ETHIOPIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	92,553	1	59,931	+ 32,622
HIV/AIDS	2	73,861	17	11,471	+ 62,389
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	67,840	2	44,361	+ 23,479
Malaria	4	49,851	26	5,626	+ 44,225
Birth Trauma	5	48,624	6	31,107	+ 17,517
Low Birth Weight	6	40,496	7	28,020	+ 12,475
Road Traffic Accidents	7	37,912	5	31,564	+ 6,348
Tuberculosis	8	35,190	9	21,455	+ 13,735
Stroke	9	33,049	3	39,362	- 6,313
Coronary Heart Disease	10	27,341	4	36,530	- 9,189
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,847	11	15,638	+ 3,210
Liver Disease	12	17,013	8	27,270	- 10,258
Meningitis	13	16,607	14	12,019	+ 4,588
Malnutrition	14	15,490	19	8,643	+ 6,847
Violence	15	14,781	22	8,076	+ 6,705
Maternal Conditions	16	14,192	18	8,887	+ 5,306
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,243	10	16,258	- 4,015
Other Injuries	18	11,262	16	11,735	- 473
Hypertension	19	10,552	12	13,470	- 2,918
Kidney Disease	20	10,176	13	12,103	- 1,927
Leishmaniasis	21	9,383	59	579	+ 8,804
Tetanus	22	8,747	37	2,203	+ 6,544
Lung Disease	23	8,339	15	11,870	- 3,531
Pertussis	24	7,314	23	6,896	+ 418
Cervical Cancer	25	7,097	27	5,019	+ 2,079
Breast Cancer	26	6,481	20	8,485	- 2,004
War	27	5,732	64	281	+ 5,451
Asthma	28	5,480	29	4,484	+ 997
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,067	21	8,258	- 3,190
Drownings	30	4,350	35	3,133	+ 1,217
Oesophagus Cancer	31	4,062	40	1,839	+ 2,224
Fires	32	4,045	34	3,255	+ 790
Suicide	33	3,970	25	6,030	- 2,061
Lymphomas	34	3,942	33	3,590	+ 352
Prostate Cancer	35	3,816	50	1,244	+ 2,571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,357	31	3,755	- 398
Syphilis	37	3,276	43	1,699	+ 1,577
Liver Cancer	38	3,228	42	1,730	+ 1,498
Measles	39	3,119	24	6,324	- 3,206
Leukemia	40	2,926	30	4,222	- 1,296
Falls	41	2,515	28	4,510	- 1,996
Poisonings	42	2,417	32	3,668	- 1,251
Oral Cancer	43	2,417	48	1,477	+ 940
Stomach Cancer	44	2,248	47	1,519	+ 730
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2,021	39	2,168	- 148
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,787	45	1,623	+ 164
Ovary Cancer	47	1,754	36	2,424	- 670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,737	41	1,758	- 21
Lung Cancers	49	1,530	38	2,202	- 672
Epilepsy	50	1,422	44	1,625	- 203
Skin Cancers	51	1,187	52	1,006	+ 180
Parkinson's Disease	52	1,163	46	1,578	- 415
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,130	49	1,339	- 209
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,015	61	488	+ 528
Skin Disease	55	909	53	904	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	56	821	51	1,080	- 258
Hepatitis B	57	716	56	742	- 26
Schistosomiasis	58	668	54	839	- 172
Upper Respiratory	59	653	57	709	- 56
Uterin Cancer	60	616	62	421	+ 194
Appendicitis	61	606	58	677	- 72
Alcohol	62	499	55	750	- 251
Drug Use	63	307	60	513	- 206
Encephalitis	64	301	63	386	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	149	65	221	- 72
Other Neoplasms	66	129	66	148	- 19
Diphtheria	67	111	67	146	- 35
Ascariasis	68	105	68	130	- 25
Hepatitis C	69	102	69	115	- 13
Otitis Media	70	54	71	39	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	45	77	0	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	72	40	70	61	- 21
Chlamydia	73	18	72	21	- 3
Dengue	74	3	73	20	- 18
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 ETHIOPIA

South Sudan

Ethiopia

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.