ZAMBIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,238	2	9,517	+ 6,721
HIV/AIDS	2	12,959	1	17,234	- 4,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,902	5	6,275	+ 5,627
Malaria	4	8,746	4	7,882	+ 864
Birth Trauma	5	8,531	7	5,062	+ 3,469
Low Birth Weight	6	7,105	8	4,857	+ 2,248
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,652	11	3,654	+ 2,998
Tuberculosis	8	6,174	6	5,941	+ 233
Stroke	9	5,798	3	7,948	- 2,150
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,797	10	4,432	+ 365
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,307	12	3,146	+ 161
Liver Disease	12	2,985	9	4,501	- 1,516
Meningitis	13	2,914	16	1,976	+ 938
Malnutrition	14	2,718	15	2,303	+ 415
Violence	15	2,593	23	1,153	+ 1,440
Maternal Conditions	16	2,490	22	1,188	+ 1,302
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,148	14	2,395	- 247
Other Injuries	18	1,976	19	1,729	+ 247
Hypertension	19	1,851	13	2,616	- 765
Kidney Disease	20	1,785	18	1,760	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	21	1,646	58	72	+ 1,574
Tetanus	22	1,535	44	190	+ 1,345
Lung Disease	23	1,463	21	1,273	+ 191
Pertussis	24	1,283	25	743	+ 540
Cervical Cancer	25	1,245	17	1,799	- 553
Breast Cancer	26	1,137	35	366	+ 771
War	27	1,006	69	6	+ 999
Asthma	28	962	26	741	+ 221
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	889	29	590	+ 299
Drownings	30	763	27	689	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	31	713	36	359	+ 354
Fires	32	710	32	546	+ 163
Suicide	33	696	20	1,303	- 606
Lymphomas	34	692	31	548	+ 144
Prostate Cancer	35	669	30	561	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	589	43	203	+ 386
Syphilis	37	575	24	885	- 310
Liver Cancer	38	566	46	177	+ 390
Measles	39	547	61	48	+ 499
Leukemia	40	513	39	261	+ 252
Falls	41	441	28	596	- 155
Poisonings	42	424	34	456	- 32
Oral Cancer	43	424	48	155	+ 269
Stomach Cancer	44	394	42	206	+ 188
Inflammatory/Heart	45	355	33	501	- 147
Endocrine Disorders	46	314	37	354	- 40
Ovary Cancer	47	308	57	82	+ 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	305	40	246	+ 59
Lung Cancers	49	269	41	226	+ 43
Epilepsy	50	250	38	332	- 82
Skin Cancers	51	208	54	108	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	52	204	47	164	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	198	45	190	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	54	178	62	42	+ 136
Skin Disease	55	160	52	126	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	56	144	50	132	+ 12
Hepatitis B	57	126	55	104	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	58	117	51	128	- 11
Upper Respiratory	59	114	60	68	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	60	108	64	30	+ 78
Appendicitis	61	106	56	84	+ 22
Alcohol	62	88	49	140	- 52
Drug Use	63	54	53	122	- 69
Encephalitis	64	53	59	70	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	26	63	30	- 4
Other Neoplasms	66	23	65	20	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	19	73	3	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	18	68	9	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	18	66	18	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	9	70	5	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	72	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	67	13	- 6
Chlamydia	73	3	71	3	- 0
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
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	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

South Sudan

Zambia

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.