SOUTH SUDAN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,612	10	2,930	+ 7,683
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,048	17	1,312	+ 7,736
Stroke	3	6,042	9	3,541	+ 2,501
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,170	7	4,063	+ 108
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,736	1	9,918	- 6,182
Kidney Disease	6	3,512	20	1,090	+ 2,422
Lung Disease	7	3,212	23	894	+ 2,318
Lung Cancers	8	2,673	49	164	+ 2,509
Liver Cancer	9	2,364	38	346	+ 2,018
Liver Disease	10	2,057	12	1,823	+ 234
Breast Cancer	11	1,621	26	695	+ 926
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,611	29	543	+ 1,068
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,353	11	2,020	- 667
Stomach Cancer	14	1,226	44	241	+ 985
Prostate Cancer	15	1,221	35	409	+ 812
Low Birth Weight	16	1,086	6	4,339	- 3,254
Asthma	17	932	28	587	+ 344
Cervical Cancer	18	865	25	761	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	723	48	186	+ 537
Other Injuries	20	691	18	1,207	- 516
Hypertension	21	626	19	1,131	- 505
Lymphomas	22	609	34	422	+ 187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	594	36	360	+ 234
Parkinson's Disease	24	558	52	125	+ 433
Drownings	25	517	30	466	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	485	3	7,270	- 6,784
Suicide	27	484	33	425	+ 58
Violence	28	434	15	1,584	- 1,150
Meningitis	29	425	13	1,780	- 1,355
Pancreas Cancer	30	406	54	109	+ 298
Endocrine Disorders	31	354	46	192	+ 162
Falls	32	338	41	269	+ 68
Birth Trauma	33	328	5	5,210	- 4,883
Leukemia	34	305	40	314	- 8
Dengue	35	301	74	0	+ 301
Fires	36	295	32	433	- 139
Malnutrition	37	277	14	1,660	- 1,383
Inflammatory/Heart	38	276	45	217	+ 59
Oral Cancer	39	263	43	259	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	259	53	121	+ 138
Hepatitis B	41	250	57	77	+ 173
Skin Cancers	42	242	51	127	+ 115
Skin Disease	43	233	55	97	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	44	208	47	188	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	45	206	16	1,521	- 1,315
Oesophagus Cancer	46	197	31	435	- 239
Uterin Cancer	47	178	60	66	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	48	151	56	88	+ 63
Poisonings	49	139	42	259	- 120
Pertussis	50	126	24	784	- 658
Tuberculosis	51	114	8	3,771	- 3,656
Alcohol	52	94	62	53	+ 41
Epilepsy	53	91	50	152	- 61
Syphilis	54	88	37	351	- 264
Drug Use	55	51	63	33	+ 18
Encephalitis	56	41	64	32	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	57	40	66	14	+ 26
Appendicitis	58	31	61	65	- 33
Hepatitis C	59	26	69	11	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	14	65	16	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	10	72	4	+ 5
War	62	1	27	614	- 613
Tetanus	63	1	22	937	- 936
Diphtheria	64	1	67	12	- 11
Measles	65	1	39	334	- 333
Upper Respiratory	66	1	59	70	- 69
Ascariasis	67	0	68	11	- 11
Chlamydia	68	0	73	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	2	7,915	- 7,915
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Leishmaniasis	73	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Malaria	74	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Tonga

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.