SOUTH SUDAN VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,305	10	2,930	+ 10,375
Diabetes Mellitus	2	11,499	17	1,312	+ 10,187
Stroke	3	7,415	9	3,541	+ 3,873
Violence	4	4,953	15	1,584	+ 3,369
Kidney Disease	5	3,961	20	1,090	+ 2,871
Prostate Cancer	6	2,974	35	409	+ 2,565
Breast Cancer	7	2,329	26	695	+ 1,634
Lung Cancers	8	1,959	49	164	+ 1,795
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,937	29	543	+ 1,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,852	1	9,918	- 8,066
Hypertension	11	1,815	19	1,131	+ 684
HIV/AIDS	12	1,767	2	7,915	- 6,148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,764	36	360	+ 1,404
Liver Disease	14	1,226	12	1,823	- 597
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,174	7	4,063	- 2,889
Lung Disease	16	1,165	23	894	+ 272
Suicide	17	1,091	33	425	+ 666
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,076	46	192	+ 885
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,026	54	109	+ 918
Lymphomas	20	1,005	34	422	+ 582
Cervical Cancer	21	874	25	761	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	22	841	11	2,020	- 1,178
Low Birth Weight	23	747	6	4,339	- 3,592
Ovary Cancer	24	723	47	188	+ 535
Inflammatory/Heart	25	650	45	217	+ 434
Stomach Cancer	26	623	44	241	+ 382
Uterin Cancer	27	611	60	66	+ 545
Liver Cancer	28	594	38	346	+ 248
Leukemia	29	562	40	314	+ 249
Other Injuries	30	550	18	1,207	- 657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	468	48	186	+ 282
Parkinson's Disease	32	463	52	125	+ 338
Falls	33	388	41	269	+ 118
Bladder Cancer	34	366	56	88	+ 278
Asthma	35	364	28	587	- 224
Skin Disease	36	350	55	97	+ 253
Epilepsy	37	289	50	152	+ 137
Oral Cancer	38	279	43	259	+ 20
Drownings	39	278	30	466	- 188
Birth Trauma	40	228	5	5,210	- 4,983
Oesophagus Cancer	41	220	31	435	- 216
Alcohol	42	209	62	53	+ 155
Tuberculosis	43	194	8	3,771	- 3,577
Drug Use	44	169	63	33	+ 136
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	162	3	7,270	- 7,107
War	46	152	27	614	- 462
Malnutrition	47	149	14	1,660	- 1,511
Fires	48	147	32	433	- 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	101	53	121	- 21
Maternal Conditions	50	94	16	1,521	- 1,427
Other Neoplasms	51	91	66	14	+ 78
Meningitis	52	86	13	1,780	- 1,694
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	73	65	16	+ 57
Encephalitis	54	55	64	32	+ 23
Dengue	55	47	74	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	56	40	61	65	- 25
Skin Cancers	57	39	51	127	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	58	20	72	4	+ 16
Poisonings	59	13	42	259	- 246
Hepatitis B	60	4	57	77	- 73
Syphilis	61	1	37	351	- 350
Hepatitis C	62	1	69	11	- 10
Chlamydia	63	1	73	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	59	70	- 69
Tetanus	65	0	22	937	- 937
Ascariasis	66	0	68	11	- 11
Pertussis	67	0	24	784	- 784
Diphtheria	68	0	67	12	- 12
Otitis Media	69	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	72	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Leishmaniasis	73	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	5	- 5
Measles	76	0	39	334	- 334
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Trinidad/Tob.

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.