THAILAND VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,588	3	31,289	+ 23,298
HIV/AIDS	2	43,563	12	13,922	+ 29,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	40,012	15	6,863	+ 33,149
Malaria	4	29,402	66	13	+ 29,389
Birth Trauma	5	28,678	50	533	+ 28,145
Low Birth Weight	6	23,884	40	1,548	+ 22,337
Road Traffic Accidents	7	22,361	7	22,428	- 67
Tuberculosis	8	20,755	14	9,551	+ 11,204
Stroke	9	19,492	2	50,273	- 30,781
Coronary Heart Disease	10	16,126	1	51,305	- 35,180
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,116	35	2,107	+ 9,009
Liver Disease	12	10,034	11	17,596	- 7,562
Meningitis	13	9,795	43	931	+ 8,864
Malnutrition	14	9,136	42	962	+ 8,174
Violence	15	8,718	31	2,965	+ 5,753
Maternal Conditions	16	8,371	52	227	+ 8,143
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,221	10	18,776	- 11,555
Other Injuries	18	6,642	21	4,869	+ 1,773
Hypertension	19	6,223	34	2,179	+ 4,044
Kidney Disease	20	6,002	4	26,822	- 20,821
Leishmaniasis	21	5,534	72	1	+ 5,533
Tetanus	22	5,159	58	116	+ 5,042
Lung Disease	23	4,918	9	19,474	- 14,556
Pertussis	24	4,314	62	77	+ 4,236
Cervical Cancer	25	4,186	19	5,110	- 924
Breast Cancer	26	3,823	17	6,053	- 2,230
War	27	3,381	60	87	+ 3,293
Asthma	28	3,232	24	4,182	- 949
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,989	6	22,851	- 19,862
Drownings	30	2,566	25	3,956	- 1,390
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,396	29	3,156	- 760
Fires	32	2,386	48	617	+ 1,768
Suicide	33	2,341	16	6,147	- 3,806
Lymphomas	34	2,325	22	4,539	- 2,214
Prostate Cancer	35	2,250	30	3,013	- 762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,980	13	9,908	- 7,929
Syphilis	37	1,932	64	36	+ 1,896
Liver Cancer	38	1,904	5	23,883	- 21,979
Measles	39	1,839	63	56	+ 1,784
Leukemia	40	1,726	26	3,902	- 2,176
Falls	41	1,483	18	5,409	- 3,926
Poisonings	42	1,426	57	132	+ 1,294
Oral Cancer	43	1,425	20	4,961	- 3,535
Stomach Cancer	44	1,326	27	3,451	- 2,125
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,192	32	2,879	- 1,687
Endocrine Disorders	46	1,054	37	1,888	- 834
Ovary Cancer	47	1,034	36	2,003	- 969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,024	39	1,679	- 654
Lung Cancers	49	903	8	22,296	- 21,394
Epilepsy	50	839	47	689	+ 150
Skin Cancers	51	700	41	1,133	- 433
Parkinson's Disease	52	686	23	4,292	- 3,606
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	667	51	436	+ 231
Pancreas Cancer	54	599	33	2,383	- 1,784
Skin Disease	55	536	28	3,375	- 2,839
Bladder Cancer	56	484	38	1,798	- 1,314
Hepatitis B	57	422	56	153	+ 269
Schistosomiasis	58	394	75	0	+ 394
Upper Respiratory	59	385	65	18	+ 367
Uterin Cancer	60	363	44	864	- 501
Appendicitis	61	357	59	114	+ 243
Alcohol	62	294	49	548	- 254
Drug Use	63	181	45	794	- 613
Encephalitis	64	177	46	722	- 544
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	88	53	194	- 107
Other Neoplasms	66	76	54	192	- 116
Diphtheria	67	65	71	1	+ 64
Ascariasis	68	62	69	4	+ 58
Hepatitis C	69	60	67	7	+ 53
Otitis Media	70	32	68	7	+ 25
Trypanosomiasis	71	27	74	0	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	72	23	61	86	- 62
Chlamydia	73	11	70	3	+ 7
Dengue	74	2	55	172	- 170
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

South Sudan

Thailand

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.