MALAYSIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,985	2	23,477	+ 3,508
HIV/AIDS	2	21,535	13	2,679	+ 18,856
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,780	20	1,773	+ 18,007
Malaria	4	14,535	76	0	+ 14,535
Birth Trauma	5	14,177	42	359	+ 13,818
Low Birth Weight	6	11,807	29	1,020	+ 10,787
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,054	4	7,181	+ 3,872
Tuberculosis	8	10,260	26	1,227	+ 9,033
Stroke	9	9,636	3	21,592	- 11,956
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,972	1	36,729	- 28,758
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,495	24	1,403	+ 4,092
Liver Disease	12	4,960	7	5,125	- 165
Meningitis	13	4,842	46	301	+ 4,541
Malnutrition	14	4,516	49	249	+ 4,267
Violence	15	4,310	34	869	+ 3,441
Maternal Conditions	16	4,138	56	167	+ 3,971
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,569	9	4,107	- 538
Other Injuries	18	3,284	14	2,222	+ 1,061
Hypertension	19	3,076	38	649	+ 2,427
Kidney Disease	20	2,967	6	6,629	- 3,662
Leishmaniasis	21	2,736	77	0	+ 2,736
Tetanus	22	2,550	61	21	+ 2,529
Lung Disease	23	2,431	5	6,633	- 4,201
Pertussis	24	2,132	57	80	+ 2,052
Cervical Cancer	25	2,069	31	1,010	+ 1,059
Breast Cancer	26	1,890	12	3,071	- 1,182
War	27	1,671	63	11	+ 1,661
Asthma	28	1,598	30	1,013	+ 585
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,477	10	3,996	- 2,519
Drownings	30	1,268	36	820	+ 449
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,184	41	435	+ 750
Fires	32	1,179	44	336	+ 844
Suicide	33	1,157	19	1,823	- 666
Lymphomas	34	1,149	25	1,321	- 172
Prostate Cancer	35	1,112	33	903	+ 209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	979	11	3,832	- 2,854
Syphilis	37	955	62	19	+ 936
Liver Cancer	38	941	16	1,984	- 1,043
Measles	39	909	70	0	+ 909
Leukemia	40	853	23	1,412	- 559
Falls	41	733	18	1,855	- 1,122
Poisonings	42	705	53	211	+ 494
Oral Cancer	43	705	17	1,865	- 1,160
Stomach Cancer	44	656	21	1,441	- 786
Inflammatory/Heart	45	589	27	1,214	- 625
Endocrine Disorders	46	521	37	809	- 288
Ovary Cancer	47	511	35	827	- 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	506	22	1,424	- 918
Lung Cancers	49	446	8	4,319	- 3,873
Epilepsy	50	415	52	226	+ 189
Skin Cancers	51	346	50	247	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	52	339	28	1,106	- 767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	330	51	246	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	54	296	32	994	- 698
Skin Disease	55	265	15	2,066	- 1,801
Bladder Cancer	56	239	39	467	- 228
Hepatitis B	57	209	54	206	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	58	195	75	0	+ 195
Upper Respiratory	59	190	65	5	+ 185
Uterin Cancer	60	179	43	352	- 173
Appendicitis	61	177	58	71	+ 105
Alcohol	62	145	55	181	- 35
Drug Use	63	90	45	322	- 232
Encephalitis	64	88	40	452	- 365
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	60	27	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	38	48	265	- 227
Diphtheria	67	32	69	0	+ 32
Ascariasis	68	31	67	2	+ 29
Hepatitis C	69	30	64	6	+ 24
Otitis Media	70	16	66	3	+ 13
Trypanosomiasis	71	13	79	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	59	30	- 19
Chlamydia	73	5	68	2	+ 4
Dengue	74	1	47	280	- 279
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

South Sudan

Malaysia

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.