GUINEA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,919	1	12,790	- 1,871
HIV/AIDS	2	8,714	10	3,020	+ 5,694
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,004	3	6,788	+ 1,216
Malaria	4	5,881	2	8,180	- 2,299
Birth Trauma	5	5,736	7	4,797	+ 940
Low Birth Weight	6	4,778	8	4,319	+ 459
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,473	9	3,788	+ 685
Tuberculosis	8	4,152	13	2,369	+ 1,783
Stroke	9	3,899	5	5,777	- 1,878
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,226	6	5,665	- 2,440
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,224	14	2,181	+ 43
Liver Disease	12	2,007	12	2,550	- 543
Meningitis	13	1,959	11	2,633	- 674
Malnutrition	14	1,827	28	1,032	+ 795
Violence	15	1,744	26	1,128	+ 616
Maternal Conditions	16	1,674	17	1,793	- 119
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,444	15	2,138	- 693
Other Injuries	18	1,329	18	1,504	- 175
Hypertension	19	1,245	21	1,348	- 103
Kidney Disease	20	1,200	16	1,939	- 739
Leishmaniasis	21	1,107	78	0	+ 1,107
Tetanus	22	1,032	45	170	+ 862
Lung Disease	23	984	20	1,373	- 389
Pertussis	24	863	24	1,165	- 302
Cervical Cancer	25	837	19	1,491	- 654
Breast Cancer	26	765	38	345	+ 420
War	27	676	64	20	+ 657
Asthma	28	647	22	1,179	- 533
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	598	30	579	+ 19
Drownings	30	513	31	528	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	31	479	63	20	+ 460
Fires	32	477	36	410	+ 67
Suicide	33	468	29	892	- 424
Lymphomas	34	465	48	158	+ 307
Prostate Cancer	35	450	32	525	- 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	396	53	100	+ 296
Syphilis	37	387	39	328	+ 59
Liver Cancer	38	381	23	1,167	- 786
Measles	39	368	4	6,025	- 5,657
Leukemia	40	345	67	17	+ 328
Falls	41	297	33	480	- 183
Poisonings	42	285	40	295	- 10
Oral Cancer	43	285	52	122	+ 163
Stomach Cancer	44	265	41	245	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	45	238	35	439	- 201
Endocrine Disorders	46	211	25	1,140	- 929
Ovary Cancer	47	207	54	93	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	205	34	448	- 243
Lung Cancers	49	181	50	128	+ 52
Epilepsy	50	168	37	350	- 182
Skin Cancers	51	140	49	152	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	52	137	44	212	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	133	42	238	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	54	120	65	19	+ 101
Skin Disease	55	107	51	127	- 20
Bladder Cancer	56	97	60	32	+ 65
Hepatitis B	57	84	47	162	- 78
Schistosomiasis	58	79	43	232	- 153
Upper Respiratory	59	77	69	15	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	60	73	59	38	+ 35
Appendicitis	61	71	57	41	+ 30
Alcohol	62	59	55	83	- 25
Drug Use	63	36	46	169	- 132
Encephalitis	64	35	56	81	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	70	13	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	15	68	16	- 1
Diphtheria	67	13	58	40	- 26
Ascariasis	68	12	62	22	- 10
Hepatitis C	69	12	61	22	- 10
Otitis Media	70	6	72	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	27	1,072	- 1,067
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	66	18	- 13
Chlamydia	73	2	71	3	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

South Sudan

Guinea

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.