LIBERIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,245	2	2,693	+ 1,552
HIV/AIDS	2	3,388	6	1,919	+ 1,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,111	10	1,592	+ 1,520
Malaria	4	2,286	4	2,428	- 141
Birth Trauma	5	2,230	9	1,601	+ 629
Low Birth Weight	6	1,857	8	1,652	+ 205
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,739	5	1,920	- 182
Tuberculosis	8	1,614	1	2,766	- 1,152
Stroke	9	1,516	11	1,578	- 62
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,254	7	1,885	- 631
Congenital Anomalies	11	864	14	833	+ 31
Liver Disease	12	780	13	858	- 78
Meningitis	13	762	17	552	+ 210
Malnutrition	14	710	24	353	+ 357
Violence	15	678	18	477	+ 201
Maternal Conditions	16	651	12	870	- 219
Diabetes Mellitus	17	562	15	650	- 89
Other Injuries	18	517	22	380	+ 136
Hypertension	19	484	23	371	+ 113
Kidney Disease	20	467	16	609	- 142
Leishmaniasis	21	430	77	0	+ 430
Tetanus	22	401	54	31	+ 370
Lung Disease	23	382	26	294	+ 89
Pertussis	24	335	32	197	+ 138
Cervical Cancer	25	326	19	474	- 148
Breast Cancer	26	297	27	246	+ 52
War	27	263	70	1	+ 262
Asthma	28	251	31	200	+ 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	232	29	235	- 2
Drownings	30	200	35	127	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	31	186	60	16	+ 171
Fires	32	186	34	153	+ 32
Suicide	33	182	30	220	- 38
Lymphomas	34	181	39	93	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	35	175	25	297	- 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	154	40	90	+ 64
Syphilis	37	150	21	394	- 244
Liver Cancer	38	148	20	439	- 291
Measles	39	143	3	2,554	- 2,411
Leukemia	40	134	58	23	+ 111
Falls	41	115	33	155	- 40
Poisonings	42	111	41	82	+ 29
Oral Cancer	43	111	48	50	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	44	103	37	122	- 18
Inflammatory/Heart	45	93	38	115	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	46	82	28	245	- 163
Ovary Cancer	47	80	47	50	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	80	36	126	- 46
Lung Cancers	49	70	44	66	+ 4
Epilepsy	50	65	42	81	- 16
Skin Cancers	51	54	46	51	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	52	53	43	72	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	52	49	50	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	47	53	38	+ 9
Skin Disease	55	42	51	41	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	56	38	59	19	+ 19
Hepatitis B	57	33	52	39	- 6
Schistosomiasis	58	31	45	51	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	30	67	3	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	60	28	55	28	- 0
Appendicitis	61	28	61	12	+ 15
Alcohol	62	23	57	25	- 3
Drug Use	63	14	50	42	- 28
Encephalitis	64	14	56	27	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	64	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	6	62	6	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	5	68	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	5	66	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	5	65	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	63	4	- 2
Chlamydia	73	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

South Sudan

Liberia

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.