SAUDI ARABIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,530	5	6,132	+ 22,399
HIV/AIDS	2	22,768	47	192	+ 22,576
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,912	35	457	+ 20,456
Malaria	4	15,367	75	0	+ 15,367
Birth Trauma	5	14,989	37	343	+ 14,646
Low Birth Weight	6	12,483	18	989	+ 11,494
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,687	3	12,317	- 630
Tuberculosis	8	10,848	27	752	+ 10,096
Stroke	9	10,188	2	16,793	- 6,605
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,428	1	39,037	- 30,609
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,810	12	2,307	+ 3,503
Liver Disease	12	5,244	7	4,931	+ 313
Meningitis	13	5,119	45	227	+ 4,893
Malnutrition	14	4,775	52	79	+ 4,696
Violence	15	4,556	30	646	+ 3,911
Maternal Conditions	16	4,375	48	172	+ 4,203
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,774	9	3,890	- 116
Other Injuries	18	3,472	8	4,004	- 532
Hypertension	19	3,253	22	834	+ 2,419
Kidney Disease	20	3,137	4	9,051	- 5,914
Leishmaniasis	21	2,892	67	1	+ 2,891
Tetanus	22	2,696	61	16	+ 2,681
Lung Disease	23	2,571	10	2,842	- 272
Pertussis	24	2,255	54	56	+ 2,198
Cervical Cancer	25	2,188	49	157	+ 2,031
Breast Cancer	26	1,998	20	908	+ 1,090
War	27	1,767	65	3	+ 1,764
Asthma	28	1,689	17	1,168	+ 522
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,562	11	2,442	- 880
Drownings	30	1,341	24	821	+ 520
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,252	44	229	+ 1,023
Fires	32	1,247	23	825	+ 422
Suicide	33	1,224	13	2,046	- 822
Lymphomas	34	1,215	28	716	+ 499
Prostate Cancer	35	1,176	50	148	+ 1,028
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,035	14	1,630	- 595
Syphilis	37	1,010	59	33	+ 977
Liver Cancer	38	995	21	845	+ 150
Measles	39	961	68	1	+ 960
Leukemia	40	902	19	925	- 23
Falls	41	775	6	5,340	- 4,565
Poisonings	42	745	40	279	+ 466
Oral Cancer	43	745	34	465	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	44	693	36	389	+ 304
Inflammatory/Heart	45	623	16	1,342	- 719
Endocrine Disorders	46	551	15	1,447	- 896
Ovary Cancer	47	541	42	247	+ 293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	535	41	275	+ 260
Lung Cancers	49	472	26	775	- 303
Epilepsy	50	438	29	694	- 256
Skin Cancers	51	366	55	55	+ 311
Parkinson's Disease	52	359	25	776	- 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	348	39	280	+ 68
Pancreas Cancer	54	313	31	526	- 213
Skin Disease	55	280	32	516	- 236
Bladder Cancer	56	253	46	214	+ 39
Hepatitis B	57	221	53	57	+ 164
Schistosomiasis	58	206	60	25	+ 181
Upper Respiratory	59	201	70	1	+ 201
Uterin Cancer	60	190	38	323	- 133
Appendicitis	61	187	58	35	+ 152
Alcohol	62	154	51	128	+ 25
Drug Use	63	95	33	491	- 396
Encephalitis	64	93	43	234	- 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	46	62	9	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	66	40	57	40	- 0
Diphtheria	67	34	69	1	+ 34
Ascariasis	68	32	66	1	+ 31
Hepatitis C	69	31	64	7	+ 24
Otitis Media	70	17	72	0	+ 17
Trypanosomiasis	71	14	74	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	56	49	- 37
Chlamydia	73	6	71	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	1	63	9	- 8
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

South Sudan

Saudi Arabia

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.