SOUTH AFRICA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,188	2	39,341	+ 7,847
HIV/AIDS	2	37,658	1	71,996	- 34,338
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,588	8	15,843	+ 18,745
Malaria	4	25,417	63	83	+ 25,334
Birth Trauma	5	24,791	30	3,004	+ 21,787
Low Birth Weight	6	20,647	16	6,250	+ 14,396
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,330	11	13,014	+ 6,316
Tuberculosis	8	17,942	6	21,965	- 4,024
Stroke	9	16,850	4	30,693	- 13,844
Coronary Heart Disease	10	13,940	3	32,739	- 18,799
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,609	25	4,351	+ 5,259
Liver Disease	12	8,674	14	9,013	- 340
Meningitis	13	8,467	26	3,660	+ 4,807
Malnutrition	14	7,897	34	2,381	+ 5,517
Violence	15	7,536	7	21,000	- 13,463
Maternal Conditions	16	7,236	38	1,700	+ 5,536
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,242	5	30,188	- 23,946
Other Injuries	18	5,742	17	6,014	- 272
Hypertension	19	5,380	12	12,789	- 7,409
Kidney Disease	20	5,188	9	15,302	- 10,114
Leishmaniasis	21	4,784	77	0	+ 4,784
Tetanus	22	4,460	65	38	+ 4,422
Lung Disease	23	4,252	13	11,895	- 7,643
Pertussis	24	3,729	43	1,142	+ 2,587
Cervical Cancer	25	3,619	20	5,555	- 1,937
Breast Cancer	26	3,304	23	4,533	- 1,229
War	27	2,922	64	66	+ 2,857
Asthma	28	2,794	18	5,966	- 3,172
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,584	22	4,676	- 2,092
Drownings	30	2,218	32	2,403	- 185
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,071	29	3,486	- 1,414
Fires	32	2,062	27	3,618	- 1,555
Suicide	33	2,024	10	13,774	- 11,750
Lymphomas	34	2,010	31	2,818	- 808
Prostate Cancer	35	1,945	24	4,374	- 2,428
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,711	28	3,587	- 1,875
Syphilis	37	1,670	44	1,130	+ 541
Liver Cancer	38	1,646	33	2,383	- 737
Measles	39	1,590	57	270	+ 1,320
Leukemia	40	1,492	40	1,464	+ 29
Falls	41	1,282	42	1,399	- 117
Poisonings	42	1,232	50	975	+ 257
Oral Cancer	43	1,232	41	1,406	- 174
Stomach Cancer	44	1,146	39	1,535	- 388
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,030	21	5,408	- 4,378
Endocrine Disorders	46	911	19	5,890	- 4,979
Ovary Cancer	47	894	51	951	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	885	36	1,894	- 1,009
Lung Cancers	49	780	15	7,705	- 6,925
Epilepsy	50	725	37	1,870	- 1,145
Skin Cancers	51	605	48	993	- 388
Parkinson's Disease	52	593	46	1,077	- 484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	576	47	1,015	- 438
Pancreas Cancer	54	518	35	2,007	- 1,489
Skin Disease	55	464	45	1,101	- 638
Bladder Cancer	56	419	52	829	- 410
Hepatitis B	57	365	61	139	+ 226
Schistosomiasis	58	340	66	35	+ 305
Upper Respiratory	59	333	60	223	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	60	314	54	512	- 198
Appendicitis	61	309	56	274	+ 35
Alcohol	62	254	49	987	- 733
Drug Use	63	157	53	770	- 613
Encephalitis	64	153	59	234	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	76	55	376	- 300
Other Neoplasms	66	66	58	267	- 201
Diphtheria	67	57	69	16	+ 40
Ascariasis	68	54	71	3	+ 51
Hepatitis C	69	52	70	8	+ 44
Otitis Media	70	28	67	19	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	23	76	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	72	20	62	113	- 93
Chlamydia	73	9	68	18	- 9
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

South Sudan

South Africa

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.