FIJI VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	743	5	228	+ 514
HIV/AIDS	2	593	31	30	+ 563
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	545	12	96	+ 448
Malaria	4	400	75	0	+ 400
Birth Trauma	5	390	28	36	+ 354
Low Birth Weight	6	325	14	86	+ 239
Road Traffic Accidents	7	304	11	120	+ 184
Tuberculosis	8	282	27	39	+ 243
Stroke	9	265	3	583	- 317
Coronary Heart Disease	10	219	2	1,481	- 1,262
Congenital Anomalies	11	151	10	129	+ 22
Liver Disease	12	137	15	82	+ 55
Meningitis	13	133	43	17	+ 116
Malnutrition	14	124	45	14	+ 110
Violence	15	119	40	19	+ 99
Maternal Conditions	16	114	49	9	+ 105
Diabetes Mellitus	17	98	1	1,628	- 1,530
Other Injuries	18	90	17	77	+ 14
Hypertension	19	85	7	170	- 85
Kidney Disease	20	82	4	277	- 195
Leishmaniasis	21	75	73	0	+ 75
Tetanus	22	70	58	1	+ 69
Lung Disease	23	67	9	141	- 74
Pertussis	24	59	48	10	+ 49
Cervical Cancer	25	57	13	86	- 29
Breast Cancer	26	52	8	162	- 110
War	27	46	66	0	+ 46
Asthma	28	44	6	226	- 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	41	19	63	- 22
Drownings	30	35	21	60	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	31	33	42	18	+ 15
Fires	32	32	33	28	+ 5
Suicide	33	32	16	80	- 48
Lymphomas	34	32	35	27	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	35	31	25	41	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	27	24	45	- 18
Syphilis	37	26	47	11	+ 15
Liver Cancer	38	26	18	68	- 42
Measles	39	25	63	0	+ 25
Leukemia	40	23	30	31	- 7
Falls	41	20	36	27	- 7
Poisonings	42	19	56	2	+ 17
Oral Cancer	43	19	46	13	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	44	18	37	23	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	45	16	23	45	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	46	14	34	28	- 13
Ovary Cancer	47	14	32	29	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	14	29	34	- 20
Lung Cancers	49	12	22	48	- 36
Epilepsy	50	11	44	16	- 5
Skin Cancers	51	10	61	1	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	52	9	26	40	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	9	20	62	- 53
Pancreas Cancer	54	8	38	21	- 13
Skin Disease	55	7	41	19	- 12
Bladder Cancer	56	7	50	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	57	6	59	1	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	58	5	74	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	59	5	69	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	60	5	39	20	- 15
Appendicitis	61	5	54	3	+ 2
Alcohol	62	4	57	2	+ 2
Drug Use	63	2	52	4	- 1
Encephalitis	64	2	51	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	53	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	60	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 FIJI

South Sudan

Fiji

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.