SUDAN VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,066	4	12,619	+ 13,447
Stroke	2	20,397	2	20,582	- 185
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,234	9	6,277	+ 11,957
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,133	1	43,966	- 26,833
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,550	5	11,459	- 909
Liver Disease	6	9,663	14	4,348	+ 5,315
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,513	17	3,070	+ 4,443
Hypertension	8	7,364	8	7,287	+ 77
Lung Disease	9	5,265	13	4,382	+ 883
Malnutrition	10	5,248	34	1,089	+ 4,159
Birth Trauma	11	4,903	7	8,526	- 3,623
Kidney Disease	12	4,596	12	5,095	- 500
Maternal Conditions	13	4,324	23	1,961	+ 2,363
Tuberculosis	14	4,323	15	4,250	+ 74
Other Injuries	15	4,296	18	2,912	+ 1,384
Low Birth Weight	16	4,225	3	16,036	- 11,812
Malaria	17	3,476	10	5,614	- 2,138
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,437	11	5,507	- 2,070
Meningitis	19	3,217	33	1,092	+ 2,125
Violence	20	3,057	21	2,478	+ 579
Suicide	21	3,036	27	1,644	+ 1,393
Asthma	22	2,594	19	2,636	- 42
Breast Cancer	23	2,478	16	3,071	- 593
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,464	20	2,584	- 120
HIV/AIDS	25	2,446	22	2,331	+ 115
Falls	26	1,337	28	1,559	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,170	40	775	+ 395
Lymphomas	28	1,168	29	1,533	- 366
Leukemia	29	1,146	25	1,828	- 682
Cervical Cancer	30	1,054	41	770	+ 284
Fires	31	1,049	31	1,310	- 261
Inflammatory/Heart	32	977	38	839	+ 139
Drownings	33	936	26	1,684	- 748
Poisonings	34	908	42	744	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	900	35	1,049	- 149
Pertussis	36	713	24	1,899	- 1,186
Parkinson's Disease	37	674	45	705	- 30
Epilepsy	38	648	43	735	- 86
Oesophagus Cancer	39	645	32	1,126	- 481
Ovary Cancer	40	632	39	794	- 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	610	46	684	- 74
Schistosomiasis	42	579	63	68	+ 511
Endocrine Disorders	43	567	30	1,459	- 892
Oral Cancer	44	565	50	493	+ 72
Liver Cancer	45	551	37	946	- 396
Lung Cancers	46	491	48	545	- 54
Prostate Cancer	47	431	49	523	- 93
Stomach Cancer	48	384	51	478	- 93
Alcohol	49	362	61	84	+ 277
Skin Disease	50	355	60	112	+ 243
Bladder Cancer	51	334	54	369	- 35
Tetanus	52	298	53	378	- 80
Drug Use	53	288	36	1,036	- 748
Syphilis	54	277	47	603	- 327
Appendicitis	55	249	59	155	+ 95
Skin Cancers	56	237	55	356	- 119
Hepatitis B	57	219	44	730	- 511
Pancreas Cancer	58	156	58	272	- 117
Leishmaniasis	59	151	52	448	- 297
Upper Respiratory	60	142	70	5	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	61	139	62	71	+ 68
Encephalitis	62	124	57	303	- 180
Measles	63	101	6	9,301	- 9,201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	95	67	20	+ 75
Hepatitis C	65	51	68	17	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	66	48	65	35	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	67	30	64	54	- 24
Ascariasis	68	15	66	21	- 6
Otitis Media	69	14	73	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	8	71	1	+ 7
War	71	3	56	336	- 333
Diphtheria	72	3	69	11	- 9
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
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
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 SUDAN

Eritrea

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.