SUDAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,924	1	43,966	+ 25,958
Stroke	2	36,779	2	20,582	+ 16,197
Road Traffic Accidents	3	32,368	5	11,459	+ 20,909
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,888	17	3,070	+ 9,818
Liver Disease	5	12,506	14	4,348	+ 8,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,519	4	12,619	- 2,100
Kidney Disease	7	9,896	12	5,095	+ 4,800
HIV/AIDS	8	9,010	22	2,331	+ 6,679
Violence	9	8,943	21	2,478	+ 6,465
Hypertension	10	8,838	8	7,287	+ 1,550
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	8,435	20	2,584	+ 5,851
Prostate Cancer	12	7,720	49	523	+ 7,197
Low Birth Weight	13	7,150	3	16,036	- 8,886
Breast Cancer	14	6,813	16	3,071	+ 3,742
Lung Disease	15	6,347	13	4,382	+ 1,966
Lung Cancers	16	5,803	48	545	+ 5,258
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,844	11	5,507	- 663
Birth Trauma	18	4,268	7	8,526	- 4,257
Other Injuries	19	4,153	18	2,912	+ 1,241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,970	35	1,049	+ 2,922
Liver Cancer	21	3,099	37	946	+ 2,152
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,811	30	1,459	+ 1,352
Cervical Cancer	23	2,614	41	770	+ 1,845
Stomach Cancer	24	2,554	51	478	+ 2,077
Suicide	25	2,471	27	1,644	+ 827
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,353	9	6,277	- 3,924
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,127	58	272	+ 1,854
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,083	45	705	+ 1,378
Asthma	29	2,057	19	2,636	- 578
Falls	30	2,030	28	1,559	+ 471
Oral Cancer	31	2,024	50	493	+ 1,532
Leukemia	32	1,907	25	1,828	+ 79
Lymphomas	33	1,746	29	1,533	+ 213
Malnutrition	34	1,734	34	1,089	+ 645
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,453	38	839	+ 615
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,376	40	775	+ 601
Drownings	37	1,156	26	1,684	- 528
Tuberculosis	38	1,129	15	4,250	- 3,120
Maternal Conditions	39	945	23	1,961	- 1,016
Oesophagus Cancer	40	935	32	1,126	- 190
Skin Cancers	41	803	55	356	+ 447
Epilepsy	42	739	43	735	+ 4
Drug Use	43	728	36	1,036	- 308
Fires	44	649	31	1,310	- 661
Meningitis	45	624	33	1,092	- 468
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	573	46	684	- 112
Pertussis	47	563	24	1,899	- 1,336
Alcohol	48	562	61	84	+ 477
Bladder Cancer	49	431	54	369	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	50	414	39	794	- 379
Syphilis	51	328	47	603	- 275
Appendicitis	52	311	59	155	+ 156
Skin Disease	53	232	60	112	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	226	67	20	+ 206
Poisonings	55	218	42	744	- 526
Encephalitis	56	207	57	303	- 96
Uterin Cancer	57	201	62	71	+ 130
Other Neoplasms	58	165	65	35	+ 130
Schistosomiasis	59	102	63	68	+ 34
Hepatitis C	60	80	68	17	+ 63
Tetanus	61	80	53	378	- 298
Multiple Sclerosis	62	61	64	54	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	50	44	730	- 680
Dengue	64	22	72	0	+ 22
Malaria	65	19	10	5,614	- 5,595
Chlamydia	66	7	71	1	+ 6
War	67	6	56	336	- 331
Upper Respiratory	68	4	70	5	- 1
Diphtheria	69	3	69	11	- 8
Ascariasis	70	3	66	21	- 18
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	52	448	- 448
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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

Dominican Rep.

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.