UGANDA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,476	2	18,865	+ 19,611
HIV/AIDS	2	30,705	1	21,188	+ 9,517
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,202	5	12,103	+ 16,099
Malaria	4	20,724	3	13,576	+ 7,148
Birth Trauma	5	20,214	7	10,405	+ 9,809
Low Birth Weight	6	16,835	8	9,673	+ 7,161
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,761	4	13,012	+ 2,748
Tuberculosis	8	14,629	10	7,255	+ 7,374
Stroke	9	13,739	6	11,181	+ 2,558
Coronary Heart Disease	10	11,366	9	8,784	+ 2,582
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,835	11	6,641	+ 1,195
Liver Disease	12	7,072	13	5,122	+ 1,951
Meningitis	13	6,904	16	3,718	+ 3,186
Malnutrition	14	6,439	18	3,317	+ 3,122
Violence	15	6,145	12	6,175	- 30
Maternal Conditions	16	5,900	17	3,641	+ 2,259
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,089	14	4,794	+ 295
Other Injuries	18	4,682	20	3,130	+ 1,552
Hypertension	19	4,387	21	3,120	+ 1,266
Kidney Disease	20	4,230	19	3,168	+ 1,062
Leishmaniasis	21	3,900	68	28	+ 3,872
Tetanus	22	3,636	53	271	+ 3,366
Lung Disease	23	3,467	22	3,051	+ 416
Pertussis	24	3,040	25	1,909	+ 1,131
Cervical Cancer	25	2,950	15	4,378	- 1,427
Breast Cancer	26	2,694	32	1,128	+ 1,566
War	27	2,383	63	88	+ 2,295
Asthma	28	2,278	27	1,745	+ 533
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,107	30	1,286	+ 820
Drownings	30	1,808	31	1,238	+ 571
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,689	28	1,674	+ 14
Fires	32	1,682	36	872	+ 810
Suicide	33	1,650	24	2,033	- 383
Lymphomas	34	1,639	26	1,762	- 123
Prostate Cancer	35	1,586	34	950	+ 636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,395	35	919	+ 477
Syphilis	37	1,362	23	2,235	- 874
Liver Cancer	38	1,342	29	1,522	- 180
Measles	39	1,296	51	343	+ 953
Leukemia	40	1,217	42	599	+ 618
Falls	41	1,045	33	1,127	- 81
Poisonings	42	1,005	39	745	+ 260
Oral Cancer	43	1,005	40	731	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	44	935	45	515	+ 420
Inflammatory/Heart	45	840	37	859	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	46	743	38	761	- 18
Ovary Cancer	47	729	44	519	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	722	41	687	+ 35
Lung Cancers	49	636	46	441	+ 196
Epilepsy	50	591	43	599	- 7
Skin Cancers	51	493	49	349	+ 145
Parkinson's Disease	52	484	48	351	+ 132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	470	50	348	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	54	422	47	358	+ 64
Skin Disease	55	378	55	242	+ 136
Bladder Cancer	56	341	59	181	+ 161
Hepatitis B	57	298	61	123	+ 174
Schistosomiasis	58	278	52	286	- 8
Upper Respiratory	59	271	60	144	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	60	256	56	234	+ 22
Appendicitis	61	252	58	211	+ 41
Alcohol	62	207	54	256	- 49
Drug Use	63	128	57	233	- 105
Encephalitis	64	125	62	122	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	62	64	55	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	54	66	37	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	46	72	11	+ 35
Ascariasis	68	44	70	16	+ 28
Hepatitis C	69	42	67	30	+ 12
Otitis Media	70	22	71	11	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	19	65	50	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	72	16	69	16	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	8	73	6	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

South Sudan

Uganda

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.