GHANA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,004	1	16,262	+ 10,742
HIV/AIDS	2	21,550	4	13,565	+ 7,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,793	9	6,538	+ 13,255
Malaria	4	14,545	5	11,162	+ 3,383
Birth Trauma	5	14,187	10	6,194	+ 7,993
Low Birth Weight	6	11,815	8	6,662	+ 5,154
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,062	7	7,808	+ 3,254
Tuberculosis	8	10,267	6	10,214	+ 53
Stroke	9	9,643	2	15,163	- 5,520
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,977	3	14,103	- 6,125
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,499	14	3,935	+ 1,564
Liver Disease	12	4,964	11	6,053	- 1,090
Meningitis	13	4,845	16	2,983	+ 1,862
Malnutrition	14	4,519	26	1,868	+ 2,651
Violence	15	4,313	27	1,857	+ 2,456
Maternal Conditions	16	4,141	22	1,991	+ 2,150
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,572	12	5,929	- 2,357
Other Injuries	18	3,286	18	2,433	+ 853
Hypertension	19	3,079	19	2,231	+ 848
Kidney Disease	20	2,969	13	4,161	- 1,192
Leishmaniasis	21	2,738	77	0	+ 2,738
Tetanus	22	2,552	56	220	+ 2,332
Lung Disease	23	2,433	15	3,120	- 687
Pertussis	24	2,134	35	744	+ 1,389
Cervical Cancer	25	2,071	20	2,161	- 90
Breast Cancer	26	1,891	25	1,937	- 46
War	27	1,672	64	29	+ 1,643
Asthma	28	1,599	23	1,979	- 380
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,479	29	1,294	+ 185
Drownings	30	1,269	36	740	+ 529
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,185	49	285	+ 900
Fires	32	1,180	37	729	+ 451
Suicide	33	1,158	21	1,993	- 835
Lymphomas	34	1,150	32	875	+ 275
Prostate Cancer	35	1,113	31	1,031	+ 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	979	34	803	+ 177
Syphilis	37	956	41	483	+ 473
Liver Cancer	38	942	17	2,851	- 1,909
Measles	39	910	60	135	+ 774
Leukemia	40	854	45	340	+ 514
Falls	41	734	30	1,168	- 434
Poisonings	42	705	40	522	+ 184
Oral Cancer	43	705	42	483	+ 222
Stomach Cancer	44	656	33	870	- 214
Inflammatory/Heart	45	590	28	1,615	- 1,025
Endocrine Disorders	46	521	24	1,965	- 1,444
Ovary Cancer	47	512	38	698	- 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	507	48	321	+ 186
Lung Cancers	49	447	55	237	+ 209
Epilepsy	50	415	47	329	+ 86
Skin Cancers	51	346	58	214	+ 132
Parkinson's Disease	52	339	43	387	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	330	52	256	+ 74
Pancreas Cancer	54	296	46	334	- 38
Skin Disease	55	265	50	264	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	240	53	245	- 6
Hepatitis B	57	209	62	101	+ 108
Schistosomiasis	58	195	51	257	- 62
Upper Respiratory	59	190	66	16	+ 174
Uterin Cancer	60	180	57	219	- 39
Appendicitis	61	177	59	146	+ 31
Alcohol	62	146	54	244	- 98
Drug Use	63	90	39	630	- 540
Encephalitis	64	88	44	357	- 269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	67	16	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	66	38	63	48	- 10
Diphtheria	67	32	69	4	+ 28
Ascariasis	68	31	68	12	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	30	65	28	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	16	72	0	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	71	13	78	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	61	113	- 101
Chlamydia	73	5	70	3	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	71	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

South Sudan

Ghana

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.