SUDAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,384	1	43,966	+ 20,418
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,674	20	2,584	+ 37,090
Stroke	3	31,211	2	20,582	+ 10,629
Lung Cancers	4	28,554	48	545	+ 28,009
Lung Disease	5	27,126	13	4,382	+ 22,745
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,921	4	12,619	+ 11,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,025	35	1,049	+ 12,977
Kidney Disease	8	12,437	12	5,095	+ 7,342
Breast Cancer	9	10,899	16	3,071	+ 7,828
Suicide	10	8,895	27	1,644	+ 7,251
Other Injuries	11	8,454	18	2,912	+ 5,542
Other Neoplasms	12	7,701	65	35	+ 7,666
Prostate Cancer	13	7,687	49	523	+ 7,164
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,624	58	272	+ 7,352
Falls	15	7,397	28	1,559	+ 5,838
Lymphomas	16	6,540	29	1,533	+ 5,007
Liver Disease	17	6,037	14	4,348	+ 1,689
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,032	30	1,459	+ 4,573
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,804	45	705	+ 5,100
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,348	17	3,070	+ 2,278
Leukemia	21	5,053	25	1,828	+ 3,225
Bladder Cancer	22	4,544	54	369	+ 4,176
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,468	38	839	+ 3,630
Liver Cancer	24	4,111	37	946	+ 3,165
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,784	32	1,126	+ 2,659
Stomach Cancer	26	3,637	51	478	+ 3,159
Hypertension	27	3,116	8	7,287	- 4,171
Oral Cancer	28	2,843	50	493	+ 2,350
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,806	5	11,459	- 8,652
Ovary Cancer	30	2,749	39	794	+ 1,956
Skin Cancers	31	2,200	55	356	+ 1,844
Alcohol	32	2,105	61	84	+ 2,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,760	9	6,277	- 4,517
Uterin Cancer	34	1,618	62	71	+ 1,547
Skin Disease	35	1,599	60	112	+ 1,487
Epilepsy	36	1,465	43	735	+ 731
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,234	46	684	+ 549
Malnutrition	38	1,225	34	1,089	+ 136
Drug Use	39	1,211	36	1,036	+ 175
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,188	11	5,507	- 4,320
Cervical Cancer	41	1,023	41	770	+ 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	896	40	775	+ 120
Anemia	43	838	84	0	+ 838
Violence	44	630	21	2,478	- 1,848
Multiple Sclerosis	45	619	64	54	+ 565
Asthma	46	538	19	2,636	- 2,098
Drownings	47	331	26	1,684	- 1,353
Fires	48	316	31	1,310	- 994
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	306	67	20	+ 286
Low Birth Weight	50	294	3	16,036	- 15,743
Osteoarthritis	51	247	81	0	+ 247
Hepatitis C	52	223	68	17	+ 206
Birth Trauma	53	198	7	8,526	- 8,328
Tuberculosis	54	192	15	4,250	- 4,057
Poisonings	55	173	42	744	- 571
Schizophrenia	56	167	86	0	+ 167
HIV/AIDS	57	152	22	2,331	- 2,179
Meningitis	58	120	33	1,092	- 972
Upper Respiratory	59	93	70	5	+ 87
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	84	80	0	+ 84
Oral conditions	61	80	82	0	+ 80
Appendicitis	62	70	59	155	- 84
Hepatitis B	63	70	44	730	- 661
Maternal Conditions	64	25	23	1,961	- 1,935
Otitis Media	65	8	73	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	5	57	303	- 298
War	67	5	56	336	- 331
Pertussis	68	4	24	1,899	- 1,895
Diphtheria	69	0	69	11	- 11
Syphilis	70	0	47	603	- 603
Chlamydia	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	448	- 448
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Schistosomiasis	76	0	63	68	- 68
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	53	378	- 378
Measles	79	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	21	- 21
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Belgium

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.