42	73	- 37
Upper Respiratory	59	35	60	18	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	60	33	61	18	+ 15
Appendicitis	61	32	55	31	+ 1
Alcohol	62	27	49	45	- 19
Drug Use	63	16	53	36	- 20
Encephalitis	64	16	62	16	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	64	12	- 4
Other Neoplasms	66	7	66	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	6	72	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	6	68	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	5	65	6	- 1
Otitis Media	70	3	69	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	67	4	- 2
Chlamydia	73	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

South Sudan

Eritrea

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.