SOUTH SUDAN VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,160	2	7,915	- 2,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,901	1	9,918	- 5,017
Malaria	3	4,097	4	5,342	- 1,245
Tuberculosis	4	3,817	8	3,771	+ 46
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,400	7	4,063	- 663
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,312	3	7,270	- 3,958
Stroke	7	3,181	9	3,541	- 360
Birth Trauma	8	2,841	5	5,210	- 2,370
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,488	10	2,930	- 441
Low Birth Weight	10	2,292	6	4,339	- 2,047
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,844	11	2,020	- 176
Maternal Conditions	12	1,287	16	1,521	- 234
Liver Disease	13	1,240	12	1,823	- 583
Cervical Cancer	14	1,210	25	761	+ 449
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,176	17	1,312	- 136
Malnutrition	16	1,050	14	1,660	- 610
Hypertension	17	981	19	1,131	- 150
Violence	18	887	15	1,584	- 696
Kidney Disease	19	856	20	1,090	- 234
Other Injuries	20	804	18	1,207	- 403
Meningitis	21	600	13	1,780	- 1,179
Lung Disease	22	575	23	894	- 319
Pertussis	23	522	24	784	- 261
Suicide	24	466	33	425	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	25	423	31	435	- 12
Syphilis	26	398	37	351	+ 47
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	386	29	543	- 157
Prostate Cancer	28	343	35	409	- 66
Endocrine Disorders	29	335	46	192	+ 143
Asthma	30	320	28	587	- 267
Oral Cancer	31	310	43	259	+ 51
Drownings	32	309	30	466	- 157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	295	36	360	- 65
Falls	34	289	41	269	+ 19
Fires	35	268	32	433	- 165
Liver Cancer	36	266	38	346	- 80
Breast Cancer	37	242	26	695	- 453
Inflammatory/Heart	38	231	45	217	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	39	224	44	241	- 17
Poisonings	40	220	42	259	- 39
Lymphomas	41	152	34	422	- 271
Skin Cancers	42	140	51	127	+ 13
Epilepsy	43	133	50	152	- 19
Bladder Cancer	44	126	56	88	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	45	97	52	125	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	87	48	186	- 99
Leukemia	47	78	40	314	- 235
Drug Use	48	76	63	33	+ 43
Tetanus	49	76	22	937	- 862
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	75	53	121	- 46
Schistosomiasis	51	70	58	72	- 2
Skin Disease	52	68	55	97	- 30
Ovary Cancer	53	63	47	188	- 124
Upper Respiratory	54	56	59	70	- 14
Measles	55	55	39	334	- 279
Alcohol	56	51	62	53	- 3
Uterin Cancer	57	41	60	66	- 25
Appendicitis	58	41	61	65	- 24
Encephalitis	59	37	64	32	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	32	57	77	- 45
Lung Cancers	61	30	49	164	- 134
Pancreas Cancer	62	30	54	109	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	65	16	- 1
Other Neoplasms	64	11	66	14	- 3
Ascariasis	65	10	68	11	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	7	69	11	- 3
War	67	6	27	614	- 609
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	72	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	3	70	6	- 3
Diphtheria	70	2	67	12	- 10
Chlamydia	71	2	73	2	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	71	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Tanzania

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.