SOUTH SUDAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,526	2	7,915	+ 2,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,813	1	9,918	- 4,105
Stroke	3	4,854	9	3,541	+ 1,313
Malaria	4	4,814	4	5,342	- 528
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,833	3	7,270	- 3,437
Tuberculosis	6	3,629	8	3,771	- 142
Birth Trauma	7	3,092	5	5,210	- 2,119
Low Birth Weight	8	2,967	6	4,339	- 1,373
Liver Disease	9	2,749	12	1,823	+ 926
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,707	10	2,930	- 223
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,232	7	4,063	- 1,831
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,921	11	2,020	- 98
Hypertension	13	1,598	19	1,131	+ 467
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,463	17	1,312	+ 151
Malnutrition	15	1,406	14	1,660	- 253
Meningitis	16	1,207	13	1,780	- 573
Cervical Cancer	17	1,099	25	761	+ 338
Kidney Disease	18	1,075	20	1,090	- 15
Other Injuries	19	1,056	18	1,207	- 151
Suicide	20	796	33	425	+ 370
Lung Disease	21	777	23	894	- 116
Maternal Conditions	22	726	16	1,521	- 795
Violence	23	704	15	1,584	- 880
Syphilis	24	540	37	351	+ 189
Pertussis	25	454	24	784	- 330
Asthma	26	452	28	587	- 135
Drownings	27	421	30	466	- 45
Falls	28	364	41	269	+ 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	360	29	543	- 183
Prostate Cancer	30	343	35	409	- 66
Lymphomas	31	335	34	422	- 88
Fires	32	334	32	433	- 100
Inflammatory/Heart	33	306	45	217	+ 90
Poisonings	34	279	42	259	+ 20
Breast Cancer	35	223	26	695	- 471
Oesophagus Cancer	36	219	31	435	- 216
Endocrine Disorders	37	216	46	192	+ 24
Epilepsy	38	203	50	152	+ 50
Leukemia	39	159	40	314	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	150	48	186	- 36
Lung Cancers	41	138	49	164	- 26
Stomach Cancer	42	126	44	241	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	124	36	360	- 236
Tetanus	44	116	22	937	- 821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	116	53	121	- 5
Liver Cancer	46	108	38	346	- 238
Parkinson's Disease	47	100	52	125	- 25
Oral Cancer	48	95	43	259	- 164
Alcohol	49	85	62	53	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	50	80	56	88	- 8
Schistosomiasis	51	78	58	72	+ 7
Skin Disease	52	77	55	97	- 21
Drug Use	53	75	63	33	+ 42
Skin Cancers	54	66	51	127	- 61
Hepatitis B	55	64	57	77	- 13
Appendicitis	56	51	61	65	- 14
Ovary Cancer	57	50	47	188	- 138
Leishmaniasis	58	44	21	1,005	- 961
Encephalitis	59	43	64	32	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	60	41	59	70	- 29
Measles	61	29	39	334	- 305
Pancreas Cancer	62	26	54	109	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	18	65	16	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	18	60	66	- 48
Other Neoplasms	65	12	66	14	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	11	69	11	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	72	4	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	5	68	11	- 6
War	69	4	27	614	- 610
Otitis Media	70	3	70	6	- 3
Chlamydia	71	2	73	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	71	5	- 3
Diphtheria	73	2	67	12	- 10
Dengue	74	1	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Zambia

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.