SOUTH SUDAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,157	10	2,930	+ 15,227
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,096	29	543	+ 12,553
Stroke	3	7,239	9	3,541	+ 3,698
Lung Disease	4	5,212	23	894	+ 4,318
Lung Cancers	5	4,465	49	164	+ 4,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,658	36	360	+ 3,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,189	1	9,918	- 6,728
Prostate Cancer	8	3,146	35	409	+ 2,737
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,218	54	109	+ 2,109
Hypertension	10	2,205	19	1,131	+ 1,075
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,201	17	1,312	+ 889
Kidney Disease	12	1,954	20	1,090	+ 864
Breast Cancer	13	1,898	26	695	+ 1,204
Suicide	14	1,775	33	425	+ 1,349
Other Injuries	15	1,648	18	1,207	+ 441
Lymphomas	16	1,627	34	422	+ 1,205
Falls	17	1,330	41	269	+ 1,061
Other Neoplasms	18	1,243	66	14	+ 1,229
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,131	52	125	+ 1,007
Leukemia	20	990	40	314	+ 677
Bladder Cancer	21	912	56	88	+ 824
Liver Cancer	22	902	38	346	+ 556
Liver Disease	23	868	12	1,823	- 955
Endocrine Disorders	24	842	46	192	+ 651
Skin Cancers	25	780	51	127	+ 653
Stomach Cancer	26	735	44	241	+ 494
Ovary Cancer	27	663	47	188	+ 475
Inflammatory/Heart	28	656	45	217	+ 440
Oesophagus Cancer	29	646	31	435	+ 210
Drug Use	30	508	63	33	+ 475
Oral Cancer	31	455	43	259	+ 196
Alcohol	32	430	62	53	+ 377
Uterin Cancer	33	413	60	66	+ 348
Road Traffic Accidents	34	378	7	4,063	- 3,685
Congenital Anomalies	35	369	11	2,020	- 1,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	347	3	7,270	- 6,923
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	332	48	186	+ 146
Cervical Cancer	38	273	25	761	- 488
Skin Disease	39	264	55	97	+ 166
Anemia	40	210	81	0	+ 210
Multiple Sclerosis	41	204	72	4	+ 200
Asthma	42	190	28	587	- 397
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	155	65	16	+ 139
Epilepsy	44	145	50	152	- 8
Malnutrition	45	140	14	1,660	- 1,519
Drownings	46	137	30	466	- 329
Violence	47	135	15	1,584	- 1,448
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	132	53	121	+ 11
Fires	49	78	32	433	- 356
Schizophrenia	50	76	83	0	+ 76
Low Birth Weight	51	60	6	4,339	- 4,279
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	55	84	0	+ 55
Hepatitis C	53	53	69	11	+ 42
Meningitis	54	42	13	1,780	- 1,737
Birth Trauma	55	40	5	5,210	- 5,170
Tuberculosis	56	29	8	3,771	- 3,742
Osteoarthritis	57	29	85	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	58	23	59	70	- 47
Appendicitis	59	22	61	65	- 43
Poisonings	60	21	42	259	- 238
HIV/AIDS	61	15	2	7,915	- 7,900
Hepatitis B	62	11	57	77	- 65
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	16	1,521	- 1,515
War	65	2	27	614	- 612
Otitis Media	66	1	70	6	- 5
Pertussis	67	1	24	784	- 783
Tetanus	68	0	22	937	- 937
Schistosomiasis	69	0	58	72	- 71
Diphtheria	70	0	67	12	- 11
Encephalitis	71	0	64	32	- 32
Syphilis	72	0	37	351	- 351
Chlamydia	73	0	73	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Leishmaniasis	75	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	39	334	- 334
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Sweden

South Sudan

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.