SWEDEN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,268	7	2,659	+ 5,609
HIV/AIDS	2	6,598	61	13	+ 6,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,060	36	289	+ 5,771
Malaria	4	4,453	74	0	+ 4,453
Birth Trauma	5	4,343	55	34	+ 4,310
Low Birth Weight	6	3,617	51	50	+ 3,567
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,387	34	315	+ 3,072
Tuberculosis	8	3,143	56	24	+ 3,119
Stroke	9	2,952	3	6,035	- 3,083
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,442	1	15,136	- 12,693
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,684	35	308	+ 1,376
Liver Disease	12	1,520	23	723	+ 796
Meningitis	13	1,483	54	35	+ 1,448
Malnutrition	14	1,384	45	117	+ 1,267
Violence	15	1,320	47	113	+ 1,207
Maternal Conditions	16	1,268	64	5	+ 1,263
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,094	11	1,834	- 741
Other Injuries	18	1,006	15	1,374	- 367
Hypertension	19	943	10	1,838	- 896
Kidney Disease	20	909	12	1,629	- 720
Leishmaniasis	21	838	75	0	+ 838
Tetanus	22	781	68	0	+ 781
Lung Disease	23	745	4	4,344	- 3,599
Pertussis	24	653	67	0	+ 653
Cervical Cancer	25	634	38	228	+ 406
Breast Cancer	26	579	13	1,582	- 1,003
War	27	512	65	2	+ 510
Asthma	28	490	42	158	+ 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	453	2	10,917	- 10,464
Drownings	30	389	46	114	+ 274
Oesophagus Cancer	31	363	29	538	- 175
Fires	32	361	49	65	+ 297
Suicide	33	355	14	1,479	- 1,125
Lymphomas	34	352	16	1,357	- 1,004
Prostate Cancer	35	341	8	2,622	- 2,281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	300	6	3,049	- 2,750
Syphilis	37	293	72	0	+ 293
Liver Cancer	38	288	22	752	- 463
Measles	39	279	83	0	+ 279
Leukemia	40	261	20	825	- 564
Falls	41	225	17	1,109	- 884
Poisonings	42	216	60	18	+ 198
Oral Cancer	43	216	31	379	- 163
Stomach Cancer	44	201	26	612	- 412
Inflammatory/Heart	45	181	28	547	- 366
Endocrine Disorders	46	160	24	702	- 542
Ovary Cancer	47	157	27	553	- 396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	155	37	277	- 122
Lung Cancers	49	137	5	3,722	- 3,585
Epilepsy	50	127	44	121	+ 7
Skin Cancers	51	106	25	650	- 544
Parkinson's Disease	52	104	19	943	- 839
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	101	48	110	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	54	91	9	1,849	- 1,758
Skin Disease	55	81	39	220	- 139
Bladder Cancer	56	73	21	760	- 687
Hepatitis B	57	64	62	9	+ 55
Schistosomiasis	58	60	69	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	59	58	58	20	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	60	55	33	345	- 290
Appendicitis	61	54	59	18	+ 36
Alcohol	62	45	32	359	- 314
Drug Use	63	27	30	423	- 396
Encephalitis	64	27	71	0	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	43	129	- 116
Other Neoplasms	66	11	18	1,036	- 1,025
Diphtheria	67	10	70	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	68	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	9	53	44	- 35
Otitis Media	70	5	66	1	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	41	170	- 167
Chlamydia	73	2	73	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

South Sudan

Sweden

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.