NICARAGUA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,213	7	1,152	+ 4,061
HIV/AIDS	2	4,160	35	139	+ 4,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,821	36	122	+ 3,698
Malaria	4	2,808	83	0	+ 2,808
Birth Trauma	5	2,739	25	198	+ 2,541
Low Birth Weight	6	2,281	13	490	+ 1,791
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,135	8	1,109	+ 1,027
Tuberculosis	8	1,982	37	115	+ 1,867
Stroke	9	1,861	3	2,225	- 363
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,540	1	5,843	- 4,304
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,062	11	571	+ 491
Liver Disease	12	958	6	1,203	- 245
Meningitis	13	935	51	29	+ 906
Malnutrition	14	872	30	163	+ 709
Violence	15	832	10	619	+ 214
Maternal Conditions	16	799	39	88	+ 711
Diabetes Mellitus	17	690	4	2,068	- 1,378
Other Injuries	18	634	17	358	+ 277
Hypertension	19	594	9	1,103	- 509
Kidney Disease	20	573	2	3,533	- 2,960
Leishmaniasis	21	528	76	0	+ 528
Tetanus	22	493	79	0	+ 493
Lung Disease	23	470	5	1,570	- 1,100
Pertussis	24	412	67	3	+ 409
Cervical Cancer	25	400	16	374	+ 26
Breast Cancer	26	365	20	283	+ 82
War	27	323	70	1	+ 322
Asthma	28	309	38	105	+ 204
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	285	33	149	+ 136
Drownings	30	245	32	157	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	31	229	47	42	+ 187
Fires	32	228	57	16	+ 211
Suicide	33	224	19	285	- 61
Lymphomas	34	222	29	164	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	35	215	15	386	- 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	189	18	315	- 126
Syphilis	37	185	60	9	+ 175
Liver Cancer	38	182	12	509	- 327
Measles	39	176	78	0	+ 176
Leukemia	40	165	24	227	- 62
Falls	41	142	22	276	- 134
Poisonings	42	136	55	18	+ 119
Oral Cancer	43	136	43	64	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	44	127	14	478	- 351
Inflammatory/Heart	45	114	34	139	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	46	101	28	164	- 63
Ovary Cancer	47	99	44	61	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	98	40	85	+ 12
Lung Cancers	49	86	23	274	- 188
Epilepsy	50	80	41	74	+ 6
Skin Cancers	51	67	45	59	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	52	66	42	67	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	64	54	20	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	54	57	27	178	- 121
Skin Disease	55	51	31	162	- 111
Bladder Cancer	56	46	52	28	+ 18
Hepatitis B	57	40	62	5	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	58	38	84	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	59	37	72	1	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	60	35	48	39	- 4
Appendicitis	61	34	49	32	+ 2
Alcohol	62	28	21	279	- 251
Drug Use	63	17	46	50	- 33
Encephalitis	64	17	58	10	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	50	31	- 22
Other Neoplasms	66	7	26	192	- 185
Diphtheria	67	6	77	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	6	69	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	6	68	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	61	7	- 5
Chlamydia	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

South Sudan

Nicaragua

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.