SOMALIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,163	1	21,712	- 11,549
HIV/AIDS	2	8,110	33	610	+ 7,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,449	2	15,363	- 7,914
Malaria	4	5,474	22	1,942	+ 3,532
Birth Trauma	5	5,339	5	9,573	- 4,234
Low Birth Weight	6	4,447	8	6,250	- 1,804
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,163	11	4,231	- 68
Tuberculosis	8	3,864	4	10,261	- 6,397
Stroke	9	3,629	6	8,595	- 4,967
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,002	7	7,233	- 4,231
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,070	15	3,410	- 1,341
Liver Disease	12	1,868	13	3,917	- 2,049
Meningitis	13	1,823	9	5,381	- 3,558
Malnutrition	14	1,701	10	4,825	- 3,124
Violence	15	1,623	29	828	+ 795
Maternal Conditions	16	1,558	12	4,127	- 2,568
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,344	16	2,888	- 1,544
Other Injuries	18	1,237	14	3,602	- 2,365
Hypertension	19	1,159	18	2,643	- 1,485
Kidney Disease	20	1,117	21	2,051	- 934
Leishmaniasis	21	1,030	51	290	+ 740
Tetanus	22	960	17	2,648	- 1,688
Lung Disease	23	916	19	2,442	- 1,527
Pertussis	24	803	20	2,054	- 1,251
Cervical Cancer	25	779	28	883	- 104
Breast Cancer	26	712	26	1,232	- 520
War	27	629	24	1,318	- 689
Asthma	28	602	23	1,878	- 1,276
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	556	32	647	- 91
Drownings	30	478	25	1,272	- 794
Oesophagus Cancer	31	446	40	516	- 70
Fires	32	444	30	810	- 366
Suicide	33	436	27	1,219	- 783
Lymphomas	34	433	34	605	- 172
Prostate Cancer	35	419	52	285	+ 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	369	38	546	- 178
Syphilis	37	360	45	378	- 18
Liver Cancer	38	354	53	256	+ 99
Measles	39	342	3	11,576	- 11,233
Leukemia	40	321	35	562	- 240
Falls	41	276	37	548	- 272
Poisonings	42	265	31	758	- 493
Oral Cancer	43	265	46	328	- 63
Stomach Cancer	44	247	49	310	- 63
Inflammatory/Heart	45	222	39	521	- 299
Endocrine Disorders	46	196	44	406	- 210
Ovary Cancer	47	193	50	295	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	191	36	559	- 368
Lung Cancers	49	168	54	233	- 65
Epilepsy	50	156	43	419	- 262
Skin Cancers	51	130	57	164	- 33
Parkinson's Disease	52	128	56	184	- 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	124	41	446	- 322
Pancreas Cancer	54	111	62	108	+ 4
Skin Disease	55	100	58	151	- 51
Bladder Cancer	56	90	61	149	- 59
Hepatitis B	57	79	48	315	- 236
Schistosomiasis	58	73	42	435	- 362
Upper Respiratory	59	72	47	326	- 254
Uterin Cancer	60	68	64	78	- 10
Appendicitis	61	66	55	188	- 121
Alcohol	62	55	59	151	- 96
Drug Use	63	34	65	54	- 21
Encephalitis	64	33	63	91	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	66	35	- 19
Other Neoplasms	66	14	70	12	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	12	60	150	- 137
Ascariasis	68	12	69	30	- 18
Hepatitis C	69	11	67	34	- 23
Otitis Media	70	6	68	32	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	71	8	- 4
Chlamydia	73	2	72	5	- 3
Dengue	74	0	73	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

South Sudan

Somalia

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.