IRELAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,086	6	1,298	+ 2,788
HIV/AIDS	2	3,261	57	9	+ 3,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,995	45	53	+ 2,942
Malaria	4	2,201	75	0	+ 2,201
Birth Trauma	5	2,147	56	10	+ 2,136
Low Birth Weight	6	1,788	44	56	+ 1,732
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,674	33	153	+ 1,521
Tuberculosis	8	1,553	50	23	+ 1,530
Stroke	9	1,459	5	1,770	- 311
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,207	1	4,762	- 3,555
Congenital Anomalies	11	832	32	153	+ 679
Liver Disease	12	751	19	279	+ 472
Meningitis	13	733	58	7	+ 726
Malnutrition	14	684	63	2	+ 682
Violence	15	653	47	38	+ 614
Maternal Conditions	16	627	61	3	+ 623
Diabetes Mellitus	17	540	16	414	+ 127
Other Injuries	18	497	30	171	+ 326
Hypertension	19	466	29	175	+ 291
Kidney Disease	20	449	10	566	- 117
Leishmaniasis	21	414	76	0	+ 414
Tetanus	22	386	81	0	+ 386
Lung Disease	23	368	4	1,915	- 1,547
Pertussis	24	323	67	0	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	25	313	35	103	+ 210
Breast Cancer	26	286	8	760	- 474
War	27	253	65	0	+ 253
Asthma	28	242	41	58	+ 184
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	224	2	3,209	- 2,986
Drownings	30	192	43	57	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	31	179	15	419	- 239
Fires	32	179	48	30	+ 149
Suicide	33	175	14	470	- 295
Lymphomas	34	174	13	513	- 339
Prostate Cancer	35	168	9	585	- 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	148	7	1,095	- 947
Syphilis	37	145	68	0	+ 145
Liver Cancer	38	143	18	318	- 175
Measles	39	138	83	0	+ 138
Leukemia	40	129	20	274	- 145
Falls	41	111	25	247	- 136
Poisonings	42	107	53	14	+ 93
Oral Cancer	43	107	28	183	- 76
Stomach Cancer	44	99	17	357	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	45	89	26	240	- 151
Endocrine Disorders	46	79	24	249	- 170
Ovary Cancer	47	77	21	273	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	77	38	67	+ 10
Lung Cancers	49	68	3	1,916	- 1,848
Epilepsy	50	63	36	85	- 22
Skin Cancers	51	52	23	252	- 199
Parkinson's Disease	52	51	12	530	- 478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	50	46	50	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	45	11	530	- 486
Skin Disease	55	40	42	58	- 18
Bladder Cancer	56	36	22	256	- 220
Hepatitis B	57	32	59	6	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	58	29	72	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	59	29	64	1	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	60	27	34	126	- 99
Appendicitis	61	27	60	3	+ 23
Alcohol	62	22	39	64	- 42
Drug Use	63	14	31	167	- 153
Encephalitis	64	13	66	0	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	40	59	- 52
Other Neoplasms	66	6	27	218	- 212
Diphtheria	67	5	82	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	52	19	- 15
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	37	83	- 81
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

South Sudan

Ireland

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.