NIGER VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,566	1	21,093	- 527
HIV/AIDS	2	16,412	30	1,048	+ 15,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,075	3	16,030	- 956
Malaria	4	11,077	2	17,022	- 5,945
Birth Trauma	5	10,805	7	8,030	+ 2,774
Low Birth Weight	6	8,998	4	9,560	- 561
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,424	8	5,946	+ 2,478
Tuberculosis	8	7,819	13	3,703	+ 4,116
Stroke	9	7,344	5	8,717	- 1,373
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,075	6	8,229	- 2,154
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,188	10	4,346	- 158
Liver Disease	12	3,780	11	4,116	- 336
Meningitis	13	3,690	9	5,237	- 1,547
Malnutrition	14	3,442	21	2,170	+ 1,272
Violence	15	3,284	19	2,244	+ 1,041
Maternal Conditions	16	3,154	14	3,317	- 164
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,720	17	2,630	+ 90
Other Injuries	18	2,503	12	3,826	- 1,323
Hypertension	19	2,345	25	1,356	+ 989
Kidney Disease	20	2,261	16	2,732	- 471
Leishmaniasis	21	2,085	51	237	+ 1,848
Tetanus	22	1,944	42	372	+ 1,571
Lung Disease	23	1,853	20	2,172	- 319
Pertussis	24	1,625	15	2,858	- 1,232
Cervical Cancer	25	1,577	38	487	+ 1,090
Breast Cancer	26	1,440	29	1,075	+ 365
War	27	1,274	41	409	+ 864
Asthma	28	1,218	22	1,902	- 684
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,126	32	858	+ 268
Drownings	30	967	24	1,581	- 614
Oesophagus Cancer	31	903	55	132	+ 771
Fires	32	899	28	1,120	- 222
Suicide	33	882	27	1,227	- 345
Lymphomas	34	876	43	350	+ 526
Prostate Cancer	35	848	57	128	+ 720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	746	37	522	+ 224
Syphilis	37	728	62	110	+ 618
Liver Cancer	38	717	35	745	- 28
Measles	39	693	18	2,414	- 1,721
Leukemia	40	650	48	258	+ 393
Falls	41	559	26	1,297	- 739
Poisonings	42	537	33	771	- 234
Oral Cancer	43	537	49	242	+ 295
Stomach Cancer	44	500	44	300	+ 199
Inflammatory/Heart	45	449	34	769	- 320
Endocrine Disorders	46	397	23	1,806	- 1,409
Ovary Cancer	47	390	40	425	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	386	31	1,044	- 658
Lung Cancers	49	340	67	42	+ 298
Epilepsy	50	316	36	676	- 360
Skin Cancers	51	264	45	287	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	52	258	47	275	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	251	39	467	- 216
Pancreas Cancer	54	226	54	138	+ 88
Skin Disease	55	202	52	213	- 11
Bladder Cancer	56	183	53	161	+ 21
Hepatitis B	57	159	46	279	- 120
Schistosomiasis	58	148	50	237	- 89
Upper Respiratory	59	145	63	94	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	60	137	64	86	+ 51
Appendicitis	61	135	56	128	+ 7
Alcohol	62	111	60	120	- 9
Drug Use	63	68	58	126	- 58
Encephalitis	64	67	61	112	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	33	70	18	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	66	29	68	24	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	25	65	60	- 36
Ascariasis	68	23	59	125	- 101
Hepatitis C	69	23	66	46	- 23
Otitis Media	70	12	72	1	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	78	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	69	22	- 13
Chlamydia	73	4	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

South Sudan

Niger

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.