SOLOMON ISL. VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	567	3	371	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	2	453	80	0	+ 453
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	416	5	218	+ 198
Malaria	4	306	7	146	+ 160
Birth Trauma	5	298	21	51	+ 247
Low Birth Weight	6	248	14	65	+ 184
Road Traffic Accidents	7	232	8	111	+ 122
Tuberculosis	8	216	23	45	+ 171
Stroke	9	203	2	670	- 467
Coronary Heart Disease	10	168	1	975	- 808
Congenital Anomalies	11	116	16	63	+ 53
Liver Disease	12	104	10	89	+ 15
Meningitis	13	102	43	13	+ 89
Malnutrition	14	95	36	19	+ 76
Violence	15	91	30	26	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	16	87	22	46	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	17	75	4	322	- 247
Other Injuries	18	69	17	60	+ 9
Hypertension	19	65	13	76	- 11
Kidney Disease	20	62	15	64	- 1
Leishmaniasis	21	58	76	0	+ 58
Tetanus	22	54	59	1	+ 53
Lung Disease	23	51	6	209	- 158
Pertussis	24	45	50	7	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	25	44	25	41	+ 2
Breast Cancer	26	40	26	34	+ 6
War	27	35	65	0	+ 35
Asthma	28	34	12	78	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	31	28	32	- 1
Drownings	30	27	11	80	- 54
Oesophagus Cancer	31	25	57	1	+ 24
Fires	32	25	40	14	+ 11
Suicide	33	24	9	98	- 74
Lymphomas	34	24	42	13	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	35	23	41	13	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	21	31	23	- 2
Syphilis	37	20	29	28	- 8
Liver Cancer	38	20	18	60	- 40
Measles	39	19	75	0	+ 19
Leukemia	40	18	35	20	- 2
Falls	41	15	20	55	- 39
Poisonings	42	15	38	15	- 1
Oral Cancer	43	15	49	8	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	44	14	44	12	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	45	12	37	17	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	46	11	39	15	- 4
Ovary Cancer	47	11	33	21	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	11	32	22	- 12
Lung Cancers	49	9	27	33	- 24
Epilepsy	50	9	45	11	- 2
Skin Cancers	51	7	69	0	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	52	7	34	21	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	7	19	59	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	54	6	51	4	+ 2
Skin Disease	55	6	46	10	- 5
Bladder Cancer	56	5	52	4	+ 1
Hepatitis B	57	4	53	3	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	58	4	77	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	59	4	64	0	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	60	4	47	9	- 5
Appendicitis	61	4	55	1	+ 2
Alcohol	62	3	48	9	- 6
Drug Use	63	2	58	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	64	2	54	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	60	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	56	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	62	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

South Sudan

Solomon Isl.

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.