NIGERIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	184,830	1	207,281	- 22,451
HIV/AIDS	2	147,502	10	44,124	+ 103,378
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	135,477	2	144,724	- 9,247
Malaria	4	99,554	4	100,963	- 1,409
Birth Trauma	5	97,102	5	100,186	- 3,084
Low Birth Weight	6	80,870	6	95,959	- 15,088
Road Traffic Accidents	7	75,712	12	41,693	+ 34,019
Tuberculosis	8	70,275	3	127,335	- 57,060
Stroke	9	65,999	8	57,744	+ 8,255
Coronary Heart Disease	10	54,600	7	61,374	- 6,773
Congenital Anomalies	11	37,639	9	49,696	- 12,058
Liver Disease	12	33,974	13	38,326	- 4,351
Meningitis	13	33,164	11	43,651	- 10,487
Malnutrition	14	30,933	36	5,896	+ 25,037
Violence	15	29,518	19	18,407	+ 11,111
Maternal Conditions	16	28,342	15	23,540	+ 4,803
Diabetes Mellitus	17	24,449	18	22,497	+ 1,952
Other Injuries	18	22,491	17	22,696	- 205
Hypertension	19	21,072	24	10,692	+ 10,380
Kidney Disease	20	20,321	20	18,189	+ 2,132
Leishmaniasis	21	18,737	70	23	+ 18,714
Tetanus	22	17,468	26	8,355	+ 9,113
Lung Disease	23	16,653	22	12,569	+ 4,085
Pertussis	24	14,605	16	23,282	- 8,677
Cervical Cancer	25	14,173	25	10,574	+ 3,599
Breast Cancer	26	12,943	23	11,884	+ 1,059
War	27	11,447	45	3,245	+ 8,202
Asthma	28	10,945	27	8,192	+ 2,753
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,120	31	6,786	+ 3,334
Drownings	30	8,687	32	6,584	+ 2,103
Oesophagus Cancer	31	8,113	64	560	+ 7,552
Fires	32	8,078	29	7,132	+ 947
Suicide	33	7,927	30	7,019	+ 909
Lymphomas	34	7,873	40	5,202	+ 2,671
Prostate Cancer	35	7,620	35	5,914	+ 1,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	6,704	43	4,152	+ 2,552
Syphilis	37	6,543	38	5,449	+ 1,093
Liver Cancer	38	6,447	39	5,289	+ 1,158
Measles	39	6,228	14	29,439	- 23,211
Leukemia	40	5,844	47	2,257	+ 3,587
Falls	41	5,022	28	7,528	- 2,506
Poisonings	42	4,828	33	6,570	- 1,743
Oral Cancer	43	4,826	48	2,238	+ 2,588
Stomach Cancer	44	4,490	50	2,129	+ 2,361
Inflammatory/Heart	45	4,035	42	4,826	- 791
Endocrine Disorders	46	3,569	21	15,799	- 12,230
Ovary Cancer	47	3,503	49	2,133	+ 1,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	3,468	37	5,846	- 2,378
Lung Cancers	49	3,056	57	1,295	+ 1,761
Epilepsy	50	2,840	41	5,001	- 2,161
Skin Cancers	51	2,370	53	1,933	+ 436
Parkinson's Disease	52	2,323	46	2,473	- 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2,258	52	1,946	+ 312
Pancreas Cancer	54	2,028	51	1,975	+ 53
Skin Disease	55	1,816	56	1,468	+ 348
Bladder Cancer	56	1,640	63	670	+ 971
Hepatitis B	57	1,430	55	1,488	- 58
Schistosomiasis	58	1,333	54	1,508	- 175
Upper Respiratory	59	1,303	67	259	+ 1,044
Uterin Cancer	60	1,229	62	679	+ 550
Appendicitis	61	1,209	60	760	+ 449
Alcohol	62	996	58	1,031	- 35
Drug Use	63	613	34	6,273	- 5,660
Encephalitis	64	601	59	937	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	297	69	165	+ 132
Other Neoplasms	66	257	66	290	- 33
Diphtheria	67	221	44	3,800	- 3,578
Ascariasis	68	210	61	685	- 475
Hepatitis C	69	203	65	304	- 101
Otitis Media	70	108	72	3	+ 105
Trypanosomiasis	71	90	77	0	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	72	79	68	179	- 100
Chlamydia	73	36	71	14	+ 23
Dengue	74	5	73	2	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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 NIGERIA

South Sudan

Nigeria

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.