LIBYA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,747	9	744	+ 5,003
HIV/AIDS	2	4,586	21	224	+ 4,362
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,212	40	92	+ 4,121
Malaria	4	3,095	76	0	+ 3,095
Birth Trauma	5	3,019	34	132	+ 2,887
Low Birth Weight	6	2,515	18	359	+ 2,156
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,354	3	1,444	+ 911
Tuberculosis	8	2,185	7	812	+ 1,373
Stroke	9	2,052	2	2,603	- 551
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,698	1	6,610	- 4,913
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,170	14	493	+ 677
Liver Disease	12	1,056	11	630	+ 426
Meningitis	13	1,031	47	41	+ 990
Malnutrition	14	962	57	11	+ 951
Violence	15	918	30	145	+ 773
Maternal Conditions	16	881	35	124	+ 757
Diabetes Mellitus	17	760	8	803	- 43
Other Injuries	18	699	15	432	+ 267
Hypertension	19	655	6	915	- 260
Kidney Disease	20	632	4	1,186	- 554
Leishmaniasis	21	583	63	2	+ 581
Tetanus	22	543	64	1	+ 542
Lung Disease	23	518	12	607	- 89
Pertussis	24	454	55	17	+ 437
Cervical Cancer	25	441	32	135	+ 306
Breast Cancer	26	402	25	190	+ 212
War	27	356	5	1,055	- 699
Asthma	28	340	20	297	+ 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	315	10	743	- 428
Drownings	30	270	43	74	+ 196
Oesophagus Cancer	31	252	49	33	+ 219
Fires	32	251	36	115	+ 136
Suicide	33	246	19	304	- 57
Lymphomas	34	245	26	189	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	35	237	39	96	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	208	16	427	- 218
Syphilis	37	203	61	6	+ 198
Liver Cancer	38	200	28	153	+ 48
Measles	39	194	72	0	+ 194
Leukemia	40	182	22	217	- 35
Falls	41	156	24	204	- 47
Poisonings	42	150	45	56	+ 94
Oral Cancer	43	150	41	81	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	44	140	33	134	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	45	125	37	107	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	46	111	29	153	- 42
Ovary Cancer	47	109	42	75	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	108	38	99	+ 9
Lung Cancers	49	95	13	592	- 497
Epilepsy	50	88	44	67	+ 22
Skin Cancers	51	74	51	20	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	52	72	27	159	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	70	46	49	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	54	63	23	209	- 146
Skin Disease	55	56	54	17	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	56	51	31	136	- 85
Hepatitis B	57	44	48	34	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	58	41	59	9	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	59	41	67	0	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	60	38	60	8	+ 30
Appendicitis	61	38	56	15	+ 23
Alcohol	62	31	50	22	+ 9
Drug Use	63	19	17	371	- 352
Encephalitis	64	19	53	19	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	9	62	4	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	8	58	10	- 2
Diphtheria	67	7	68	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	68	7	66	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	6	65	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	3	70	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	52	20	- 17
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 LIBYA

South Sudan

Libya

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.