KUWAIT VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,450	4	340	+ 2,110
HIV/AIDS	2	1,955	48	7	+ 1,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,796	49	6	+ 1,790
Malaria	4	1,320	78	0	+ 1,320
Birth Trauma	5	1,287	47	7	+ 1,280
Low Birth Weight	6	1,072	13	158	+ 915
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,004	2	649	+ 354
Tuberculosis	8	932	34	31	+ 901
Stroke	9	875	3	599	+ 276
Coronary Heart Disease	10	724	1	2,325	- 1,601
Congenital Anomalies	11	499	9	202	+ 297
Liver Disease	12	450	11	192	+ 259
Meningitis	13	440	45	9	+ 430
Malnutrition	14	410	60	0	+ 410
Violence	15	391	23	75	+ 317
Maternal Conditions	16	376	54	4	+ 372
Diabetes Mellitus	17	324	6	242	+ 82
Other Injuries	18	298	22	83	+ 215
Hypertension	19	279	5	256	+ 23
Kidney Disease	20	269	8	204	+ 65
Leishmaniasis	21	248	76	0	+ 248
Tetanus	22	232	66	0	+ 232
Lung Disease	23	221	21	84	+ 137
Pertussis	24	194	63	0	+ 194
Cervical Cancer	25	188	33	32	+ 156
Breast Cancer	26	172	7	230	- 58
War	27	152	57	1	+ 151
Asthma	28	145	40	21	+ 124
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	134	14	139	- 5
Drownings	30	115	41	19	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	31	108	32	35	+ 72
Fires	32	107	38	28	+ 79
Suicide	33	105	18	122	- 17
Lymphomas	34	104	15	132	- 27
Prostate Cancer	35	101	26	58	+ 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	89	10	198	- 109
Syphilis	37	87	64	0	+ 87
Liver Cancer	38	85	16	129	- 44
Measles	39	83	61	0	+ 82
Leukemia	40	77	17	123	- 45
Falls	41	67	19	102	- 36
Poisonings	42	64	42	16	+ 48
Oral Cancer	43	64	24	74	- 10
Stomach Cancer	44	60	25	72	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	45	53	31	36	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	46	47	28	44	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	47	46	29	41	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	46	43	14	+ 32
Lung Cancers	49	41	12	161	- 121
Epilepsy	50	38	39	22	+ 16
Skin Cancers	51	31	37	28	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	52	31	36	29	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	30	46	8	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	54	27	20	89	- 62
Skin Disease	55	24	53	4	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	56	22	27	52	- 30
Hepatitis B	57	19	58	1	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	58	18	77	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	59	17	62	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	60	16	35	31	- 14
Appendicitis	61	16	55	1	+ 15
Alcohol	62	13	44	12	+ 2
Drug Use	63	8	30	38	- 30
Encephalitis	64	8	52	4	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	56	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	3	51	4	- 1
Diphtheria	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	59	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	50	5	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	67	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

South Sudan

Kuwait

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.