RWANDA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,636	1	5,280	+ 5,356
HIV/AIDS	2	8,488	7	2,826	+ 5,662
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,796	6	3,121	+ 4,675
Malaria	4	5,729	5	3,298	+ 2,431
Birth Trauma	5	5,588	10	1,888	+ 3,699
Low Birth Weight	6	4,654	9	2,193	+ 2,461
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,357	3	3,718	+ 638
Tuberculosis	8	4,044	26	625	+ 3,419
Stroke	9	3,798	2	5,060	- 1,262
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,142	4	3,605	- 464
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,166	12	1,777	+ 389
Liver Disease	12	1,955	8	2,548	- 593
Meningitis	13	1,908	19	847	+ 1,061
Malnutrition	14	1,780	16	1,168	+ 612
Violence	15	1,699	29	548	+ 1,151
Maternal Conditions	16	1,631	21	722	+ 909
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,407	11	1,858	- 452
Other Injuries	18	1,294	17	944	+ 350
Hypertension	19	1,213	14	1,357	- 145
Kidney Disease	20	1,169	15	1,206	- 36
Leishmaniasis	21	1,078	77	0	+ 1,078
Tetanus	22	1,005	58	53	+ 952
Lung Disease	23	958	13	1,555	- 596
Pertussis	24	840	42	218	+ 623
Cervical Cancer	25	816	18	941	- 125
Breast Cancer	26	745	27	600	+ 145
War	27	659	69	3	+ 656
Asthma	28	630	22	717	- 87
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	582	25	657	- 75
Drownings	30	500	36	285	+ 215
Oesophagus Cancer	31	467	44	213	+ 254
Fires	32	465	38	270	+ 195
Suicide	33	456	24	704	- 247
Lymphomas	34	453	30	450	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	35	438	32	396	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	386	28	591	- 205
Syphilis	37	376	46	173	+ 204
Liver Cancer	38	371	23	706	- 335
Measles	39	358	59	51	+ 307
Leukemia	40	336	35	317	+ 19
Falls	41	289	31	412	- 123
Poisonings	42	278	40	220	+ 58
Oral Cancer	43	278	37	272	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	44	258	20	780	- 522
Inflammatory/Heart	45	232	34	347	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	46	205	41	219	- 14
Ovary Cancer	47	202	53	92	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	200	33	362	- 163
Lung Cancers	49	176	39	234	- 58
Epilepsy	50	163	45	191	- 28
Skin Cancers	51	136	50	113	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	52	134	47	146	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	130	48	136	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	54	117	43	214	- 97
Skin Disease	55	105	52	103	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	56	94	62	35	+ 59
Hepatitis B	57	82	55	68	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	58	77	51	111	- 34
Upper Respiratory	59	75	57	58	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	60	71	56	58	+ 12
Appendicitis	61	70	54	70	- 1
Alcohol	62	57	49	125	- 68
Drug Use	63	35	60	45	- 9
Encephalitis	64	35	61	39	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	63	23	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	15	64	16	- 1
Diphtheria	67	13	71	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	68	12	67	5	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	12	65	12	- 1
Otitis Media	70	6	68	4	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	66	7	- 3
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 RWANDA

South Sudan

Rwanda

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.