NEW ZEALAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,029	7	920	+ 3,109
HIV/AIDS	2	3,216	57	10	+ 3,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,953	37	81	+ 2,873
Malaria	4	2,170	78	0	+ 2,170
Birth Trauma	5	2,117	54	15	+ 2,102
Low Birth Weight	6	1,763	38	78	+ 1,685
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,651	16	458	+ 1,193
Tuberculosis	8	1,532	52	17	+ 1,515
Stroke	9	1,439	3	2,378	- 939
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,190	1	5,095	- 3,905
Congenital Anomalies	11	821	30	176	+ 645
Liver Disease	12	741	32	158	+ 583
Meningitis	13	723	59	9	+ 714
Malnutrition	14	674	55	14	+ 660
Violence	15	644	42	57	+ 586
Maternal Conditions	16	618	63	5	+ 613
Diabetes Mellitus	17	533	8	769	- 236
Other Injuries	18	490	28	218	+ 272
Hypertension	19	459	20	327	+ 133
Kidney Disease	20	443	17	432	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	21	408	80	0	+ 408
Tetanus	22	381	69	0	+ 380
Lung Disease	23	363	5	1,815	- 1,452
Pertussis	24	318	65	1	+ 318
Cervical Cancer	25	309	41	61	+ 248
Breast Cancer	26	282	10	737	- 455
War	27	250	68	1	+ 249
Asthma	28	239	36	91	+ 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	221	2	3,032	- 2,811
Drownings	30	189	44	54	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	31	177	25	279	- 102
Fires	32	176	53	17	+ 159
Suicide	33	173	15	528	- 356
Lymphomas	34	172	13	608	- 437
Prostate Cancer	35	166	9	739	- 573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	146	6	1,495	- 1,349
Syphilis	37	143	70	0	+ 142
Liver Cancer	38	141	24	288	- 147
Measles	39	136	82	0	+ 136
Leukemia	40	127	18	391	- 264
Falls	41	109	11	627	- 517
Poisonings	42	105	58	9	+ 96
Oral Cancer	43	105	31	164	- 58
Stomach Cancer	44	98	22	323	- 225
Inflammatory/Heart	45	88	23	313	- 225
Endocrine Disorders	46	78	21	325	- 247
Ovary Cancer	47	76	29	207	- 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	76	39	70	+ 5
Lung Cancers	49	67	4	1,873	- 1,807
Epilepsy	50	62	43	55	+ 7
Skin Cancers	51	52	12	612	- 560
Parkinson's Disease	52	51	19	353	- 302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	49	35	113	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	54	44	14	543	- 499
Skin Disease	55	40	34	118	- 78
Bladder Cancer	56	36	26	267	- 231
Hepatitis B	57	31	56	14	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	58	29	77	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	59	28	64	4	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	60	27	33	145	- 118
Appendicitis	61	26	62	6	+ 21
Alcohol	62	22	45	51	- 30
Drug Use	63	13	40	69	- 56
Encephalitis	64	13	66	1	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	46	47	- 41
Other Neoplasms	66	6	27	245	- 239
Diphtheria	67	5	83	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	48	30	- 25
Otitis Media	70	2	67	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	81	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	47	43	- 42
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

South Sudan

New Zealand

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.