MALTA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	367	3	213	+ 154
HIV/AIDS	2	293	41	4	+ 289
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	269	55	1	+ 268
Malaria	4	198	69	0	+ 198
Birth Trauma	5	193	44	3	+ 190
Low Birth Weight	6	160	35	11	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	7	150	31	18	+ 132
Tuberculosis	8	139	52	2	+ 138
Stroke	9	131	2	291	- 161
Coronary Heart Disease	10	108	1	876	- 767
Congenital Anomalies	11	75	32	17	+ 57
Liver Disease	12	67	24	23	+ 44
Meningitis	13	66	56	1	+ 65
Malnutrition	14	61	60	0	+ 61
Violence	15	59	40	4	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	16	56	64	0	+ 56
Diabetes Mellitus	17	49	6	163	- 114
Other Injuries	18	45	33	16	+ 28
Hypertension	19	42	20	33	+ 9
Kidney Disease	20	40	11	79	- 39
Leishmaniasis	21	37	66	0	+ 37
Tetanus	22	35	74	0	+ 35
Lung Disease	23	33	8	127	- 94
Pertussis	24	29	72	0	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	25	28	39	4	+ 24
Breast Cancer	26	26	10	85	- 59
War	27	23	54	1	+ 22
Asthma	28	22	36	8	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	20	4	207	- 187
Drownings	30	17	48	2	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	31	16	29	20	- 4
Fires	32	16	62	0	+ 16
Suicide	33	16	22	27	- 11
Lymphomas	34	16	12	53	- 37
Prostate Cancer	35	15	13	53	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	13	7	147	- 134
Syphilis	37	13	81	0	+ 13
Liver Cancer	38	13	18	34	- 21
Measles	39	12	73	0	+ 12
Leukemia	40	12	21	28	- 16
Falls	41	10	14	52	- 42
Poisonings	42	10	58	1	+ 9
Oral Cancer	43	10	23	25	- 15
Stomach Cancer	44	9	15	50	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	45	8	27	22	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	46	7	30	19	- 12
Ovary Cancer	47	7	17	34	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	7	37	7	- 0
Lung Cancers	49	6	5	197	- 191
Epilepsy	50	6	43	3	+ 2
Skin Cancers	51	5	34	14	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	52	5	16	50	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	4	49	2	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	4	9	90	- 86
Skin Disease	55	4	25	23	- 19
Bladder Cancer	56	3	19	33	- 30
Hepatitis B	57	3	61	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	58	3	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	59	3	59	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	60	2	28	21	- 18
Appendicitis	61	2	63	0	+ 2
Alcohol	62	2	47	3	- 1
Drug Use	63	1	38	7	- 6
Encephalitis	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	26	22	- 22
Diphtheria	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	45	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

South Sudan

Malta

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.