SOUTH SUDAN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,211	29	543	+ 17,668
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,310	10	2,930	+ 10,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,523	1	9,918	- 2,395
Stroke	4	6,982	9	3,541	+ 3,441
Lung Cancers	5	6,627	49	164	+ 6,463
Lung Disease	6	6,104	23	894	+ 5,211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,423	36	360	+ 3,063
Prostate Cancer	8	2,466	35	409	+ 2,057
Breast Cancer	9	2,360	26	695	+ 1,666
Lymphomas	10	1,735	34	422	+ 1,313
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,669	54	109	+ 1,560
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,619	31	435	+ 1,184
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,591	52	125	+ 1,466
Liver Disease	14	1,422	12	1,823	- 401
Falls	15	1,414	41	269	+ 1,144
Bladder Cancer	16	1,138	56	88	+ 1,050
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,084	17	1,312	- 228
Kidney Disease	18	1,015	20	1,090	- 75
Other Injuries	19	1,014	18	1,207	- 193
Suicide	20	988	33	425	+ 563
Liver Cancer	21	972	38	346	+ 626
Leukemia	22	967	40	314	+ 653
Hypertension	23	966	19	1,131	- 164
Stomach Cancer	24	928	44	241	+ 687
Ovary Cancer	25	746	47	188	+ 558
Other Neoplasms	26	740	66	14	+ 726
Skin Cancers	27	692	51	127	+ 564
Endocrine Disorders	28	612	46	192	+ 420
Inflammatory/Heart	29	580	45	217	+ 364
Oral Cancer	30	577	43	259	+ 318
Drug Use	31	524	63	33	+ 491
Uterin Cancer	32	435	60	66	+ 369
Road Traffic Accidents	33	402	7	4,063	- 3,660
Skin Disease	34	396	55	97	+ 299
Congenital Anomalies	35	395	11	2,020	- 1,625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	388	48	186	+ 202
Multiple Sclerosis	37	344	72	4	+ 340
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	297	3	7,270	- 6,973
Alcohol	39	288	62	53	+ 235
Low Birth Weight	40	244	6	4,339	- 4,096
Asthma	41	242	28	587	- 346
Epilepsy	42	221	50	152	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	43	204	25	761	- 557
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	188	65	16	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	163	53	121	+ 41
Violence	46	161	15	1,584	- 1,423
Tuberculosis	47	65	8	3,771	- 3,706
Fires	48	62	32	433	- 371
Drownings	49	56	30	466	- 410
Anemia	50	51	81	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	51	50	69	11	+ 39
Meningitis	52	43	13	1,780	- 1,736
Poisonings	53	41	42	259	- 218
Birth Trauma	54	35	5	5,210	- 5,175
HIV/AIDS	55	35	2	7,915	- 7,880
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	34	84	0	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	57	31	85	0	+ 31
Malnutrition	58	21	14	1,660	- 1,638
Appendicitis	59	20	61	65	- 45
Schizophrenia	60	19	83	0	+ 19
Oral conditions	61	10	86	0	+ 10
Syphilis	62	9	37	351	- 342
Upper Respiratory	63	9	59	70	- 61
Maternal Conditions	64	9	16	1,521	- 1,512
Hepatitis B	65	7	57	77	- 69
Otitis Media	66	3	70	6	- 3
War	67	2	27	614	- 612
Encephalitis	68	1	64	32	- 31
Pertussis	69	1	24	784	- 783
Leishmaniasis	70	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	22	937	- 937
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	12	- 12
Measles	75	0	39	334	- 334
Malaria	76	0	4	5,342	- 5,342
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Chlamydia	79	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	68	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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

United Kingdom

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.