ICELAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	284	6	82	+ 202
HIV/AIDS	2	227	59	0	+ 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	208	55	1	+ 207
Malaria	4	153	73	0	+ 153
Birth Trauma	5	149	46	2	+ 147
Low Birth Weight	6	124	43	3	+ 121
Road Traffic Accidents	7	116	35	7	+ 109
Tuberculosis	8	108	82	0	+ 108
Stroke	9	101	3	141	- 39
Coronary Heart Disease	10	84	1	403	- 319
Congenital Anomalies	11	58	34	7	+ 50
Liver Disease	12	52	31	9	+ 43
Meningitis	13	51	50	1	+ 50
Malnutrition	14	48	57	1	+ 47
Violence	15	45	39	4	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	16	44	60	0	+ 43
Diabetes Mellitus	17	38	16	30	+ 8
Other Injuries	18	35	11	50	- 15
Hypertension	19	32	17	24	+ 8
Kidney Disease	20	31	15	33	- 2
Leishmaniasis	21	29	77	0	+ 29
Tetanus	22	27	68	0	+ 27
Lung Disease	23	26	5	129	- 103
Pertussis	24	22	62	0	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	25	22	32	9	+ 13
Breast Cancer	26	20	9	53	- 33
War	27	18	61	0	+ 18
Asthma	28	17	48	2	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	16	2	295	- 280
Drownings	30	13	56	1	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	31	12	19	23	- 10
Fires	32	12	58	1	+ 12
Suicide	33	12	13	40	- 28
Lymphomas	34	12	14	37	- 25
Prostate Cancer	35	12	8	61	- 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	10	7	73	- 63
Syphilis	37	10	80	0	+ 10
Liver Cancer	38	10	20	22	- 12
Measles	39	10	67	0	+ 10
Leukemia	40	9	22	19	- 10
Falls	41	8	18	24	- 16
Poisonings	42	7	42	3	+ 4
Oral Cancer	43	7	33	9	- 1
Stomach Cancer	44	7	23	18	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	45	6	26	16	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	46	5	27	16	- 10
Ovary Cancer	47	5	25	16	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	5	41	3	+ 2
Lung Cancers	49	5	4	134	- 129
Epilepsy	50	4	37	5	- 1
Skin Cancers	51	4	29	13	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	52	4	10	53	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3	54	1	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	3	12	43	- 40
Skin Disease	55	3	45	3	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	56	3	21	20	- 18
Hepatitis B	57	2	63	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	58	2	75	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	59	2	51	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	2	36	7	- 5
Appendicitis	61	2	86	0	+ 2
Alcohol	62	2	28	14	- 13
Drug Use	63	1	24	17	- 16
Encephalitis	64	1	78	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	38	4	- 4
Other Neoplasms	66	0	30	10	- 9
Diphtheria	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	52	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	44	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	47	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

South Sudan

Iceland

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.