FINLAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,393	21	436	+ 3,956
HIV/AIDS	2	3,505	59	6	+ 3,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,220	52	15	+ 3,204
Malaria	4	2,366	74	0	+ 2,366
Birth Trauma	5	2,308	56	8	+ 2,300
Low Birth Weight	6	1,922	48	26	+ 1,896
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,799	33	215	+ 1,584
Tuberculosis	8	1,670	46	32	+ 1,638
Stroke	9	1,569	3	4,115	- 2,546
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,298	2	9,831	- 8,533
Congenital Anomalies	11	895	35	192	+ 703
Liver Disease	12	807	10	1,068	- 261
Meningitis	13	788	55	9	+ 779
Malnutrition	14	735	57	7	+ 729
Violence	15	702	43	64	+ 637
Maternal Conditions	16	674	64	2	+ 672
Diabetes Mellitus	17	581	22	418	+ 163
Other Injuries	18	534	20	437	+ 98
Hypertension	19	501	5	2,030	- 1,529
Kidney Disease	20	483	26	342	+ 141
Leishmaniasis	21	445	75	0	+ 445
Tetanus	22	415	70	0	+ 415
Lung Disease	23	396	8	1,289	- 894
Pertussis	24	347	69	0	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	25	337	44	62	+ 275
Breast Cancer	26	308	12	948	- 641
War	27	272	65	1	+ 271
Asthma	28	260	40	85	+ 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	240	1	11,120	- 10,880
Drownings	30	206	37	106	+ 101
Oesophagus Cancer	31	193	27	320	- 127
Fires	32	192	45	62	+ 130
Suicide	33	188	15	846	- 658
Lymphomas	34	187	14	851	- 664
Prostate Cancer	35	181	11	970	- 789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	159	6	1,433	- 1,274
Syphilis	37	155	67	0	+ 155
Liver Cancer	38	153	16	545	- 392
Measles	39	148	72	0	+ 148
Leukemia	40	139	24	371	- 232
Falls	41	119	7	1,325	- 1,206
Poisonings	42	115	49	25	+ 90
Oral Cancer	43	115	34	207	- 92
Stomach Cancer	44	107	19	447	- 340
Inflammatory/Heart	45	96	17	518	- 422
Endocrine Disorders	46	85	31	257	- 172
Ovary Cancer	47	83	25	344	- 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	82	36	151	- 69
Lung Cancers	49	73	4	2,312	- 2,239
Epilepsy	50	68	38	104	- 37
Skin Cancers	51	56	29	297	- 241
Parkinson's Disease	52	55	13	853	- 798
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	54	50	19	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	54	48	9	1,247	- 1,199
Skin Disease	55	43	47	27	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	56	39	28	308	- 269
Hepatitis B	57	34	63	2	+ 32
Schistosomiasis	58	32	77	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	59	31	62	2	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	60	29	32	225	- 196
Appendicitis	61	29	54	10	+ 19
Alcohol	62	24	18	464	- 441
Drug Use	63	15	30	269	- 255
Encephalitis	64	14	66	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	41	83	- 76
Other Neoplasms	66	6	23	377	- 371
Diphtheria	67	5	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	60	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	3	68	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	42	80	- 78
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

South Sudan

Finland

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.