MAURITANIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,379	1	2,756	+ 623
HIV/AIDS	2	2,697	25	231	+ 2,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,477	3	1,656	+ 820
Malaria	4	1,820	5	1,423	+ 397
Birth Trauma	5	1,775	7	1,204	+ 571
Low Birth Weight	6	1,478	2	2,014	- 536
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,384	8	1,158	+ 226
Tuberculosis	8	1,285	9	717	+ 568
Stroke	9	1,207	6	1,307	- 100
Coronary Heart Disease	10	998	4	1,636	- 638
Congenital Anomalies	11	688	10	665	+ 23
Liver Disease	12	621	13	586	+ 36
Meningitis	13	606	18	357	+ 249
Malnutrition	14	566	17	462	+ 103
Violence	15	540	16	491	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	16	518	11	639	- 121
Diabetes Mellitus	17	447	12	594	- 147
Other Injuries	18	411	19	343	+ 68
Hypertension	19	385	22	286	+ 99
Kidney Disease	20	371	15	555	- 183
Leishmaniasis	21	343	69	2	+ 340
Tetanus	22	319	45	58	+ 262
Lung Disease	23	304	23	275	+ 30
Pertussis	24	267	14	574	- 307
Cervical Cancer	25	259	20	333	- 74
Breast Cancer	26	237	28	189	+ 48
War	27	209	70	2	+ 208
Asthma	28	200	29	170	+ 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	185	24	251	- 66
Drownings	30	159	35	116	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	31	148	54	30	+ 118
Fires	32	148	33	123	+ 25
Suicide	33	145	30	141	+ 4
Lymphomas	34	144	43	65	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	35	139	34	118	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	123	37	110	+ 13
Syphilis	37	120	26	204	- 84
Liver Cancer	38	118	21	312	- 194
Measles	39	114	61	9	+ 105
Leukemia	40	107	55	22	+ 84
Falls	41	92	31	140	- 48
Poisonings	42	88	42	67	+ 21
Oral Cancer	43	88	48	45	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	44	82	32	132	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	45	74	36	110	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	46	65	27	197	- 132
Ovary Cancer	47	64	49	43	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	63	38	83	- 20
Lung Cancers	49	56	44	60	- 4
Epilepsy	50	52	39	75	- 23
Skin Cancers	51	43	46	50	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	52	42	41	69	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	41	52	34	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	54	37	51	39	- 1
Skin Disease	55	33	47	47	- 14
Bladder Cancer	56	30	50	42	- 12
Hepatitis B	57	26	56	22	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	58	24	59	14	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	59	24	68	3	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	60	22	57	17	+ 6
Appendicitis	61	22	60	9	+ 13
Alcohol	62	18	58	16	+ 2
Drug Use	63	11	40	71	- 60
Encephalitis	64	11	53	33	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	64	4	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	5	62	7	- 2
Diphtheria	67	4	65	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	4	66	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	4	67	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	5	- 4
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	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 MAURITANIA

South Sudan

Mauritania

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.