SUDAN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,400	4	12,619	+ 26,781
HIV/AIDS	2	31,443	22	2,331	+ 29,112
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,880	9	6,277	+ 22,603
Malaria	4	21,222	10	5,614	+ 15,608
Birth Trauma	5	20,699	7	8,526	+ 12,174
Low Birth Weight	6	17,239	3	16,036	+ 1,203
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,139	5	11,459	+ 4,681
Tuberculosis	8	14,981	15	4,250	+ 10,731
Stroke	9	14,069	2	20,582	- 6,513
Coronary Heart Disease	10	11,639	1	43,966	- 32,327
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,023	11	5,507	+ 2,516
Liver Disease	12	7,242	14	4,348	+ 2,894
Meningitis	13	7,070	33	1,092	+ 5,978
Malnutrition	14	6,594	34	1,089	+ 5,505
Violence	15	6,292	21	2,478	+ 3,814
Maternal Conditions	16	6,042	23	1,961	+ 4,081
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,212	17	3,070	+ 2,142
Other Injuries	18	4,794	18	2,912	+ 1,882
Hypertension	19	4,492	8	7,287	- 2,795
Kidney Disease	20	4,332	12	5,095	- 763
Leishmaniasis	21	3,994	52	448	+ 3,546
Tetanus	22	3,724	53	378	+ 3,346
Lung Disease	23	3,550	13	4,382	- 832
Pertussis	24	3,113	24	1,899	+ 1,215
Cervical Cancer	25	3,021	41	770	+ 2,252
Breast Cancer	26	2,759	16	3,071	- 312
War	27	2,440	56	336	+ 2,104
Asthma	28	2,333	19	2,636	- 303
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,157	20	2,584	- 427
Drownings	30	1,852	26	1,684	+ 168
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,729	32	1,126	+ 604
Fires	32	1,722	31	1,310	+ 412
Suicide	33	1,690	27	1,644	+ 46
Lymphomas	34	1,678	29	1,533	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	35	1,624	49	523	+ 1,101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,429	35	1,049	+ 380
Syphilis	37	1,395	47	603	+ 791
Liver Cancer	38	1,374	37	946	+ 428
Measles	39	1,328	6	9,301	- 7,974
Leukemia	40	1,246	25	1,828	- 582
Falls	41	1,070	28	1,559	- 488
Poisonings	42	1,029	42	744	+ 285
Oral Cancer	43	1,029	50	493	+ 536
Stomach Cancer	44	957	51	478	+ 479
Inflammatory/Heart	45	860	38	839	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	46	761	30	1,459	- 698
Ovary Cancer	47	747	39	794	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	739	40	775	- 36
Lung Cancers	49	652	48	545	+ 107
Epilepsy	50	605	43	735	- 129
Skin Cancers	51	505	55	356	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	52	495	45	705	- 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	481	46	684	- 203
Pancreas Cancer	54	432	58	272	+ 160
Skin Disease	55	387	60	112	+ 275
Bladder Cancer	56	350	54	369	- 19
Hepatitis B	57	305	44	730	- 425
Schistosomiasis	58	284	63	68	+ 216
Upper Respiratory	59	278	70	5	+ 273
Uterin Cancer	60	262	62	71	+ 191
Appendicitis	61	258	59	155	+ 103
Alcohol	62	212	61	84	+ 128
Drug Use	63	131	36	1,036	- 905
Encephalitis	64	128	57	303	- 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	63	67	20	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	66	55	65	35	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	47	69	11	+ 36
Ascariasis	68	45	66	21	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	43	68	17	+ 26
Otitis Media	70	23	73	0	+ 23
Trypanosomiasis	71	19	79	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	72	17	64	54	- 37
Chlamydia	73	8	71	1	+ 7
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

South Sudan

Sudan

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.