MALAWI VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,991	2	7,739	+ 9,252
HIV/AIDS	2	13,559	1	12,839	+ 721
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,454	6	5,782	+ 6,672
Malaria	4	9,152	3	6,308	+ 2,844
Birth Trauma	5	8,926	9	3,563	+ 5,363
Low Birth Weight	6	7,434	8	4,339	+ 3,095
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,960	4	6,221	+ 739
Tuberculosis	8	6,460	11	2,992	+ 3,468
Stroke	9	6,067	5	5,939	+ 128
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,019	7	4,929	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,460	13	2,509	+ 951
Liver Disease	12	3,123	10	3,259	- 136
Meningitis	13	3,049	18	1,792	+ 1,256
Malnutrition	14	2,844	20	1,499	+ 1,344
Violence	15	2,714	32	406	+ 2,307
Maternal Conditions	16	2,605	15	1,854	+ 751
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,247	14	2,267	- 19
Other Injuries	18	2,067	22	1,266	+ 801
Hypertension	19	1,937	17	1,797	+ 141
Kidney Disease	20	1,868	19	1,567	+ 301
Leishmaniasis	21	1,722	74	0	+ 1,722
Tetanus	22	1,606	47	178	+ 1,428
Lung Disease	23	1,531	21	1,340	+ 190
Pertussis	24	1,343	31	436	+ 907
Cervical Cancer	25	1,303	12	2,876	- 1,573
Breast Cancer	26	1,190	27	600	+ 590
War	27	1,052	71	2	+ 1,050
Asthma	28	1,006	26	705	+ 301
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	930	25	782	+ 148
Drownings	30	799	30	458	+ 341
Oesophagus Cancer	31	746	16	1,842	- 1,096
Fires	32	743	34	380	+ 363
Suicide	33	729	23	1,007	- 278
Lymphomas	34	724	24	839	- 115
Prostate Cancer	35	700	40	271	+ 430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	616	44	234	+ 382
Syphilis	37	601	29	480	+ 121
Liver Cancer	38	593	38	317	+ 276
Measles	39	573	67	6	+ 566
Leukemia	40	537	56	82	+ 455
Falls	41	462	28	562	- 100
Poisonings	42	444	37	325	+ 119
Oral Cancer	43	444	43	251	+ 193
Stomach Cancer	44	413	45	206	+ 207
Inflammatory/Heart	45	371	35	370	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	46	328	42	257	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	47	322	48	158	+ 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	319	39	280	+ 39
Lung Cancers	49	281	51	131	+ 150
Epilepsy	50	261	41	260	+ 1
Skin Cancers	51	218	36	331	- 113
Parkinson's Disease	52	214	46	200	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	208	49	154	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	54	186	60	38	+ 148
Skin Disease	55	167	53	101	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	56	151	33	388	- 237
Hepatitis B	57	131	55	88	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	58	123	50	143	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	120	57	60	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	60	113	62	23	+ 90
Appendicitis	61	111	54	94	+ 17
Alcohol	62	92	52	114	- 22
Drug Use	63	56	59	48	+ 9
Encephalitis	64	55	58	48	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	27	61	29	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	24	63	17	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	20	72	2	+ 19
Ascariasis	68	19	69	4	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	19	64	15	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	10	68	5	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	73	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	66	9	- 1
Chlamydia	73	3	70	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 MALAWI

South Sudan

Malawi

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.