PANAMA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,490	7	697	+ 2,793
HIV/AIDS	2	2,785	8	653	+ 2,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,558	28	163	+ 2,395
Malaria	4	1,880	81	0	+ 1,880
Birth Trauma	5	1,833	36	94	+ 1,740
Low Birth Weight	6	1,527	22	238	+ 1,289
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,430	9	591	+ 838
Tuberculosis	8	1,327	23	223	+ 1,104
Stroke	9	1,246	2	2,006	- 760
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,031	1	2,624	- 1,593
Congenital Anomalies	11	711	13	378	+ 333
Liver Disease	12	642	15	325	+ 316
Meningitis	13	626	52	27	+ 599
Malnutrition	14	584	31	122	+ 462
Violence	15	557	6	730	- 172
Maternal Conditions	16	535	48	32	+ 503
Diabetes Mellitus	17	462	4	1,070	- 608
Other Injuries	18	425	35	100	+ 325
Hypertension	19	398	10	510	- 112
Kidney Disease	20	384	3	1,106	- 723
Leishmaniasis	21	354	70	0	+ 353
Tetanus	22	330	69	0	+ 329
Lung Disease	23	314	5	815	- 501
Pertussis	24	276	74	0	+ 276
Cervical Cancer	25	268	26	185	+ 83
Breast Cancer	26	244	19	279	- 34
War	27	216	67	0	+ 216
Asthma	28	207	43	56	+ 151
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	191	17	296	- 105
Drownings	30	164	34	103	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	31	153	45	52	+ 102
Fires	32	153	57	11	+ 141
Suicide	33	150	32	121	+ 28
Lymphomas	34	149	24	205	- 56
Prostate Cancer	35	144	12	390	- 246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	127	14	352	- 226
Syphilis	37	124	65	1	+ 122
Liver Cancer	38	122	27	182	- 60
Measles	39	118	79	0	+ 118
Leukemia	40	110	25	189	- 79
Falls	41	95	37	92	+ 3
Poisonings	42	91	61	4	+ 87
Oral Cancer	43	91	38	78	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	44	85	11	397	- 312
Inflammatory/Heart	45	76	20	270	- 194
Endocrine Disorders	46	67	18	279	- 212
Ovary Cancer	47	66	41	64	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	65	50	30	+ 36
Lung Cancers	49	58	16	303	- 245
Epilepsy	50	54	39	66	- 13
Skin Cancers	51	45	44	56	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	52	44	33	115	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	43	53	25	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	54	38	29	135	- 97
Skin Disease	55	34	30	127	- 93
Bladder Cancer	56	31	46	33	- 2
Hepatitis B	57	27	59	7	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	58	25	80	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	59	25	54	14	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	60	23	40	66	- 42
Appendicitis	61	23	56	11	+ 12
Alcohol	62	19	49	30	- 11
Drug Use	63	12	47	33	- 21
Encephalitis	64	11	63	3	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	55	14	- 8
Other Neoplasms	66	5	21	256	- 251
Diphtheria	67	4	78	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	4	75	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	66	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	62	3	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	42	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	4	- 4
Oral conditions	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

South Sudan

Panama

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.