POLAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,249	4	19,998	+ 10,251
HIV/AIDS	2	24,140	54	115	+ 24,025
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,172	37	839	+ 21,333
Malaria	4	16,293	78	0	+ 16,293
Birth Trauma	5	15,892	57	52	+ 15,840
Low Birth Weight	6	13,235	42	579	+ 12,657
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,391	22	3,555	+ 8,837
Tuberculosis	8	11,501	41	597	+ 10,905
Stroke	9	10,801	2	32,693	- 21,892
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,936	1	117,700	- 108,764
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,160	36	916	+ 5,244
Liver Disease	12	5,560	10	7,912	- 2,352
Meningitis	13	5,428	53	171	+ 5,257
Malnutrition	14	5,063	50	291	+ 4,772
Violence	15	4,831	49	294	+ 4,537
Maternal Conditions	16	4,639	63	10	+ 4,629
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,001	8	8,947	- 4,946
Other Injuries	18	3,681	28	2,527	+ 1,154
Hypertension	19	3,449	15	4,937	- 1,488
Kidney Disease	20	3,326	20	4,065	- 739
Leishmaniasis	21	3,067	75	0	+ 3,067
Tetanus	22	2,859	67	2	+ 2,857
Lung Disease	23	2,725	6	13,677	- 10,951
Pertussis	24	2,390	71	0	+ 2,390
Cervical Cancer	25	2,320	32	1,907	+ 413
Breast Cancer	26	2,118	9	7,967	- 5,848
War	27	1,873	66	4	+ 1,870
Asthma	28	1,791	43	540	+ 1,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,656	21	3,701	- 2,045
Drownings	30	1,422	39	636	+ 785
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,328	33	1,803	- 475
Fires	32	1,322	45	474	+ 848
Suicide	33	1,297	18	4,282	- 2,985
Lymphomas	34	1,288	19	4,141	- 2,853
Prostate Cancer	35	1,247	11	6,489	- 5,242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,097	5	14,610	- 13,513
Syphilis	37	1,071	69	0	+ 1,070
Liver Cancer	38	1,055	29	2,290	- 1,235
Measles	39	1,019	72	0	+ 1,019
Leukemia	40	956	24	3,456	- 2,499
Falls	41	822	16	4,712	- 3,890
Poisonings	42	790	51	205	+ 585
Oral Cancer	43	790	25	3,377	- 2,587
Stomach Cancer	44	735	12	5,910	- 5,176
Inflammatory/Heart	45	660	23	3,495	- 2,834
Endocrine Disorders	46	584	38	831	- 247
Ovary Cancer	47	573	27	2,929	- 2,356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	568	26	3,091	- 2,523
Lung Cancers	49	500	3	25,781	- 25,280
Epilepsy	50	465	35	1,145	- 680
Skin Cancers	51	388	31	2,155	- 1,767
Parkinson's Disease	52	380	34	1,500	- 1,120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	369	40	612	- 242
Pancreas Cancer	54	332	13	5,430	- 5,098
Skin Disease	55	297	46	469	- 172
Bladder Cancer	56	268	17	4,700	- 4,432
Hepatitis B	57	234	56	52	+ 182
Schistosomiasis	58	218	76	0	+ 218
Upper Respiratory	59	213	60	19	+ 194
Uterin Cancer	60	201	30	2,163	- 1,961
Appendicitis	61	198	55	69	+ 129
Alcohol	62	163	14	5,238	- 5,075
Drug Use	63	100	48	321	- 221
Encephalitis	64	98	64	6	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	49	47	369	- 320
Other Neoplasms	66	42	7	9,256	- 9,214
Diphtheria	67	36	70	0	+ 36
Ascariasis	68	34	82	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	69	33	52	188	- 155
Otitis Media	70	18	68	1	+ 17
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	74	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	44	502	- 489
Chlamydia	73	6	73	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

South Sudan

Poland

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.