PORTUGAL VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,969	4	6,851	+ 1,117
HIV/AIDS	2	6,359	35	320	+ 6,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,841	36	231	+ 5,610
Malaria	4	4,292	78	0	+ 4,292
Birth Trauma	5	4,186	60	24	+ 4,163
Low Birth Weight	6	3,487	52	79	+ 3,408
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,264	27	838	+ 2,426
Tuberculosis	8	3,030	38	213	+ 2,817
Stroke	9	2,846	2	12,339	- 9,494
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,354	1	12,878	- 10,524
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,623	40	196	+ 1,426
Liver Disease	12	1,465	22	1,126	+ 339
Meningitis	13	1,430	56	43	+ 1,387
Malnutrition	14	1,334	53	79	+ 1,255
Violence	15	1,273	48	96	+ 1,176
Maternal Conditions	16	1,222	63	7	+ 1,215
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,054	8	3,601	- 2,547
Other Injuries	18	970	13	1,937	- 967
Hypertension	19	909	14	1,880	- 971
Kidney Disease	20	876	9	2,803	- 1,927
Leishmaniasis	21	808	68	1	+ 807
Tetanus	22	753	73	0	+ 753
Lung Disease	23	718	7	4,286	- 3,568
Pertussis	24	630	72	0	+ 630
Cervical Cancer	25	611	34	329	+ 282
Breast Cancer	26	558	12	1,997	- 1,439
War	27	494	69	1	+ 492
Asthma	28	472	43	146	+ 325
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	436	3	7,191	- 6,755
Drownings	30	375	51	79	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	31	350	29	623	- 273
Fires	32	348	46	108	+ 240
Suicide	33	342	19	1,172	- 830
Lymphomas	34	339	16	1,608	- 1,268
Prostate Cancer	35	329	11	2,124	- 1,795
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	289	6	4,389	- 4,100
Syphilis	37	282	64	3	+ 279
Liver Cancer	38	278	18	1,270	- 992
Measles	39	269	71	0	+ 268
Leukemia	40	252	24	1,015	- 763
Falls	41	217	23	1,033	- 816
Poisonings	42	208	57	29	+ 179
Oral Cancer	43	208	25	912	- 704
Stomach Cancer	44	194	10	2,532	- 2,338
Inflammatory/Heart	45	174	26	909	- 735
Endocrine Disorders	46	154	17	1,547	- 1,393
Ovary Cancer	47	151	33	397	- 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	150	37	229	- 79
Lung Cancers	49	132	5	4,406	- 4,274
Epilepsy	50	122	31	415	- 293
Skin Cancers	51	102	30	523	- 421
Parkinson's Disease	52	100	21	1,139	- 1,039
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	97	41	169	- 71
Pancreas Cancer	54	87	15	1,669	- 1,582
Skin Disease	55	78	39	202	- 124
Bladder Cancer	56	71	20	1,171	- 1,100
Hepatitis B	57	62	59	26	+ 36
Schistosomiasis	58	57	77	0	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	59	56	62	15	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	60	53	32	406	- 353
Appendicitis	61	52	61	21	+ 31
Alcohol	62	43	45	111	- 68
Drug Use	63	26	44	128	- 102
Encephalitis	64	26	67	1	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	47	99	- 86
Other Neoplasms	66	11	28	652	- 641
Diphtheria	67	10	74	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	68	9	83	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	49	87	- 78
Otitis Media	70	5	66	2	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	80	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	54	56	- 53
Chlamydia	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

South Sudan

Portugal

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.