NETHERLANDS VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,875	7	4,946	+ 8,929
HIV/AIDS	2	11,073	55	33	+ 11,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,170	33	584	+ 9,586
Malaria	4	7,473	77	0	+ 7,473
Birth Trauma	5	7,289	52	74	+ 7,215
Low Birth Weight	6	6,071	45	167	+ 5,903
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,684	31	681	+ 5,003
Tuberculosis	8	5,275	56	29	+ 5,247
Stroke	9	4,954	4	9,707	- 4,752
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,099	2	17,601	- 13,502
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,826	35	544	+ 2,282
Liver Disease	12	2,550	28	936	+ 1,615
Meningitis	13	2,490	51	78	+ 2,411
Malnutrition	14	2,322	63	12	+ 2,310
Violence	15	2,216	48	107	+ 2,109
Maternal Conditions	16	2,128	65	8	+ 2,119
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,835	14	2,386	- 551
Other Injuries	18	1,688	19	1,648	+ 40
Hypertension	19	1,582	29	818	+ 764
Kidney Disease	20	1,525	12	2,530	- 1,005
Leishmaniasis	21	1,407	70	0	+ 1,406
Tetanus	22	1,311	72	0	+ 1,311
Lung Disease	23	1,250	5	9,567	- 8,317
Pertussis	24	1,096	67	1	+ 1,095
Cervical Cancer	25	1,064	39	266	+ 798
Breast Cancer	26	972	9	3,535	- 2,563
War	27	859	66	2	+ 857
Asthma	28	822	46	165	+ 656
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	760	1	18,148	- 17,389
Drownings	30	652	49	98	+ 554
Oesophagus Cancer	31	609	15	2,145	- 1,536
Fires	32	606	53	49	+ 557
Suicide	33	595	17	2,025	- 1,430
Lymphomas	34	591	13	2,511	- 1,920
Prostate Cancer	35	572	10	3,265	- 2,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	503	6	5,829	- 5,326
Syphilis	37	491	69	1	+ 490
Liver Cancer	38	484	24	1,163	- 679
Measles	39	468	73	0	+ 468
Leukemia	40	439	20	1,578	- 1,140
Falls	41	377	8	4,131	- 3,754
Poisonings	42	362	61	17	+ 345
Oral Cancer	43	362	30	768	- 405
Stomach Cancer	44	337	22	1,361	- 1,024
Inflammatory/Heart	45	303	23	1,201	- 898
Endocrine Disorders	46	268	26	1,055	- 787
Ovary Cancer	47	263	25	1,067	- 804
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	260	47	130	+ 130
Lung Cancers	49	229	3	10,980	- 10,750
Epilepsy	50	213	38	289	- 76
Skin Cancers	51	178	27	1,024	- 846
Parkinson's Disease	52	174	16	2,120	- 1,945
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	169	41	238	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	54	152	11	2,995	- 2,843
Skin Disease	55	136	36	295	- 159
Bladder Cancer	56	123	21	1,471	- 1,348
Hepatitis B	57	107	62	14	+ 94
Schistosomiasis	58	100	74	0	+ 100
Upper Respiratory	59	98	57	28	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	60	92	34	566	- 474
Appendicitis	61	91	58	26	+ 65
Alcohol	62	75	32	612	- 538
Drug Use	63	46	42	231	- 185
Encephalitis	64	45	68	1	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	22	44	214	- 192
Other Neoplasms	66	19	18	1,831	- 1,812
Diphtheria	67	17	71	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	16	82	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	69	15	60	20	- 5
Otitis Media	70	8	64	10	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	76	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	37	295	- 289
Chlamydia	73	3	78	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

South Sudan

Netherlands

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.