SYRIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,632	4	2,958	+ 15,673
HIV/AIDS	2	14,869	58	15	+ 14,854
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,657	7	2,156	+ 11,501
Malaria	4	10,036	79	0	+ 10,036
Birth Trauma	5	9,788	21	744	+ 9,044
Low Birth Weight	6	8,152	12	1,652	+ 6,500
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,632	5	2,550	+ 5,082
Tuberculosis	8	7,084	56	23	+ 7,061
Stroke	9	6,653	2	8,088	- 1,435
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,504	1	28,203	- 22,699
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,794	8	2,077	+ 1,717
Liver Disease	12	3,425	11	1,720	+ 1,705
Meningitis	13	3,343	35	295	+ 3,048
Malnutrition	14	3,118	51	73	+ 3,046
Violence	15	2,976	25	444	+ 2,531
Maternal Conditions	16	2,857	45	105	+ 2,752
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,465	15	1,534	+ 931
Other Injuries	18	2,267	24	521	+ 1,746
Hypertension	19	2,124	23	707	+ 1,417
Kidney Disease	20	2,048	6	2,329	- 280
Leishmaniasis	21	1,889	65	5	+ 1,884
Tetanus	22	1,761	52	57	+ 1,703
Lung Disease	23	1,679	13	1,601	+ 77
Pertussis	24	1,472	37	289	+ 1,183
Cervical Cancer	25	1,429	42	188	+ 1,241
Breast Cancer	26	1,305	10	1,953	- 648
War	27	1,154	3	7,760	- 6,606
Asthma	28	1,103	17	1,052	+ 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,020	14	1,551	- 531
Drownings	30	876	40	215	+ 661
Oesophagus Cancer	31	818	47	97	+ 720
Fires	32	814	43	179	+ 636
Suicide	33	799	33	333	+ 467
Lymphomas	34	794	18	827	- 33
Prostate Cancer	35	768	28	404	+ 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	676	16	1,224	- 548
Syphilis	37	660	55	31	+ 629
Liver Cancer	38	650	31	366	+ 283
Measles	39	628	70	0	+ 628
Leukemia	40	589	19	796	- 207
Falls	41	506	29	383	+ 123
Poisonings	42	487	46	98	+ 389
Oral Cancer	43	487	36	289	+ 197
Stomach Cancer	44	453	22	725	- 272
Inflammatory/Heart	45	407	32	337	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	46	360	26	418	- 58
Ovary Cancer	47	353	34	328	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	350	49	79	+ 271
Lung Cancers	49	308	9	2,048	- 1,740
Epilepsy	50	286	48	92	+ 194
Skin Cancers	51	239	38	276	- 38
Parkinson's Disease	52	234	30	367	- 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	228	41	197	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	54	204	27	411	- 207
Skin Disease	55	183	61	8	+ 175
Bladder Cancer	56	165	20	757	- 592
Hepatitis B	57	144	63	5	+ 139
Schistosomiasis	58	134	60	11	+ 123
Upper Respiratory	59	131	66	3	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	60	124	44	146	- 22
Appendicitis	61	122	54	36	+ 85
Alcohol	62	100	53	51	+ 50
Drug Use	63	62	39	249	- 187
Encephalitis	64	61	50	77	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	30	62	7	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	66	26	57	21	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	22	64	5	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	21	67	1	+ 20
Hepatitis C	69	20	68	1	+ 20
Otitis Media	70	11	71	0	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	9	77	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	8	59	14	- 6
Chlamydia	73	4	69	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 SYRIA

South Sudan

Syria

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.