NEW GUINEA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,843	6	2,595	+ 5,248
HIV/AIDS	2	6,259	24	611	+ 5,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,749	8	2,295	+ 3,454
Malaria	4	4,225	7	2,446	+ 1,778
Birth Trauma	5	4,120	11	1,504	+ 2,617
Low Birth Weight	6	3,432	10	1,661	+ 1,770
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,213	12	1,105	+ 2,107
Tuberculosis	8	2,982	5	3,969	- 987
Stroke	9	2,801	2	5,095	- 2,294
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,317	1	6,835	- 4,518
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,597	16	951	+ 647
Liver Disease	12	1,442	22	624	+ 817
Meningitis	13	1,407	34	324	+ 1,083
Malnutrition	14	1,313	48	134	+ 1,179
Violence	15	1,253	15	969	+ 284
Maternal Conditions	16	1,203	30	421	+ 782
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,037	4	4,533	- 3,495
Other Injuries	18	954	20	647	+ 308
Hypertension	19	894	13	1,096	- 201
Kidney Disease	20	862	18	687	+ 176
Leishmaniasis	21	795	74	0	+ 795
Tetanus	22	741	56	48	+ 694
Lung Disease	23	707	3	4,538	- 3,831
Pertussis	24	620	39	248	+ 372
Cervical Cancer	25	601	19	665	- 63
Breast Cancer	26	549	17	764	- 214
War	27	486	69	1	+ 485
Asthma	28	464	9	1,842	- 1,378
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	429	33	343	+ 86
Drownings	30	369	40	240	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	31	344	44	199	+ 145
Fires	32	343	27	488	- 145
Suicide	33	336	37	259	+ 78
Lymphomas	34	334	32	353	- 19
Prostate Cancer	35	323	36	285	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	284	29	445	- 161
Syphilis	37	278	42	234	+ 44
Liver Cancer	38	274	21	644	- 370
Measles	39	264	41	238	+ 27
Leukemia	40	248	38	253	- 5
Falls	41	213	26	502	- 289
Poisonings	42	205	50	121	+ 83
Oral Cancer	43	205	25	580	- 375
Stomach Cancer	44	191	28	447	- 256
Inflammatory/Heart	45	171	43	229	- 58
Endocrine Disorders	46	151	47	153	- 2
Ovary Cancer	47	149	46	179	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	147	35	302	- 154
Lung Cancers	49	130	23	622	- 492
Epilepsy	50	121	51	111	+ 10
Skin Cancers	51	101	31	417	- 316
Parkinson's Disease	52	99	45	185	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	96	14	1,072	- 976
Pancreas Cancer	54	86	52	107	- 21
Skin Disease	55	77	49	126	- 49
Bladder Cancer	56	70	54	82	- 13
Hepatitis B	57	61	58	27	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	58	57	73	0	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	59	55	68	2	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	60	52	55	81	- 29
Appendicitis	61	51	59	20	+ 31
Alcohol	62	42	53	93	- 51
Drug Use	63	26	61	13	+ 13
Encephalitis	64	25	57	31	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	65	5	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	11	60	15	- 4
Diphtheria	67	9	67	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	9	63	7	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	9	62	8	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	5	71	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	66	5	- 2
Chlamydia	73	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

South Sudan

New Guinea

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.