GABON VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,917	4	966	+ 951
HIV/AIDS	2	1,530	2	1,128	+ 402
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,405	14	318	+ 1,087
Malaria	4	1,032	7	540	+ 493
Birth Trauma	5	1,007	13	362	+ 644
Low Birth Weight	6	839	9	494	+ 344
Road Traffic Accidents	7	785	8	518	+ 267
Tuberculosis	8	729	1	1,819	- 1,090
Stroke	9	684	5	896	- 212
Coronary Heart Disease	10	566	3	1,019	- 453
Congenital Anomalies	11	390	15	285	+ 105
Liver Disease	12	352	10	416	- 64
Meningitis	13	344	23	113	+ 231
Malnutrition	14	321	33	78	+ 243
Violence	15	306	17	184	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	16	294	21	145	+ 149
Diabetes Mellitus	17	254	6	643	- 389
Other Injuries	18	233	22	140	+ 94
Hypertension	19	219	11	412	- 194
Kidney Disease	20	211	12	384	- 173
Leishmaniasis	21	194	76	0	+ 194
Tetanus	22	181	59	8	+ 173
Lung Disease	23	173	16	215	- 42
Pertussis	24	151	31	81	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	25	147	26	96	+ 51
Breast Cancer	26	134	27	92	+ 42
War	27	119	65	3	+ 116
Asthma	28	113	28	90	+ 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	105	19	152	- 47
Drownings	30	90	38	42	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	31	84	44	35	+ 50
Fires	32	84	39	39	+ 45
Suicide	33	82	18	183	- 100
Lymphomas	34	82	49	32	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	35	79	32	80	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	70	37	43	+ 26
Syphilis	37	68	47	33	+ 35
Liver Cancer	38	67	35	53	+ 14
Measles	39	65	20	146	- 81
Leukemia	40	61	57	17	+ 44
Falls	41	52	30	84	- 32
Poisonings	42	50	50	28	+ 22
Oral Cancer	43	50	34	69	- 19
Stomach Cancer	44	47	48	32	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	45	42	24	101	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	46	37	25	98	- 61
Ovary Cancer	47	36	51	27	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	36	41	36	- 0
Lung Cancers	49	32	29	87	- 55
Epilepsy	50	29	40	37	- 8
Skin Cancers	51	25	46	34	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	52	24	36	47	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	23	54	20	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	54	21	53	21	+ 0
Skin Disease	55	19	52	22	- 3
Bladder Cancer	56	17	43	35	- 18
Hepatitis B	57	15	62	7	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	58	14	58	14	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	14	66	3	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	60	13	55	19	- 7
Appendicitis	61	13	61	7	+ 6
Alcohol	62	10	56	19	- 9
Drug Use	63	6	45	34	- 27
Encephalitis	64	6	60	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	63	6	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	3	64	5	- 3
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	42	35	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

South Sudan

Gabon

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.