GUINEA-BISSAU VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,665	2	1,390	+ 275
HIV/AIDS	2	1,329	1	1,445	- 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,220	4	913	+ 307
Malaria	4	897	9	684	+ 213
Birth Trauma	5	875	7	790	+ 85
Low Birth Weight	6	728	8	705	+ 24
Road Traffic Accidents	7	682	10	619	+ 63
Tuberculosis	8	633	3	1,387	- 754
Stroke	9	594	6	829	- 235
Coronary Heart Disease	10	492	5	907	- 415
Congenital Anomalies	11	339	12	373	- 34
Liver Disease	12	306	11	405	- 99
Meningitis	13	299	16	258	+ 40
Malnutrition	14	279	27	121	+ 158
Violence	15	266	22	173	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	16	255	13	333	- 78
Diabetes Mellitus	17	220	14	313	- 93
Other Injuries	18	203	17	234	- 32
Hypertension	19	190	21	177	+ 12
Kidney Disease	20	183	15	268	- 85
Leishmaniasis	21	169	79	0	+ 169
Tetanus	22	157	40	48	+ 109
Lung Disease	23	150	20	191	- 41
Pertussis	24	132	19	212	- 80
Cervical Cancer	25	128	23	154	- 27
Breast Cancer	26	117	29	93	+ 24
War	27	103	70	0	+ 103
Asthma	28	99	24	150	- 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	91	34	69	+ 22
Drownings	30	78	30	89	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	31	73	49	19	+ 54
Fires	32	73	35	64	+ 9
Suicide	33	71	26	134	- 63
Lymphomas	34	71	45	28	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	35	69	42	41	+ 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	60	38	50	+ 11
Syphilis	37	59	31	85	- 26
Liver Cancer	38	58	28	116	- 58
Measles	39	56	25	147	- 91
Leukemia	40	53	61	6	+ 46
Falls	41	45	33	71	- 26
Poisonings	42	43	41	45	- 1
Oral Cancer	43	43	56	13	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	44	40	36	55	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	45	36	37	53	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	46	32	18	221	- 189
Ovary Cancer	47	32	48	19	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	31	32	77	- 46
Lung Cancers	49	28	50	18	+ 9
Epilepsy	50	26	39	48	- 23
Skin Cancers	51	21	52	17	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	52	21	46	27	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	20	43	33	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	54	18	54	14	+ 5
Skin Disease	55	16	53	16	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	56	15	51	17	- 3
Hepatitis B	57	13	47	20	- 8
Schistosomiasis	58	12	44	30	- 18
Upper Respiratory	59	12	66	2	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	60	11	59	8	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	11	60	7	+ 4
Alcohol	62	9	57	12	- 3
Drug Use	63	6	55	13	- 8
Encephalitis	64	5	58	10	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	67	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	65	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	2	62	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	63	3	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	64	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

South Sudan

Guinea-Bissau

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.