LESOTHO VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,739	2	3,214	- 1,475
HIV/AIDS	2	1,388	1	4,767	- 3,380
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,275	4	2,354	- 1,079
Malaria	4	937	79	0	+ 937
Birth Trauma	5	914	15	717	+ 196
Low Birth Weight	6	761	12	957	- 196
Road Traffic Accidents	7	712	16	678	+ 34
Tuberculosis	8	661	8	1,208	- 547
Stroke	9	621	3	2,817	- 2,196
Coronary Heart Disease	10	514	5	2,101	- 1,587
Congenital Anomalies	11	354	19	389	- 35
Liver Disease	12	320	14	792	- 472
Meningitis	13	312	22	318	- 6
Malnutrition	14	291	21	357	- 66
Violence	15	278	13	924	- 646
Maternal Conditions	16	267	24	292	- 26
Diabetes Mellitus	17	230	6	2,000	- 1,770
Other Injuries	18	212	18	533	- 321
Hypertension	19	198	11	990	- 792
Kidney Disease	20	191	10	1,015	- 823
Leishmaniasis	21	176	75	0	+ 176
Tetanus	22	164	47	45	+ 119
Lung Disease	23	157	9	1,102	- 945
Pertussis	24	137	44	51	+ 86
Cervical Cancer	25	133	20	372	- 239
Breast Cancer	26	122	34	97	+ 25
War	27	108	68	0	+ 107
Asthma	28	103	17	678	- 575
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	95	29	194	- 99
Drownings	30	82	28	200	- 118
Oesophagus Cancer	31	76	37	73	+ 3
Fires	32	76	26	269	- 193
Suicide	33	75	7	1,539	- 1,465
Lymphomas	34	74	36	78	- 4
Prostate Cancer	35	72	35	81	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	63	48	40	+ 23
Syphilis	37	62	45	50	+ 11
Liver Cancer	38	61	39	71	- 10
Measles	39	59	59	12	+ 47
Leukemia	40	55	49	39	+ 16
Falls	41	47	31	128	- 81
Poisonings	42	45	33	111	- 66
Oral Cancer	43	45	42	52	- 6
Stomach Cancer	44	42	60	11	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	45	38	23	305	- 267
Endocrine Disorders	46	34	27	235	- 201
Ovary Cancer	47	33	53	24	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	33	25	279	- 246
Lung Cancers	49	29	43	51	- 22
Epilepsy	50	27	30	143	- 117
Skin Cancers	51	22	46	46	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	52	22	41	55	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	21	32	126	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	54	19	58	12	+ 7
Skin Disease	55	17	40	70	- 53
Bladder Cancer	56	15	61	10	+ 6
Hepatitis B	57	13	51	27	- 13
Schistosomiasis	58	13	76	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	59	12	55	18	- 6
Uterin Cancer	60	12	54	23	- 12
Appendicitis	61	11	52	25	- 13
Alcohol	62	9	38	71	- 61
Drug Use	63	6	50	32	- 26
Encephalitis	64	6	57	14	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	56	18	- 15
Other Neoplasms	66	2	62	9	- 7
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	64	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	6	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	65	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	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 LESOTHO

South Sudan

Lesotho

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.