TANZANIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	52,668	2	26,028	+ 26,640
HIV/AIDS	2	42,031	1	27,402	+ 14,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	38,605	6	17,587	+ 21,018
Malaria	4	28,368	3	21,758	+ 6,610
Birth Trauma	5	27,670	8	15,086	+ 12,584
Low Birth Weight	6	23,044	10	12,173	+ 10,872
Road Traffic Accidents	7	21,574	5	18,054	+ 3,521
Tuberculosis	8	20,025	4	20,269	- 244
Stroke	9	18,807	7	16,894	+ 1,913
Coronary Heart Disease	10	15,559	9	13,215	+ 2,344
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,725	11	9,791	+ 935
Liver Disease	12	9,681	13	6,586	+ 3,095
Meningitis	13	9,450	21	3,188	+ 6,262
Malnutrition	14	8,815	16	5,574	+ 3,240
Violence	15	8,411	18	4,713	+ 3,699
Maternal Conditions	16	8,076	12	6,835	+ 1,241
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,967	15	6,247	+ 720
Other Injuries	18	6,409	20	4,270	+ 2,139
Hypertension	19	6,005	17	5,209	+ 796
Kidney Disease	20	5,791	19	4,547	+ 1,244
Leishmaniasis	21	5,339	77	0	+ 5,339
Tetanus	22	4,977	49	402	+ 4,576
Lung Disease	23	4,745	22	3,051	+ 1,694
Pertussis	24	4,162	23	2,774	+ 1,388
Cervical Cancer	25	4,039	14	6,424	- 2,385
Breast Cancer	26	3,688	37	1,285	+ 2,403
War	27	3,262	67	30	+ 3,232
Asthma	28	3,119	30	1,700	+ 1,419
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,884	27	2,048	+ 836
Drownings	30	2,476	32	1,642	+ 834
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,312	25	2,247	+ 65
Fires	32	2,302	35	1,424	+ 878
Suicide	33	2,259	24	2,474	- 215
Lymphomas	34	2,243	41	805	+ 1,438
Prostate Cancer	35	2,171	28	1,819	+ 352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,910	33	1,567	+ 343
Syphilis	37	1,864	26	2,115	- 251
Liver Cancer	38	1,837	36	1,413	+ 424
Measles	39	1,775	55	295	+ 1,480
Leukemia	40	1,665	47	416	+ 1,249
Falls	41	1,431	34	1,533	- 102
Poisonings	42	1,376	40	1,170	+ 206
Oral Cancer	43	1,375	31	1,646	- 271
Stomach Cancer	44	1,279	39	1,190	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,150	38	1,227	- 78
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,017	29	1,778	- 761
Ovary Cancer	47	998	53	337	+ 661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	988	46	462	+ 526
Lung Cancers	49	871	61	159	+ 712
Epilepsy	50	809	43	707	+ 103
Skin Cancers	51	675	42	744	- 69
Parkinson's Disease	52	662	45	513	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	643	50	401	+ 243
Pancreas Cancer	54	578	62	158	+ 420
Skin Disease	55	518	52	359	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	56	467	44	667	- 199
Hepatitis B	57	408	60	168	+ 239
Schistosomiasis	58	380	51	371	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	59	371	54	299	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	60	350	57	218	+ 132
Appendicitis	61	345	58	218	+ 127
Alcohol	62	284	56	270	+ 13
Drug Use	63	175	48	404	- 229
Encephalitis	64	171	59	199	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	85	63	81	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	66	73	64	58	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	63	70	11	+ 52
Ascariasis	68	60	65	56	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	58	66	40	+ 18
Otitis Media	70	31	69	17	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	71	26	72	3	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	72	23	68	27	- 4
Chlamydia	73	10	71	9	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	73	2	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

South Sudan

Tanzania

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.