LUXEMBOURG VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	524	8	111	+ 413
HIV/AIDS	2	418	52	2	+ 416
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	384	42	6	+ 378
Malaria	4	282	81	0	+ 282
Birth Trauma	5	275	59	1	+ 275
Low Birth Weight	6	229	49	3	+ 226
Road Traffic Accidents	7	215	30	25	+ 190
Tuberculosis	8	199	55	2	+ 197
Stroke	9	187	4	257	- 70
Coronary Heart Disease	10	155	1	655	- 500
Congenital Anomalies	11	107	37	10	+ 96
Liver Disease	12	96	12	75	+ 21
Meningitis	13	94	58	1	+ 93
Malnutrition	14	88	32	19	+ 68
Violence	15	84	48	3	+ 81
Maternal Conditions	16	80	63	0	+ 80
Diabetes Mellitus	17	69	17	61	+ 8
Other Injuries	18	64	10	88	- 25
Hypertension	19	60	19	54	+ 6
Kidney Disease	20	58	9	91	- 33
Leishmaniasis	21	53	83	0	+ 53
Tetanus	22	50	69	0	+ 50
Lung Disease	23	47	5	242	- 195
Pertussis	24	41	68	0	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	25	40	38	10	+ 31
Breast Cancer	26	37	7	113	- 77
War	27	32	67	0	+ 32
Asthma	28	31	45	5	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	29	2	298	- 269
Drownings	30	25	54	2	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	31	23	28	32	- 9
Fires	32	23	51	3	+ 20
Suicide	33	22	13	69	- 47
Lymphomas	34	22	14	64	- 42
Prostate Cancer	35	22	15	64	- 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	19	6	131	- 112
Syphilis	37	19	66	0	+ 18
Liver Cancer	38	18	25	49	- 30
Measles	39	18	70	0	+ 18
Leukemia	40	17	20	53	- 36
Falls	41	14	18	61	- 46
Poisonings	42	14	56	1	+ 12
Oral Cancer	43	14	33	19	- 5
Stomach Cancer	44	13	22	51	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	45	11	23	49	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	46	10	21	53	- 43
Ovary Cancer	47	10	27	35	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	10	41	7	+ 3
Lung Cancers	49	9	3	260	- 251
Epilepsy	50	8	35	17	- 9
Skin Cancers	51	7	31	22	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	52	7	16	62	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	6	34	19	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	54	6	11	82	- 76
Skin Disease	55	5	44	5	- 0
Bladder Cancer	56	5	26	44	- 39
Hepatitis B	57	4	60	1	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	58	4	80	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	59	4	61	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	60	3	36	16	- 12
Appendicitis	61	3	62	0	+ 3
Alcohol	62	3	29	25	- 22
Drug Use	63	2	39	9	- 8
Encephalitis	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	53	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	24	49	- 48
Diphtheria	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	47	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	46	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	43	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

South Sudan

Luxembourg

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.