TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,100	10	205	+ 895
HIV/AIDS	2	878	12	196	+ 682
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	806	45	18	+ 788
Malaria	4	592	72	0	+ 592
Birth Trauma	5	578	40	25	+ 553
Low Birth Weight	6	481	23	83	+ 398
Road Traffic Accidents	7	451	15	130	+ 320
Tuberculosis	8	418	43	22	+ 397
Stroke	9	393	3	822	- 430
Coronary Heart Disease	10	325	1	1,476	- 1,151
Congenital Anomalies	11	224	22	93	+ 131
Liver Disease	12	202	14	136	+ 66
Meningitis	13	197	52	9	+ 188
Malnutrition	14	184	47	17	+ 168
Violence	15	176	4	549	- 374
Maternal Conditions	16	169	50	10	+ 158
Diabetes Mellitus	17	146	2	1,275	- 1,130
Other Injuries	18	134	30	61	+ 73
Hypertension	19	125	11	201	- 76
Kidney Disease	20	121	5	439	- 318
Leishmaniasis	21	112	73	0	+ 112
Tetanus	22	104	65	0	+ 104
Lung Disease	23	99	16	129	- 30
Pertussis	24	87	67	0	+ 87
Cervical Cancer	25	84	21	97	- 13
Breast Cancer	26	77	7	258	- 181
War	27	68	46	17	+ 51
Asthma	28	65	35	40	+ 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	60	9	215	- 155
Drownings	30	52	39	31	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	31	48	41	24	+ 24
Fires	32	48	48	16	+ 32
Suicide	33	47	17	121	- 74
Lymphomas	34	47	20	111	- 65
Prostate Cancer	35	45	6	330	- 284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	40	13	196	- 156
Syphilis	37	39	61	0	+ 39
Liver Cancer	38	38	28	66	- 28
Measles	39	37	76	0	+ 37
Leukemia	40	35	29	62	- 28
Falls	41	30	33	43	- 13
Poisonings	42	29	59	1	+ 27
Oral Cancer	43	29	38	31	- 2
Stomach Cancer	44	27	26	69	- 42
Inflammatory/Heart	45	24	25	72	- 48
Endocrine Disorders	46	21	18	119	- 98
Ovary Cancer	47	21	24	80	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	21	31	52	- 31
Lung Cancers	49	18	8	217	- 199
Epilepsy	50	17	37	32	- 15
Skin Cancers	51	14	57	4	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	52	14	32	51	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	49	11	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	12	19	114	- 102
Skin Disease	55	11	36	39	- 28
Bladder Cancer	56	10	34	41	- 31
Hepatitis B	57	9	60	0	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	58	8	71	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	59	8	64	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	60	7	27	68	- 60
Appendicitis	61	7	56	4	+ 3
Alcohol	62	6	42	23	- 17
Drug Use	63	4	44	19	- 15
Encephalitis	64	4	54	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	53	8	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	2	51	10	- 9
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	62	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	58	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

South Sudan

Trinidad/Tob.

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.