MALDIVES VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	304	8	33	+ 271
HIV/AIDS	2	242	78	0	+ 242
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	223	22	14	+ 208
Malaria	4	164	75	0	+ 164
Birth Trauma	5	159	39	5	+ 155
Low Birth Weight	6	133	20	15	+ 118
Road Traffic Accidents	7	124	31	9	+ 116
Tuberculosis	8	115	27	11	+ 104
Stroke	9	108	2	143	- 35
Coronary Heart Disease	10	90	1	279	- 189
Congenital Anomalies	11	62	15	19	+ 43
Liver Disease	12	56	11	24	+ 31
Meningitis	13	54	50	1	+ 53
Malnutrition	14	51	45	3	+ 48
Violence	15	48	28	10	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	16	47	35	5	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	17	40	6	47	- 7
Other Injuries	18	37	18	16	+ 21
Hypertension	19	35	17	16	+ 18
Kidney Disease	20	33	4	80	- 47
Leishmaniasis	21	31	72	0	+ 31
Tetanus	22	29	54	0	+ 28
Lung Disease	23	27	3	91	- 64
Pertussis	24	24	52	0	+ 24
Cervical Cancer	25	23	13	22	+ 2
Breast Cancer	26	21	9	28	- 7
War	27	19	62	0	+ 19
Asthma	28	18	29	10	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	17	5	47	- 31
Drownings	30	14	23	14	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	31	13	59	0	+ 13
Fires	32	13	41	4	+ 9
Suicide	33	13	21	15	- 2
Lymphomas	34	13	34	7	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	35	13	26	11	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	11	14	21	- 10
Syphilis	37	11	58	0	+ 11
Liver Cancer	38	11	10	27	- 16
Measles	39	10	60	0	+ 10
Leukemia	40	10	24	13	- 3
Falls	41	8	16	19	- 11
Poisonings	42	8	55	0	+ 8
Oral Cancer	43	8	19	15	- 8
Stomach Cancer	44	7	49	1	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	45	7	36	5	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	46	6	12	22	- 16
Ovary Cancer	47	6	30	9	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	6	42	4	+ 2
Lung Cancers	49	5	7	36	- 31
Epilepsy	50	5	38	5	- 0
Skin Cancers	51	4	63	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	52	4	25	12	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	4	43	3	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	3	40	4	- 1
Skin Disease	55	3	32	8	- 5
Bladder Cancer	56	3	37	5	- 3
Hepatitis B	57	2	56	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	58	2	71	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	59	2	66	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	60	2	47	2	+ 0
Appendicitis	61	2	61	0	+ 2
Alcohol	62	2	51	1	+ 1
Drug Use	63	1	48	2	- 1
Encephalitis	64	1	44	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	53	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	46	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	57	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	33	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	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 MALDIVES

South Sudan

Maldives

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.