GAMBIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,970	1	1,340	+ 630
HIV/AIDS	2	1,572	2	1,125	+ 447
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,444	9	626	+ 818
Malaria	4	1,061	7	674	+ 387
Birth Trauma	5	1,035	5	754	+ 281
Low Birth Weight	6	862	8	662	+ 200
Road Traffic Accidents	7	807	6	695	+ 112
Tuberculosis	8	749	10	445	+ 304
Stroke	9	703	4	802	- 99
Coronary Heart Disease	10	582	3	1,007	- 425
Congenital Anomalies	11	401	11	383	+ 18
Liver Disease	12	362	14	323	+ 39
Meningitis	13	353	18	229	+ 125
Malnutrition	14	330	26	110	+ 220
Violence	15	315	20	195	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	16	302	13	345	- 43
Diabetes Mellitus	17	261	15	290	- 29
Other Injuries	18	240	21	194	+ 45
Hypertension	19	225	22	172	+ 52
Kidney Disease	20	217	16	266	- 49
Leishmaniasis	21	200	60	2	+ 197
Tetanus	22	186	45	18	+ 168
Lung Disease	23	177	19	206	- 28
Pertussis	24	156	27	99	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	25	151	23	145	+ 6
Breast Cancer	26	138	40	26	+ 112
War	27	122	69	0	+ 122
Asthma	28	117	24	134	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	108	28	89	+ 19
Drownings	30	93	30	69	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	31	86	54	5	+ 81
Fires	32	86	31	67	+ 20
Suicide	33	84	25	113	- 28
Lymphomas	34	84	51	12	+ 72
Prostate Cancer	35	81	43	21	+ 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	71	52	11	+ 61
Syphilis	37	70	34	55	+ 15
Liver Cancer	38	69	12	377	- 308
Measles	39	66	49	13	+ 53
Leukemia	40	62	59	2	+ 60
Falls	41	54	29	83	- 29
Poisonings	42	51	36	42	+ 9
Oral Cancer	43	51	71	0	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	44	48	47	14	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	45	43	32	59	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	46	38	17	230	- 192
Ovary Cancer	47	37	61	2	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	37	33	56	- 19
Lung Cancers	49	33	38	34	- 1
Epilepsy	50	30	35	43	- 13
Skin Cancers	51	25	68	0	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	52	25	37	34	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	24	41	24	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	22	53	6	+ 16
Skin Disease	55	19	44	19	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	17	56	4	+ 13
Hepatitis B	57	15	46	14	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	58	14	42	23	- 8
Upper Respiratory	59	14	64	2	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	60	13	66	1	+ 12
Appendicitis	61	13	55	5	+ 8
Alcohol	62	11	50	12	- 1
Drug Use	63	7	39	28	- 21
Encephalitis	64	6	48	14	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	62	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	3	57	3	- 0
Diphtheria	67	2	67	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	63	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	65	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	58	3	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

South Sudan

Gambia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.