SENEGAL VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,714	1	7,184	+ 7,530
HIV/AIDS	2	11,743	20	1,186	+ 10,556
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,785	3	5,343	+ 5,442
Malaria	4	7,926	5	4,595	+ 3,331
Birth Trauma	5	7,730	8	3,448	+ 4,283
Low Birth Weight	6	6,438	7	3,636	+ 2,802
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,027	6	3,832	+ 2,196
Tuberculosis	8	5,595	9	2,678	+ 2,916
Stroke	9	5,254	4	5,342	- 88
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,347	2	6,224	- 1,877
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,996	11	2,364	+ 632
Liver Disease	12	2,705	13	2,147	+ 558
Meningitis	13	2,640	15	1,628	+ 1,012
Malnutrition	14	2,463	32	494	+ 1,968
Violence	15	2,350	19	1,247	+ 1,103
Maternal Conditions	16	2,256	14	1,669	+ 587
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,946	10	2,395	- 449
Other Injuries	18	1,790	16	1,512	+ 279
Hypertension	19	1,678	21	1,095	+ 583
Kidney Disease	20	1,618	12	2,210	- 593
Leishmaniasis	21	1,492	63	21	+ 1,471
Tetanus	22	1,391	58	85	+ 1,306
Lung Disease	23	1,326	18	1,351	- 25
Pertussis	24	1,163	28	771	+ 391
Cervical Cancer	25	1,128	17	1,405	- 277
Breast Cancer	26	1,030	27	861	+ 170
War	27	911	69	4	+ 907
Asthma	28	871	25	936	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	806	26	879	- 73
Drownings	30	692	33	494	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	31	646	55	99	+ 547
Fires	32	643	34	448	+ 195
Suicide	33	631	24	978	- 347
Lymphomas	34	627	39	315	+ 312
Prostate Cancer	35	607	29	642	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	534	37	384	+ 149
Syphilis	37	521	53	122	+ 399
Liver Cancer	38	513	22	1,087	- 574
Measles	39	496	49	158	+ 338
Leukemia	40	465	54	113	+ 353
Falls	41	400	30	622	- 222
Poisonings	42	384	40	315	+ 70
Oral Cancer	43	384	43	208	+ 177
Stomach Cancer	44	357	31	557	- 199
Inflammatory/Heart	45	321	36	426	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	46	284	23	1,041	- 757
Ovary Cancer	47	279	42	220	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	276	35	433	- 157
Lung Cancers	49	243	44	180	+ 63
Epilepsy	50	226	38	330	- 104
Skin Cancers	51	189	51	147	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	52	185	41	273	- 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	180	46	166	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	54	161	48	159	+ 2
Skin Disease	55	145	47	159	- 15
Bladder Cancer	56	131	50	155	- 24
Hepatitis B	57	114	60	70	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	58	106	45	176	- 70
Upper Respiratory	59	104	66	15	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	60	98	56	94	+ 4
Appendicitis	61	96	61	38	+ 58
Alcohol	62	79	59	74	+ 5
Drug Use	63	49	52	138	- 90
Encephalitis	64	48	57	85	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	24	67	15	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	66	20	62	24	- 3
Diphtheria	67	18	70	3	+ 15
Ascariasis	68	17	65	18	- 1
Hepatitis C	69	16	68	11	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	9	72	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	78	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	64	20	- 14
Chlamydia	73	3	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 SENEGAL

South Sudan

Senegal

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.