SWITZERLAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,917	8	1,949	+ 4,968
HIV/AIDS	2	5,520	54	29	+ 5,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,070	35	186	+ 4,885
Malaria	4	3,726	77	0	+ 3,726
Birth Trauma	5	3,634	52	32	+ 3,602
Low Birth Weight	6	3,027	43	105	+ 2,922
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,834	34	193	+ 2,641
Tuberculosis	8	2,630	56	21	+ 2,609
Stroke	9	2,470	3	3,918	- 1,447
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,043	1	10,713	- 8,670
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,409	31	305	+ 1,104
Liver Disease	12	1,272	21	677	+ 594
Meningitis	13	1,241	57	20	+ 1,221
Malnutrition	14	1,158	47	84	+ 1,074
Violence	15	1,105	51	42	+ 1,062
Maternal Conditions	16	1,061	64	4	+ 1,057
Diabetes Mellitus	17	915	17	1,022	- 107
Other Injuries	18	842	30	410	+ 432
Hypertension	19	789	6	2,471	- 1,683
Kidney Disease	20	761	13	1,261	- 501
Leishmaniasis	21	701	71	0	+ 701
Tetanus	22	654	70	0	+ 653
Lung Disease	23	623	5	2,902	- 2,279
Pertussis	24	547	73	0	+ 547
Cervical Cancer	25	530	42	105	+ 425
Breast Cancer	26	484	11	1,577	- 1,092
War	27	428	67	1	+ 428
Asthma	28	410	46	95	+ 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	379	2	7,192	- 6,814
Drownings	30	325	50	49	+ 276
Oesophagus Cancer	31	304	28	491	- 187
Fires	32	302	55	21	+ 281
Suicide	33	297	14	1,249	- 952
Lymphomas	34	295	15	1,131	- 837
Prostate Cancer	35	285	10	1,579	- 1,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	251	7	1,995	- 1,744
Syphilis	37	245	65	2	+ 243
Liver Cancer	38	241	19	805	- 564
Measles	39	233	75	0	+ 233
Leukemia	40	219	22	671	- 453
Falls	41	188	9	1,919	- 1,731
Poisonings	42	181	60	13	+ 168
Oral Cancer	43	181	26	500	- 320
Stomach Cancer	44	168	24	614	- 446
Inflammatory/Heart	45	151	16	1,027	- 876
Endocrine Disorders	46	134	25	593	- 459
Ovary Cancer	47	131	29	457	- 326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	130	41	122	+ 8
Lung Cancers	49	114	4	3,520	- 3,405
Epilepsy	50	106	39	159	- 52
Skin Cancers	51	89	27	493	- 404
Parkinson's Disease	52	87	18	857	- 770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	84	48	78	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	54	76	12	1,486	- 1,410
Skin Disease	55	68	40	129	- 61
Bladder Cancer	56	61	23	669	- 608
Hepatitis B	57	54	63	5	+ 49
Schistosomiasis	58	50	72	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	59	49	61	11	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	60	46	33	224	- 178
Appendicitis	61	45	59	15	+ 31
Alcohol	62	37	32	229	- 192
Drug Use	63	23	36	176	- 153
Encephalitis	64	22	68	1	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	49	68	- 57
Other Neoplasms	66	10	20	681	- 672
Diphtheria	67	8	74	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	68	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	8	58	15	- 7
Otitis Media	70	4	69	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	38	160	- 157
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

South Sudan

Switzerland

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.