JAMAICA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,204	15	393	+ 1,812
HIV/AIDS	2	1,759	7	757	+ 1,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,616	42	35	+ 1,581
Malaria	4	1,187	72	0	+ 1,187
Birth Trauma	5	1,158	37	65	+ 1,093
Low Birth Weight	6	965	18	241	+ 724
Road Traffic Accidents	7	903	12	444	+ 459
Tuberculosis	8	838	54	8	+ 830
Stroke	9	787	1	2,415	- 1,627
Coronary Heart Disease	10	651	3	1,726	- 1,075
Congenital Anomalies	11	449	23	139	+ 310
Liver Disease	12	405	21	155	+ 250
Meningitis	13	396	47	16	+ 380
Malnutrition	14	369	40	48	+ 321
Violence	15	352	4	1,484	- 1,132
Maternal Conditions	16	338	43	35	+ 303
Diabetes Mellitus	17	292	2	2,077	- 1,785
Other Injuries	18	268	31	91	+ 177
Hypertension	19	251	8	651	- 399
Kidney Disease	20	242	6	793	- 551
Leishmaniasis	21	223	71	0	+ 223
Tetanus	22	208	63	0	+ 208
Lung Disease	23	199	11	452	- 253
Pertussis	24	174	67	0	+ 174
Cervical Cancer	25	169	16	358	- 189
Breast Cancer	26	154	14	413	- 259
War	27	137	61	1	+ 136
Asthma	28	131	36	65	+ 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	121	9	587	- 467
Drownings	30	104	51	10	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	31	97	34	74	+ 23
Fires	32	96	46	16	+ 81
Suicide	33	95	35	70	+ 24
Lymphomas	34	94	17	251	- 157
Prostate Cancer	35	91	5	883	- 793
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	80	13	436	- 356
Syphilis	37	78	60	1	+ 77
Liver Cancer	38	77	29	101	- 24
Measles	39	74	77	0	+ 74
Leukemia	40	70	26	129	- 59
Falls	41	60	33	82	- 22
Poisonings	42	58	57	2	+ 55
Oral Cancer	43	58	39	59	- 1
Stomach Cancer	44	54	19	231	- 177
Inflammatory/Heart	45	48	24	133	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	46	43	20	176	- 134
Ovary Cancer	47	42	30	97	- 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	41	32	82	- 41
Lung Cancers	49	36	10	472	- 436
Epilepsy	50	34	41	46	- 12
Skin Cancers	51	28	52	10	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	52	28	25	132	- 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	27	44	27	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	24	27	119	- 94
Skin Disease	55	22	22	145	- 124
Bladder Cancer	56	20	38	60	- 40
Hepatitis B	57	17	59	1	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	58	16	74	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	59	16	65	0	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	60	15	28	106	- 91
Appendicitis	61	14	53	9	+ 5
Alcohol	62	12	55	7	+ 4
Drug Use	63	7	48	13	- 6
Encephalitis	64	7	49	13	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	50	11	- 8
Other Neoplasms	66	3	45	19	- 16
Diphtheria	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	3	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	64	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	56	3	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	62	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	58	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

South Sudan

Jamaica

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.