GUYANA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	620	6	302	+ 318
HIV/AIDS	2	495	7	256	+ 239
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	454	27	48	+ 407
Malaria	4	334	33	30	+ 304
Birth Trauma	5	326	24	64	+ 261
Low Birth Weight	6	271	22	89	+ 182
Road Traffic Accidents	7	254	11	175	+ 79
Tuberculosis	8	236	16	137	+ 99
Stroke	9	221	2	1,022	- 801
Coronary Heart Disease	10	183	1	1,335	- 1,152
Congenital Anomalies	11	126	23	69	+ 58
Liver Disease	12	114	9	197	- 83
Meningitis	13	111	44	17	+ 94
Malnutrition	14	104	30	37	+ 66
Violence	15	99	10	194	- 95
Maternal Conditions	16	95	35	28	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	17	82	3	579	- 497
Other Injuries	18	75	14	167	- 92
Hypertension	19	71	4	320	- 249
Kidney Disease	20	68	8	233	- 165
Leishmaniasis	21	63	83	0	+ 63
Tetanus	22	59	72	0	+ 58
Lung Disease	23	56	13	174	- 118
Pertussis	24	49	73	0	+ 49
Cervical Cancer	25	48	21	91	- 44
Breast Cancer	26	43	19	96	- 52
War	27	38	64	1	+ 38
Asthma	28	37	36	25	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	34	38	23	+ 11
Drownings	30	29	15	145	- 116
Oesophagus Cancer	31	27	51	8	+ 19
Fires	32	27	41	19	+ 8
Suicide	33	27	5	315	- 289
Lymphomas	34	26	32	32	- 6
Prostate Cancer	35	26	17	123	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	22	25	59	- 36
Syphilis	37	22	71	0	+ 22
Liver Cancer	38	22	34	29	- 7
Measles	39	21	77	0	+ 21
Leukemia	40	20	39	21	- 2
Falls	41	17	48	11	+ 6
Poisonings	42	16	65	1	+ 16
Oral Cancer	43	16	40	20	- 4
Stomach Cancer	44	15	31	34	- 19
Inflammatory/Heart	45	14	20	92	- 78
Endocrine Disorders	46	12	12	174	- 162
Ovary Cancer	47	12	43	18	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	12	26	54	- 43
Lung Cancers	49	10	29	38	- 27
Epilepsy	50	10	37	24	- 14
Skin Cancers	51	8	55	5	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	52	8	49	9	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	8	47	13	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	54	7	42	19	- 12
Skin Disease	55	6	56	3	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	56	6	50	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	57	5	59	2	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	58	4	84	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	59	4	66	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	60	4	46	13	- 9
Appendicitis	61	4	54	6	- 2
Alcohol	62	3	57	3	+ 0
Drug Use	63	2	45	16	- 14
Encephalitis	64	2	53	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	63	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	28	40	- 39
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	62	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	67	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

South Sudan

Guyana

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.