SOUTH SUDAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,360	10	2,930	+ 12,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,312	29	543	+ 9,769
Stroke	3	5,617	9	3,541	+ 2,075
Lung Cancers	4	5,046	49	164	+ 4,882
Lung Disease	5	4,161	23	894	+ 3,267
Hypertension	6	3,543	19	1,131	+ 2,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,860	36	360	+ 2,500
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,795	1	9,918	- 7,123
Falls	9	2,752	41	269	+ 2,482
Prostate Cancer	10	2,264	35	409	+ 1,855
Breast Cancer	11	2,261	26	695	+ 1,566
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,130	54	109	+ 2,022
Kidney Disease	13	1,808	20	1,090	+ 718
Suicide	14	1,791	33	425	+ 1,365
Lymphomas	15	1,622	34	422	+ 1,199
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,472	45	217	+ 1,256
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,465	17	1,312	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,229	52	125	+ 1,104
Liver Cancer	19	1,154	38	346	+ 808
Other Neoplasms	20	977	66	14	+ 963
Liver Disease	21	971	12	1,823	- 852
Leukemia	22	962	40	314	+ 649
Bladder Cancer	23	960	56	88	+ 872
Stomach Cancer	24	880	44	241	+ 639
Endocrine Disorders	25	850	46	192	+ 658
Oral Cancer	26	717	43	259	+ 458
Skin Cancers	27	707	51	127	+ 580
Oesophagus Cancer	28	704	31	435	+ 268
Ovary Cancer	29	656	47	188	+ 468
Other Injuries	30	587	18	1,207	- 620
Congenital Anomalies	31	438	11	2,020	- 1,582
Alcohol	32	328	62	53	+ 275
Uterin Cancer	33	321	60	66	+ 255
Road Traffic Accidents	34	277	7	4,063	- 3,786
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	266	3	7,270	- 7,003
Drug Use	36	252	63	33	+ 219
Osteoarthritis	37	243	85	0	+ 243
Multiple Sclerosis	38	229	72	4	+ 225
Epilepsy	39	227	50	152	+ 75
Skin Disease	40	185	55	97	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	175	48	186	- 11
Cervical Cancer	42	151	25	761	- 610
Low Birth Weight	43	150	6	4,339	- 4,189
Anemia	44	146	81	0	+ 146
Schizophrenia	45	138	83	0	+ 138
Asthma	46	136	28	587	- 451
Malnutrition	47	121	14	1,660	- 1,539
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	112	53	121	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	97	65	16	+ 81
Drownings	50	71	30	466	- 396
Violence	51	61	15	1,584	- 1,523
Birth Trauma	52	46	5	5,210	- 5,165
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	46	84	0	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	54	42	2	7,915	- 7,873
Fires	55	31	32	433	- 403
Tuberculosis	56	30	8	3,771	- 3,740
Meningitis	57	29	13	1,780	- 1,751
Hepatitis C	58	22	69	11	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	21	61	65	- 44
Poisonings	60	19	42	259	- 240
Upper Respiratory	61	16	59	70	- 54
Oral conditions	62	12	86	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	6	57	77	- 70
Maternal Conditions	64	6	16	1,521	- 1,515
Syphilis	65	2	37	351	- 349
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	79	0	+ 2
War	67	1	27	614	- 613
Encephalitis	68	1	64	32	- 31
Otitis Media	69	1	70	6	- 5
Tetanus	70	1	22	937	- 937
Leishmaniasis	71	1	21	1,005	- 1,005
Schistosomiasis	72	1	58	72	- 71
Pertussis	73	0	24	784	- 784
Diphtheria	74	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	75	0	39	334	- 334
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Chlamydia	79	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Switzerland

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.