JORDAN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,724	8	937	+ 7,786
HIV/AIDS	2	6,962	63	2	+ 6,960
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,394	30	152	+ 6,242
Malaria	4	4,699	77	0	+ 4,699
Birth Trauma	5	4,583	20	271	+ 4,312
Low Birth Weight	6	3,817	10	857	+ 2,960
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,573	3	1,717	+ 1,856
Tuberculosis	8	3,317	53	12	+ 3,305
Stroke	9	3,115	2	2,908	+ 207
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,577	1	4,856	- 2,279
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,776	9	934	+ 842
Liver Disease	12	1,604	14	494	+ 1,110
Meningitis	13	1,565	37	78	+ 1,487
Malnutrition	14	1,460	51	15	+ 1,445
Violence	15	1,393	21	269	+ 1,124
Maternal Conditions	16	1,338	44	53	+ 1,285
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,154	4	1,684	- 530
Other Injuries	18	1,062	19	294	+ 768
Hypertension	19	995	5	1,532	- 537
Kidney Disease	20	959	6	1,494	- 535
Leishmaniasis	21	884	66	0	+ 884
Tetanus	22	824	56	11	+ 814
Lung Disease	23	786	15	444	+ 342
Pertussis	24	689	43	55	+ 635
Cervical Cancer	25	669	41	64	+ 605
Breast Cancer	26	611	12	686	- 75
War	27	540	59	6	+ 534
Asthma	28	517	35	114	+ 402
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	478	11	706	- 229
Drownings	30	410	36	107	+ 303
Oesophagus Cancer	31	383	42	63	+ 320
Fires	32	381	29	153	+ 229
Suicide	33	374	28	165	+ 209
Lymphomas	34	372	18	323	+ 48
Prostate Cancer	35	360	33	131	+ 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	316	13	616	- 300
Syphilis	37	309	45	52	+ 257
Liver Cancer	38	304	25	186	+ 118
Measles	39	294	65	1	+ 293
Leukemia	40	276	16	370	- 94
Falls	41	237	24	191	+ 46
Poisonings	42	228	47	47	+ 181
Oral Cancer	43	228	31	143	+ 85
Stomach Cancer	44	212	17	365	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	45	190	38	74	+ 116
Endocrine Disorders	46	168	26	180	- 12
Ovary Cancer	47	165	32	139	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	164	40	67	+ 97
Lung Cancers	49	144	7	1,059	- 914
Epilepsy	50	134	46	49	+ 85
Skin Cancers	51	112	49	38	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	52	110	27	169	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	107	50	22	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	54	96	22	245	- 150
Skin Disease	55	86	48	42	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	56	77	23	213	- 135
Hepatitis B	57	68	60	4	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	58	63	62	3	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	59	62	69	0	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	60	58	39	74	- 16
Appendicitis	61	57	58	8	+ 49
Alcohol	62	47	55	11	+ 36
Drug Use	63	29	34	115	- 86
Encephalitis	64	28	52	14	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	61	4	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	12	57	9	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	10	67	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	68	10	68	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	10	64	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	5	71	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	54	12	- 8
Chlamydia	73	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

South Sudan

Jordan

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.