SURINAME VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	505	5	171	+ 334
HIV/AIDS	2	403	7	138	+ 265
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	370	27	31	+ 339
Malaria	4	272	78	0	+ 272
Birth Trauma	5	265	30	28	+ 238
Low Birth Weight	6	221	19	51	+ 170
Road Traffic Accidents	7	207	13	89	+ 118
Tuberculosis	8	192	37	17	+ 175
Stroke	9	180	2	615	- 435
Coronary Heart Disease	10	149	1	650	- 501
Congenital Anomalies	11	103	22	40	+ 63
Liver Disease	12	93	8	134	- 41
Meningitis	13	91	50	5	+ 85
Malnutrition	14	85	43	13	+ 71
Violence	15	81	26	34	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	16	77	41	14	+ 63
Diabetes Mellitus	17	67	3	286	- 219
Other Injuries	18	61	15	73	- 11
Hypertension	19	58	9	134	- 76
Kidney Disease	20	56	4	281	- 226
Leishmaniasis	21	51	65	0	+ 51
Tetanus	22	48	62	1	+ 47
Lung Disease	23	45	12	93	- 47
Pertussis	24	40	59	1	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	25	39	20	48	- 9
Breast Cancer	26	35	17	55	- 19
War	27	31	66	0	+ 31
Asthma	28	30	39	16	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	28	10	117	- 90
Drownings	30	24	29	28	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	31	22	56	2	+ 20
Fires	32	22	44	13	+ 9
Suicide	33	22	6	148	- 126
Lymphomas	34	22	34	23	- 1
Prostate Cancer	35	21	14	78	- 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	18	16	72	- 54
Syphilis	37	18	52	3	+ 15
Liver Cancer	38	18	21	45	- 27
Measles	39	17	73	0	+ 17
Leukemia	40	16	35	20	- 4
Falls	41	14	25	34	- 21
Poisonings	42	13	57	2	+ 11
Oral Cancer	43	13	40	16	- 2
Stomach Cancer	44	12	33	25	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	45	11	23	37	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	46	10	24	37	- 27
Ovary Cancer	47	10	42	14	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	9	28	29	- 19
Lung Cancers	49	8	11	102	- 94
Epilepsy	50	8	36	18	- 11
Skin Cancers	51	6	60	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	52	6	31	28	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	6	47	6	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	6	32	26	- 21
Skin Disease	55	5	18	53	- 48
Bladder Cancer	56	4	48	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	57	4	63	1	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	58	4	55	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	4	67	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	60	3	49	5	- 2
Appendicitis	61	3	53	3	+ 0
Alcohol	62	3	38	16	- 14
Drug Use	63	2	45	7	- 6
Encephalitis	64	2	51	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	54	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	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 SURINAME

South Sudan

Suriname

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.