NORWAY VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,301	6	1,797	+ 2,505
HIV/AIDS	2	3,433	61	10	+ 3,422
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,153	37	128	+ 3,025
Malaria	4	2,317	84	0	+ 2,317
Birth Trauma	5	2,260	54	17	+ 2,242
Low Birth Weight	6	1,882	52	23	+ 1,859
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,762	42	114	+ 1,648
Tuberculosis	8	1,635	56	15	+ 1,621
Stroke	9	1,536	4	2,475	- 939
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,271	1	5,321	- 4,050
Congenital Anomalies	11	876	34	136	+ 740
Liver Disease	12	791	30	214	+ 577
Meningitis	13	772	58	14	+ 758
Malnutrition	14	720	35	135	+ 585
Violence	15	687	50	32	+ 655
Maternal Conditions	16	660	66	1	+ 658
Diabetes Mellitus	17	569	16	560	+ 9
Other Injuries	18	523	15	583	- 60
Hypertension	19	490	28	230	+ 261
Kidney Disease	20	473	14	611	- 138
Leishmaniasis	21	436	81	0	+ 436
Tetanus	22	407	69	0	+ 406
Lung Disease	23	388	3	2,723	- 2,335
Pertussis	24	340	64	1	+ 339
Cervical Cancer	25	330	39	125	+ 205
Breast Cancer	26	301	11	698	- 397
War	27	266	68	1	+ 266
Asthma	28	255	43	85	+ 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	236	2	4,464	- 4,229
Drownings	30	202	45	65	+ 138
Oesophagus Cancer	31	189	27	248	- 59
Fires	32	188	48	45	+ 143
Suicide	33	184	13	633	- 449
Lymphomas	34	183	12	646	- 462
Prostate Cancer	35	177	8	1,172	- 995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	156	7	1,787	- 1,631
Syphilis	37	152	67	1	+ 151
Liver Cancer	38	150	26	259	- 109
Measles	39	145	72	0	+ 145
Leukemia	40	136	21	354	- 218
Falls	41	117	9	777	- 661
Poisonings	42	112	57	14	+ 98
Oral Cancer	43	112	32	168	- 55
Stomach Cancer	44	104	22	343	- 239
Inflammatory/Heart	45	94	29	221	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	46	83	19	359	- 276
Ovary Cancer	47	82	24	309	- 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	81	33	160	- 79
Lung Cancers	49	71	5	2,320	- 2,249
Epilepsy	50	66	40	119	- 53
Skin Cancers	51	55	18	407	- 352
Parkinson's Disease	52	54	17	554	- 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	53	46	61	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	54	47	10	770	- 723
Skin Disease	55	42	38	128	- 85
Bladder Cancer	56	38	20	356	- 318
Hepatitis B	57	33	63	3	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	58	31	83	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	59	30	60	12	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	60	29	36	134	- 105
Appendicitis	61	28	59	12	+ 16
Alcohol	62	23	31	205	- 181
Drug Use	63	14	25	264	- 249
Encephalitis	64	14	70	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	47	60	- 54
Other Neoplasms	66	6	23	324	- 318
Diphtheria	67	5	71	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	55	17	- 12
Otitis Media	70	3	65	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	41	119	- 117
Chlamydia	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	23	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

South Sudan

Norway

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.