SRI LANKA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,162	8	5,117	+ 12,045
HIV/AIDS	2	13,696	55	39	+ 13,657
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,579	28	605	+ 11,975
Malaria	4	9,244	80	0	+ 9,244
Birth Trauma	5	9,016	44	193	+ 8,823
Low Birth Weight	6	7,509	29	536	+ 6,973
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,030	9	4,200	+ 2,830
Tuberculosis	8	6,525	25	769	+ 5,756
Stroke	9	6,128	6	6,805	- 677
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,070	1	26,304	- 21,234
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,495	22	989	+ 2,506
Liver Disease	12	3,155	17	1,303	+ 1,852
Meningitis	13	3,079	46	146	+ 2,933
Malnutrition	14	2,872	54	43	+ 2,829
Violence	15	2,741	31	499	+ 2,242
Maternal Conditions	16	2,632	48	96	+ 2,536
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,270	2	12,460	- 10,190
Other Injuries	18	2,088	14	1,529	+ 559
Hypertension	19	1,957	20	1,055	+ 901
Kidney Disease	20	1,887	5	6,858	- 4,971
Leishmaniasis	21	1,740	73	0	+ 1,740
Tetanus	22	1,622	57	27	+ 1,594
Lung Disease	23	1,546	3	9,456	- 7,910
Pertussis	24	1,356	59	15	+ 1,342
Cervical Cancer	25	1,316	26	762	+ 554
Breast Cancer	26	1,202	15	1,383	- 181
War	27	1,063	38	280	+ 783
Asthma	28	1,016	7	6,471	- 5,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	940	4	6,939	- 5,999
Drownings	30	807	27	731	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	31	753	13	1,544	- 791
Fires	32	750	41	239	+ 511
Suicide	33	736	10	2,977	- 2,241
Lymphomas	34	731	21	1,027	- 296
Prostate Cancer	35	708	30	507	+ 201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	622	24	911	- 289
Syphilis	37	608	58	15	+ 593
Liver Cancer	38	599	19	1,090	- 492
Measles	39	578	77	0	+ 578
Leukemia	40	543	18	1,155	- 612
Falls	41	466	23	964	- 498
Poisonings	42	448	49	93	+ 355
Oral Cancer	43	448	11	2,893	- 2,445
Stomach Cancer	44	417	16	1,321	- 904
Inflammatory/Heart	45	375	35	425	- 50
Endocrine Disorders	46	331	32	462	- 131
Ovary Cancer	47	325	37	281	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	322	56	38	+ 284
Lung Cancers	49	284	12	1,775	- 1,491
Epilepsy	50	264	39	269	- 6
Skin Cancers	51	220	52	58	+ 162
Parkinson's Disease	52	216	45	168	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	210	53	49	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	54	188	43	214	- 25
Skin Disease	55	169	36	293	- 124
Bladder Cancer	56	152	34	432	- 279
Hepatitis B	57	133	62	6	+ 127
Schistosomiasis	58	124	81	0	+ 124
Upper Respiratory	59	121	66	5	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	60	114	42	218	- 104
Appendicitis	61	112	64	5	+ 107
Alcohol	62	92	51	82	+ 10
Drug Use	63	57	40	257	- 200
Encephalitis	64	56	61	10	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	28	60	11	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	66	24	50	86	- 62
Diphtheria	67	21	74	0	+ 21
Ascariasis	68	19	72	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	69	19	75	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	70	10	76	0	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	82	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	69	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	3	84	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

South Sudan

Sri Lanka

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.