LATVIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,406	9	501	+ 905
HIV/AIDS	2	1,122	39	74	+ 1,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,031	54	14	+ 1,017
Malaria	4	757	79	0	+ 757
Birth Trauma	5	739	55	12	+ 727
Low Birth Weight	6	615	56	11	+ 604
Road Traffic Accidents	7	576	27	154	+ 423
Tuberculosis	8	535	40	71	+ 463
Stroke	9	502	2	5,893	- 5,390
Coronary Heart Disease	10	415	1	8,099	- 7,684
Congenital Anomalies	11	286	43	46	+ 240
Liver Disease	12	258	15	365	- 106
Meningitis	13	252	52	15	+ 238
Malnutrition	14	235	64	2	+ 233
Violence	15	225	37	94	+ 130
Maternal Conditions	16	216	60	5	+ 211
Diabetes Mellitus	17	186	8	529	- 343
Other Injuries	18	171	16	362	- 191
Hypertension	19	160	3	1,194	- 1,033
Kidney Disease	20	155	17	356	- 202
Leishmaniasis	21	143	77	0	+ 143
Tetanus	22	133	71	0	+ 133
Lung Disease	23	127	18	346	- 220
Pertussis	24	111	70	0	+ 111
Cervical Cancer	25	108	33	128	- 20
Breast Cancer	26	98	10	472	- 374
War	27	87	68	0	+ 87
Asthma	28	83	46	42	+ 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	77	7	664	- 587
Drownings	30	66	34	127	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	31	62	32	131	- 69
Fires	32	61	36	103	- 42
Suicide	33	60	14	384	- 323
Lymphomas	34	60	19	245	- 186
Prostate Cancer	35	58	12	464	- 406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	51	6	722	- 671
Syphilis	37	50	65	1	+ 48
Liver Cancer	38	49	26	157	- 108
Measles	39	47	72	0	+ 47
Leukemia	40	44	25	186	- 142
Falls	41	38	23	201	- 163
Poisonings	42	37	49	23	+ 13
Oral Cancer	43	37	22	214	- 177
Stomach Cancer	44	34	11	470	- 435
Inflammatory/Heart	45	31	5	921	- 890
Endocrine Disorders	46	27	41	59	- 32
Ovary Cancer	47	27	24	196	- 170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	26	31	142	- 115
Lung Cancers	49	23	4	956	- 933
Epilepsy	50	22	45	44	- 23
Skin Cancers	51	18	30	144	- 126
Parkinson's Disease	52	18	35	125	- 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	17	47	41	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	54	15	13	436	- 421
Skin Disease	55	14	38	76	- 63
Bladder Cancer	56	12	20	228	- 216
Hepatitis B	57	11	63	3	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	58	10	78	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	59	10	62	4	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	60	9	29	148	- 138
Appendicitis	61	9	59	5	+ 4
Alcohol	62	8	21	227	- 220
Drug Use	63	5	48	41	- 36
Encephalitis	64	5	69	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	51	20	- 18
Other Neoplasms	66	2	28	153	- 151
Diphtheria	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	42	53	- 51
Otitis Media	70	1	66	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	50	20	- 20
Chlamydia	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

South Sudan

Latvia

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.