MADAGASCAR VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,994	2	14,605	+ 8,389
HIV/AIDS	2	18,350	25	1,341	+ 17,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,854	5	11,085	+ 5,769
Malaria	4	12,385	9	5,507	+ 6,878
Birth Trauma	5	12,080	11	5,347	+ 6,733
Low Birth Weight	6	10,061	10	5,353	+ 4,708
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,419	7	7,880	+ 1,539
Tuberculosis	8	8,743	4	11,606	- 2,863
Stroke	9	8,211	1	17,964	- 9,753
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,793	3	12,388	- 5,596
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,682	15	3,380	+ 1,302
Liver Disease	12	4,227	12	4,803	- 576
Meningitis	13	4,126	20	2,391	+ 1,735
Malnutrition	14	3,848	13	4,236	- 388
Violence	15	3,672	23	1,749	+ 1,923
Maternal Conditions	16	3,526	18	2,776	+ 750
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,042	16	3,278	- 236
Other Injuries	18	2,798	21	2,359	+ 439
Hypertension	19	2,621	8	6,208	- 3,587
Kidney Disease	20	2,528	22	2,202	+ 326
Leishmaniasis	21	2,331	78	0	+ 2,331
Tetanus	22	2,173	52	186	+ 1,987
Lung Disease	23	2,072	14	3,957	- 1,885
Pertussis	24	1,817	41	519	+ 1,298
Cervical Cancer	25	1,763	17	3,028	- 1,265
Breast Cancer	26	1,610	37	629	+ 981
War	27	1,424	54	155	+ 1,269
Asthma	28	1,362	19	2,507	- 1,145
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,259	26	1,120	+ 139
Drownings	30	1,081	31	825	+ 256
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,009	27	1,080	- 71
Fires	32	1,005	35	661	+ 344
Suicide	33	986	24	1,476	- 489
Lymphomas	34	979	34	675	+ 305
Prostate Cancer	35	948	29	996	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	834	39	606	+ 228
Syphilis	37	814	33	680	+ 134
Liver Cancer	38	802	30	933	- 131
Measles	39	775	6	9,172	- 8,397
Leukemia	40	727	45	401	+ 326
Falls	41	625	36	653	- 28
Poisonings	42	601	40	571	+ 30
Oral Cancer	43	600	32	697	- 96
Stomach Cancer	44	559	47	368	+ 191
Inflammatory/Heart	45	502	28	1,046	- 544
Endocrine Disorders	46	444	44	463	- 19
Ovary Cancer	47	436	57	135	+ 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	431	42	495	- 64
Lung Cancers	49	380	55	147	+ 233
Epilepsy	50	353	46	385	- 31
Skin Cancers	51	295	43	467	- 172
Parkinson's Disease	52	289	49	266	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	281	38	627	- 346
Pancreas Cancer	54	252	61	80	+ 172
Skin Disease	55	226	51	187	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	56	204	48	286	- 82
Hepatitis B	57	178	58	98	+ 80
Schistosomiasis	58	166	50	260	- 94
Upper Respiratory	59	162	63	49	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	60	153	59	95	+ 58
Appendicitis	61	150	56	147	+ 4
Alcohol	62	124	53	161	- 37
Drug Use	63	76	62	58	+ 18
Encephalitis	64	75	60	94	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	37	64	47	- 10
Other Neoplasms	66	32	65	24	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	28	71	3	+ 25
Ascariasis	68	26	70	5	+ 21
Hepatitis C	69	25	67	16	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	13	68	10	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	11	77	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	72	10	66	18	- 8
Chlamydia	73	5	69	7	- 2
Dengue	74	1	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	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

South Sudan

Madagascar

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.