SUDAN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,559	1	43,966	+ 6,593
War	2	32,226	56	336	+ 31,890
Stroke	3	23,975	2	20,582	+ 3,393
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,427	4	12,619	+ 5,808
Low Birth Weight	5	15,888	3	16,036	- 149
Birth Trauma	6	13,488	7	8,526	+ 4,962
Tuberculosis	7	12,376	15	4,250	+ 8,127
Hypertension	8	10,057	8	7,287	+ 2,769
Maternal Conditions	9	9,820	23	1,961	+ 7,859
Kidney Disease	10	8,290	12	5,095	+ 3,194
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,589	5	11,459	- 3,870
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,232	17	3,070	+ 4,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	6,988	9	6,277	+ 711
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,290	11	5,507	+ 783
Lung Disease	15	5,849	13	4,382	+ 1,467
Liver Disease	16	5,786	14	4,348	+ 1,438
Asthma	17	4,280	19	2,636	+ 1,645
Other Injuries	18	4,077	18	2,912	+ 1,165
Violence	19	4,046	21	2,478	+ 1,568
Meningitis	20	3,303	33	1,092	+ 2,211
Pertussis	21	2,651	24	1,899	+ 752
Breast Cancer	22	2,292	16	3,071	- 779
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,220	20	2,584	- 364
Suicide	24	1,978	27	1,644	+ 334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,893	40	775	+ 1,118
Stomach Cancer	26	1,888	51	478	+ 1,410
Oral Cancer	27	1,846	50	493	+ 1,353
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,716	30	1,459	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,653	32	1,126	+ 528
Tetanus	30	1,578	53	378	+ 1,200
Encephalitis	31	1,497	57	303	+ 1,194
Lung Cancers	32	1,353	48	545	+ 808
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,309	46	684	+ 625
Drownings	34	1,253	26	1,684	- 431
Epilepsy	35	1,249	43	735	+ 514
Lymphomas	36	1,190	29	1,533	- 343
Falls	37	1,139	28	1,559	- 420
Hepatitis B	38	1,086	44	730	+ 356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	933	35	1,049	- 116
Liver Cancer	40	827	37	946	- 120
Parkinson's Disease	41	789	45	705	+ 85
Leukemia	42	768	25	1,828	- 1,060
Malnutrition	43	741	34	1,089	- 348
Cervical Cancer	44	680	41	770	- 89
Inflammatory/Heart	45	663	38	839	- 176
HIV/AIDS	46	584	22	2,331	- 1,748
Poisonings	47	483	42	744	- 262
Ovary Cancer	48	464	39	794	- 329
Measles	49	441	6	9,301	- 8,860
Fires	50	438	31	1,310	- 872
Drug Use	51	413	36	1,036	- 623
Appendicitis	52	375	59	155	+ 221
Uterin Cancer	53	363	62	71	+ 292
Bladder Cancer	54	342	54	369	- 26
Prostate Cancer	55	324	49	523	- 199
Pancreas Cancer	56	288	58	272	+ 16
Malaria	57	233	10	5,614	- 5,381
Alcohol	58	189	61	84	+ 104
Skin Cancers	59	182	55	356	- 174
Syphilis	60	118	47	603	- 485
Skin Disease	61	118	60	112	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	106	64	54	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	63	36	65	35	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	35	68	17	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	32	67	20	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	21	66	21	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	21	69	11	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	12	70	5	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	52	448	- 447
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	63	68	- 68
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Afghanistan

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.