GUATEMALA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,252	2	9,245	+ 5,007
HIV/AIDS	2	11,374	21	1,173	+ 10,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,446	9	2,617	+ 7,829
Malaria	4	7,676	74	0	+ 7,676
Birth Trauma	5	7,487	19	1,466	+ 6,021
Low Birth Weight	6	6,236	16	1,658	+ 4,577
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,838	8	4,026	+ 1,812
Tuberculosis	8	5,419	37	301	+ 5,117
Stroke	9	5,089	6	4,849	+ 241
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,210	1	9,825	- 5,614
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,902	18	1,517	+ 1,386
Liver Disease	12	2,620	5	5,684	- 3,065
Meningitis	13	2,557	41	271	+ 2,286
Malnutrition	14	2,385	11	1,981	+ 405
Violence	15	2,276	7	4,411	- 2,135
Maternal Conditions	16	2,185	30	468	+ 1,717
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,885	3	6,932	- 5,047
Other Injuries	18	1,734	10	2,466	- 731
Hypertension	19	1,625	26	679	+ 946
Kidney Disease	20	1,567	4	6,277	- 4,710
Leishmaniasis	21	1,445	69	1	+ 1,444
Tetanus	22	1,347	62	10	+ 1,337
Lung Disease	23	1,284	13	1,901	- 617
Pertussis	24	1,126	53	70	+ 1,056
Cervical Cancer	25	1,093	25	808	+ 285
Breast Cancer	26	998	28	495	+ 503
War	27	883	68	2	+ 881
Asthma	28	844	36	335	+ 509
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	780	12	1,957	- 1,176
Drownings	30	670	32	463	+ 207
Oesophagus Cancer	31	626	48	144	+ 482
Fires	32	623	45	207	+ 416
Suicide	33	611	22	1,039	- 428
Lymphomas	34	607	43	229	+ 378
Prostate Cancer	35	588	24	846	- 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	517	31	464	+ 53
Syphilis	37	504	64	3	+ 502
Liver Cancer	38	497	15	1,765	- 1,268
Measles	39	480	72	0	+ 480
Leukemia	40	451	27	601	- 150
Falls	41	387	20	1,371	- 984
Poisonings	42	372	39	275	+ 97
Oral Cancer	43	372	49	142	+ 230
Stomach Cancer	44	346	17	1,570	- 1,224
Inflammatory/Heart	45	311	44	225	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	46	275	29	486	- 210
Ovary Cancer	47	270	50	133	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	267	23	1,029	- 762
Lung Cancers	49	236	35	391	- 156
Epilepsy	50	219	33	463	- 244
Skin Cancers	51	183	46	195	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	52	179	34	393	- 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	174	54	62	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	54	156	38	282	- 126
Skin Disease	55	140	42	232	- 92
Bladder Cancer	56	126	55	57	+ 69
Hepatitis B	57	110	65	2	+ 108
Schistosomiasis	58	103	75	0	+ 103
Upper Respiratory	59	100	57	34	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	60	95	59	27	+ 68
Appendicitis	61	93	47	164	- 70
Alcohol	62	77	14	1,799	- 1,722
Drug Use	63	47	40	272	- 224
Encephalitis	64	46	51	104	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	52	82	- 59
Other Neoplasms	66	20	56	42	- 22
Diphtheria	67	17	71	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	16	63	7	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	16	66	2	+ 13
Otitis Media	70	8	70	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	73	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	60	21	- 15
Chlamydia	73	3	67	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 GUATEMALA

South Sudan

Guatemala

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.