ITALY VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,596	9	16,339	+ 31,257
HIV/AIDS	2	37,983	46	520	+ 37,463
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,887	36	1,622	+ 33,265
Malaria	4	25,636	79	0	+ 25,636
Birth Trauma	5	25,005	59	140	+ 24,865
Low Birth Weight	6	20,825	51	357	+ 20,468
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,497	30	3,221	+ 16,276
Tuberculosis	8	18,097	53	336	+ 17,761
Stroke	9	16,995	2	62,633	- 45,638
Coronary Heart Disease	10	14,060	1	97,116	- 83,056
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,692	37	1,443	+ 8,249
Liver Disease	12	8,749	23	5,559	+ 3,189
Meningitis	13	8,540	60	128	+ 8,412
Malnutrition	14	7,966	41	775	+ 7,190
Violence	15	7,601	50	409	+ 7,193
Maternal Conditions	16	7,298	67	6	+ 7,293
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,296	8	19,836	- 13,540
Other Injuries	18	5,792	12	12,112	- 6,321
Hypertension	19	5,426	6	29,931	- 24,505
Kidney Disease	20	5,233	11	12,726	- 7,493
Leishmaniasis	21	4,825	70	3	+ 4,822
Tetanus	22	4,498	63	22	+ 4,477
Lung Disease	23	4,288	5	32,382	- 28,094
Pertussis	24	3,761	73	1	+ 3,760
Cervical Cancer	25	3,650	40	1,154	+ 2,496
Breast Cancer	26	3,333	10	13,868	- 10,535
War	27	2,948	66	6	+ 2,941
Asthma	28	2,818	47	494	+ 2,325
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,606	3	41,445	- 38,839
Drownings	30	2,237	52	344	+ 1,893
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,089	34	2,045	+ 44
Fires	32	2,080	56	271	+ 1,809
Suicide	33	2,041	26	4,042	- 2,000
Lymphomas	34	2,027	16	9,670	- 7,643
Prostate Cancer	35	1,962	20	8,409	- 6,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,726	7	21,254	- 19,527
Syphilis	37	1,685	69	4	+ 1,681
Liver Cancer	38	1,660	17	9,620	- 7,960
Measles	39	1,604	71	1	+ 1,602
Leukemia	40	1,505	21	6,728	- 5,224
Falls	41	1,293	25	4,222	- 2,929
Poisonings	42	1,243	58	154	+ 1,089
Oral Cancer	43	1,243	27	3,343	- 2,100
Stomach Cancer	44	1,156	14	10,252	- 9,096
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,039	24	5,531	- 4,492
Endocrine Disorders	46	919	18	8,431	- 7,512
Ovary Cancer	47	902	28	3,282	- 2,380
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	893	43	690	+ 203
Lung Cancers	49	787	4	34,152	- 33,365
Epilepsy	50	731	39	1,337	- 605
Skin Cancers	51	610	29	3,239	- 2,629
Parkinson's Disease	52	598	19	8,428	- 7,829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	581	32	2,216	- 1,634
Pancreas Cancer	54	522	13	12,095	- 11,572
Skin Disease	55	468	38	1,440	- 972
Bladder Cancer	56	422	22	6,711	- 6,288
Hepatitis B	57	368	54	334	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	58	343	78	0	+ 343
Upper Respiratory	59	336	64	20	+ 315
Uterin Cancer	60	317	33	2,198	- 1,881
Appendicitis	61	311	61	49	+ 263
Alcohol	62	257	55	277	- 20
Drug Use	63	158	45	654	- 496
Encephalitis	64	155	68	5	+ 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	77	42	701	- 625
Other Neoplasms	66	66	15	9,984	- 9,918
Diphtheria	67	57	76	0	+ 57
Ascariasis	68	54	80	0	+ 54
Hepatitis C	69	52	31	2,451	- 2,398
Otitis Media	70	28	65	16	+ 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	23	77	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	72	20	44	677	- 656
Chlamydia	73	9	84	0	+ 9
Dengue	74	1	81	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

South Sudan

Italy

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.