NAMIBIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,189	2	1,464	+ 724
HIV/AIDS	2	1,747	1	2,928	- 1,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,604	8	645	+ 960
Malaria	4	1,179	51	22	+ 1,157
Birth Trauma	5	1,150	13	345	+ 805
Low Birth Weight	6	958	9	516	+ 442
Road Traffic Accidents	7	897	6	868	+ 28
Tuberculosis	8	832	3	1,416	- 584
Stroke	9	782	4	1,333	- 551
Coronary Heart Disease	10	647	5	1,221	- 574
Congenital Anomalies	11	446	16	283	+ 163
Liver Disease	12	402	14	336	+ 67
Meningitis	13	393	27	109	+ 284
Malnutrition	14	366	18	224	+ 143
Violence	15	350	11	450	- 100
Maternal Conditions	16	336	25	110	+ 226
Diabetes Mellitus	17	290	7	724	- 435
Other Injuries	18	266	19	207	+ 60
Hypertension	19	250	12	428	- 178
Kidney Disease	20	241	15	322	- 81
Leishmaniasis	21	222	79	0	+ 222
Tetanus	22	207	62	6	+ 201
Lung Disease	23	197	10	461	- 264
Pertussis	24	173	37	54	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	25	168	23	133	+ 35
Breast Cancer	26	153	24	121	+ 32
War	27	136	67	0	+ 135
Asthma	28	130	20	200	- 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	120	21	176	- 56
Drownings	30	103	26	110	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	31	96	52	21	+ 75
Fires	32	96	28	109	- 13
Suicide	33	94	17	243	- 149
Lymphomas	34	93	40	46	+ 47
Prostate Cancer	35	90	31	94	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	79	36	54	+ 25
Syphilis	37	77	43	35	+ 43
Liver Cancer	38	76	41	45	+ 31
Measles	39	74	65	2	+ 72
Leukemia	40	69	49	24	+ 46
Falls	41	59	34	62	- 3
Poisonings	42	57	39	46	+ 11
Oral Cancer	43	57	30	100	- 43
Stomach Cancer	44	53	45	33	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	45	48	22	162	- 114
Endocrine Disorders	46	42	33	73	- 31
Ovary Cancer	47	41	50	23	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	41	32	76	- 35
Lung Cancers	49	36	35	59	- 23
Epilepsy	50	34	38	49	- 16
Skin Cancers	51	28	29	108	- 80
Parkinson's Disease	52	28	42	43	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	27	44	33	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	54	24	53	18	+ 7
Skin Disease	55	22	47	31	- 9
Bladder Cancer	56	19	54	16	+ 4
Hepatitis B	57	17	63	4	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	58	16	55	14	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	59	15	61	6	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	60	15	56	11	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	14	58	9	+ 6
Alcohol	62	12	48	28	- 16
Drug Use	63	7	46	32	- 24
Encephalitis	64	7	59	8	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	57	9	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	3	60	8	- 5
Diphtheria	67	3	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

South Sudan

Namibia

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.