PERU VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,451	1	15,326	+ 10,125
HIV/AIDS	2	20,311	31	849	+ 19,462
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,655	27	1,108	+ 17,547
Malaria	4	13,709	61	35	+ 13,674
Birth Trauma	5	13,371	37	537	+ 12,834
Low Birth Weight	6	11,136	24	1,475	+ 9,661
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,426	9	4,414	+ 6,011
Tuberculosis	8	9,677	17	2,377	+ 7,300
Stroke	9	9,088	3	7,722	+ 1,367
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,518	2	13,769	- 6,251
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,183	19	1,997	+ 3,186
Liver Disease	12	4,678	5	6,375	- 1,697
Meningitis	13	4,567	56	118	+ 4,449
Malnutrition	14	4,260	29	1,006	+ 3,254
Violence	15	4,065	12	3,013	+ 1,052
Maternal Conditions	16	3,903	43	345	+ 3,558
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,367	8	4,437	- 1,070
Other Injuries	18	3,097	13	2,876	+ 221
Hypertension	19	2,902	28	1,061	+ 1,841
Kidney Disease	20	2,798	4	7,234	- 4,436
Leishmaniasis	21	2,580	76	0	+ 2,580
Tetanus	22	2,405	60	48	+ 2,358
Lung Disease	23	2,293	15	2,519	- 225
Pertussis	24	2,011	48	260	+ 1,751
Cervical Cancer	25	1,952	21	1,924	+ 28
Breast Cancer	26	1,782	20	1,969	- 187
War	27	1,576	67	3	+ 1,573
Asthma	28	1,507	50	208	+ 1,299
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,393	6	5,811	- 4,418
Drownings	30	1,196	36	584	+ 612
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,117	42	394	+ 723
Fires	32	1,112	49	239	+ 874
Suicide	33	1,092	30	903	+ 189
Lymphomas	34	1,084	18	2,254	- 1,170
Prostate Cancer	35	1,049	11	3,167	- 2,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	923	14	2,642	- 1,719
Syphilis	37	901	52	182	+ 719
Liver Cancer	38	888	16	2,476	- 1,588
Measles	39	858	73	0	+ 858
Leukemia	40	805	22	1,850	- 1,045
Falls	41	691	25	1,285	- 593
Poisonings	42	665	55	126	+ 539
Oral Cancer	43	665	38	519	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	44	618	7	5,072	- 4,453
Inflammatory/Heart	45	556	39	494	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	46	491	40	474	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	47	482	33	713	- 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	478	35	609	- 131
Lung Cancers	49	421	10	3,169	- 2,748
Epilepsy	50	391	47	262	+ 129
Skin Cancers	51	326	32	786	- 459
Parkinson's Disease	52	320	26	1,270	- 950
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	311	51	198	+ 113
Pancreas Cancer	54	279	23	1,607	- 1,328
Skin Disease	55	250	54	156	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	56	226	41	463	- 237
Hepatitis B	57	197	64	10	+ 187
Schistosomiasis	58	184	77	0	+ 184
Upper Respiratory	59	179	63	11	+ 168
Uterin Cancer	60	169	45	304	- 135
Appendicitis	61	167	53	170	- 4
Alcohol	62	137	44	321	- 184
Drug Use	63	84	34	635	- 551
Encephalitis	64	83	46	281	- 198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	41	57	107	- 66
Other Neoplasms	66	35	58	54	- 19
Diphtheria	67	30	70	1	+ 29
Ascariasis	68	29	69	2	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	28	65	4	+ 24
Otitis Media	70	15	71	0	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	78	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	72	11	62	35	- 24
Chlamydia	73	5	68	3	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 PERU

South Sudan

Peru

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.