SINGAPORE VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,706	2	5,189	- 483
HIV/AIDS	2	3,756	45	18	+ 3,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,450	39	28	+ 3,422
Malaria	4	2,535	75	0	+ 2,535
Birth Trauma	5	2,473	55	3	+ 2,469
Low Birth Weight	6	2,059	41	25	+ 2,034
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,928	26	121	+ 1,807
Tuberculosis	8	1,789	40	26	+ 1,764
Stroke	9	1,681	3	1,559	+ 122
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,390	1	5,292	- 3,901
Congenital Anomalies	11	958	31	80	+ 879
Liver Disease	12	865	20	209	+ 656
Meningitis	13	844	48	8	+ 836
Malnutrition	14	788	63	0	+ 788
Violence	15	752	46	15	+ 737
Maternal Conditions	16	722	53	3	+ 718
Diabetes Mellitus	17	623	28	108	+ 515
Other Injuries	18	573	32	79	+ 494
Hypertension	19	537	8	732	- 195
Kidney Disease	20	517	6	1,028	- 511
Leishmaniasis	21	477	76	0	+ 477
Tetanus	22	445	73	0	+ 445
Lung Disease	23	424	14	383	+ 41
Pertussis	24	372	62	0	+ 372
Cervical Cancer	25	361	30	85	+ 276
Breast Cancer	26	330	10	605	- 276
War	27	291	59	2	+ 289
Asthma	28	279	35	37	+ 242
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	258	36	32	+ 225
Drownings	30	221	38	29	+ 192
Oesophagus Cancer	31	207	24	137	+ 70
Fires	32	206	49	7	+ 199
Suicide	33	202	9	650	- 449
Lymphomas	34	200	13	397	- 196
Prostate Cancer	35	194	16	303	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	171	5	1,203	- 1,032
Syphilis	37	167	65	0	+ 167
Liver Cancer	38	164	7	746	- 581
Measles	39	159	72	0	+ 159
Leukemia	40	149	17	249	- 100
Falls	41	128	18	218	- 90
Poisonings	42	123	60	1	+ 122
Oral Cancer	43	123	15	317	- 194
Stomach Cancer	44	114	12	405	- 290
Inflammatory/Heart	45	103	19	215	- 113
Endocrine Disorders	46	91	37	30	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	47	89	21	204	- 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	88	33	69	+ 19
Lung Cancers	49	78	4	1,540	- 1,463
Epilepsy	50	72	42	25	+ 48
Skin Cancers	51	60	34	56	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	52	59	29	90	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	57	43	22	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	54	52	11	537	- 485
Skin Disease	55	46	25	136	- 90
Bladder Cancer	56	42	27	120	- 78
Hepatitis B	57	36	52	4	+ 32
Schistosomiasis	58	34	78	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	59	33	54	3	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	60	31	23	147	- 116
Appendicitis	61	31	50	6	+ 25
Alcohol	62	25	47	10	+ 15
Drug Use	63	16	44	19	- 3
Encephalitis	64	15	61	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	58	2	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	7	22	195	- 189
Diphtheria	67	6	64	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	5	67	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	56	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	57	3	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	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	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

South Sudan

Singapore

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.