ZIMBABWE VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,389	2	10,779	+ 2,610
HIV/AIDS	2	10,685	1	19,988	- 9,303
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,814	6	4,595	+ 5,220
Malaria	4	7,212	15	2,003	+ 5,209
Birth Trauma	5	7,034	8	3,405	+ 3,629
Low Birth Weight	6	5,858	7	4,038	+ 1,821
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,485	4	6,037	- 553
Tuberculosis	8	5,091	16	1,999	+ 3,092
Stroke	9	4,781	5	5,126	- 345
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,955	3	8,493	- 4,538
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,727	11	2,217	+ 509
Liver Disease	12	2,461	17	1,941	+ 520
Meningitis	13	2,402	22	1,325	+ 1,077
Malnutrition	14	2,241	10	2,396	- 155
Violence	15	2,138	18	1,916	+ 222
Maternal Conditions	16	2,053	19	1,749	+ 304
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,771	9	3,344	- 1,573
Other Injuries	18	1,629	20	1,656	- 26
Hypertension	19	1,526	24	1,146	+ 381
Kidney Disease	20	1,472	12	2,214	- 741
Leishmaniasis	21	1,357	77	0	+ 1,357
Tetanus	22	1,265	57	102	+ 1,164
Lung Disease	23	1,206	23	1,163	+ 43
Pertussis	24	1,058	42	419	+ 639
Cervical Cancer	25	1,027	14	2,023	- 996
Breast Cancer	26	938	28	839	+ 99
War	27	829	65	26	+ 803
Asthma	28	793	21	1,531	- 738
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	733	31	768	- 34
Drownings	30	629	27	956	- 326
Oesophagus Cancer	31	588	29	801	- 214
Fires	32	585	30	793	- 207
Suicide	33	574	13	2,069	- 1,494
Lymphomas	34	570	26	960	- 389
Prostate Cancer	35	552	32	628	- 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	486	40	505	- 19
Syphilis	37	474	55	124	+ 349
Liver Cancer	38	467	38	510	- 43
Measles	39	451	63	30	+ 421
Leukemia	40	423	45	244	+ 180
Falls	41	364	41	465	- 101
Poisonings	42	350	37	515	- 165
Oral Cancer	43	350	49	208	+ 142
Stomach Cancer	44	325	33	559	- 234
Inflammatory/Heart	45	292	25	1,047	- 755
Endocrine Disorders	46	259	34	553	- 295
Ovary Cancer	47	254	51	173	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	251	35	548	- 297
Lung Cancers	49	221	43	286	- 64
Epilepsy	50	206	39	508	- 302
Skin Cancers	51	172	44	264	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	52	168	46	226	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	164	36	542	- 378
Pancreas Cancer	54	147	47	217	- 70
Skin Disease	55	132	52	173	- 41
Bladder Cancer	56	119	54	125	- 6
Hepatitis B	57	104	60	57	+ 47
Schistosomiasis	58	97	53	172	- 75
Upper Respiratory	59	94	59	65	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	60	89	50	182	- 93
Appendicitis	61	88	58	66	+ 21
Alcohol	62	72	61	48	+ 24
Drug Use	63	44	48	213	- 168
Encephalitis	64	44	56	117	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	22	64	26	- 5
Other Neoplasms	66	19	62	37	- 19
Diphtheria	67	16	72	2	+ 14
Ascariasis	68	15	70	2	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	15	66	14	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	8	68	3	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	71	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	67	14	- 8
Chlamydia	73	3	69	3	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

South Sudan

Zimbabwe

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.