SUDAN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,513	4	12,619	+ 12,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,885	9	6,277	+ 12,608
Stroke	3	16,756	2	20,582	- 3,826
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,551	1	43,966	- 28,415
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,437	5	11,459	+ 1,978
Birth Trauma	6	13,242	7	8,526	+ 4,717
Low Birth Weight	7	11,928	3	16,036	- 4,108
Liver Disease	8	11,609	14	4,348	+ 7,261
Tuberculosis	9	9,134	15	4,250	+ 4,884
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,921	17	3,070	+ 3,851
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,657	11	5,507	+ 1,150
Hypertension	12	5,734	8	7,287	- 1,553
Kidney Disease	13	5,152	12	5,095	+ 57
Meningitis	14	5,117	33	1,092	+ 4,025
Lung Disease	15	5,053	13	4,382	+ 672
Other Injuries	16	4,995	18	2,912	+ 2,083
HIV/AIDS	17	4,883	22	2,331	+ 2,552
Maternal Conditions	18	3,783	23	1,961	+ 1,822
Malnutrition	19	3,679	34	1,089	+ 2,590
Breast Cancer	20	3,612	16	3,071	+ 541
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,515	20	2,584	+ 931
Violence	22	3,438	21	2,478	+ 960
Pertussis	23	2,936	24	1,899	+ 1,037
Measles	24	2,692	6	9,301	- 6,609
Suicide	25	2,567	27	1,644	+ 923
Malaria	26	2,395	10	5,614	- 3,219
Cervical Cancer	27	2,136	41	770	+ 1,367
Falls	28	1,920	28	1,559	+ 361
Asthma	29	1,909	19	2,636	- 727
Leukemia	30	1,798	25	1,828	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,598	35	1,049	+ 550
Poisonings	32	1,562	42	744	+ 818
Lymphomas	33	1,528	29	1,533	- 5
Fires	34	1,386	31	1,310	+ 75
Drownings	35	1,334	26	1,684	- 350
Ovary Cancer	36	1,032	39	794	+ 238
Tetanus	37	938	53	378	+ 560
Lung Cancers	38	937	48	545	+ 392
Inflammatory/Heart	39	923	38	839	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	40	783	32	1,126	- 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	748	40	775	- 27
Liver Cancer	42	736	37	946	- 210
Syphilis	43	723	47	603	+ 120
Epilepsy	44	692	43	735	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	45	691	30	1,459	- 768
Parkinson's Disease	46	672	45	705	- 33
Stomach Cancer	47	646	51	478	+ 169
Oral Cancer	48	629	50	493	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	570	46	684	- 114
Prostate Cancer	50	530	49	523	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	51	460	54	369	+ 91
Skin Cancers	52	428	55	356	+ 72
Skin Disease	53	385	60	112	+ 273
Schistosomiasis	54	357	63	68	+ 289
Alcohol	55	319	61	84	+ 235
Hepatitis B	56	316	44	730	- 415
Upper Respiratory	57	302	70	5	+ 297
Appendicitis	58	288	59	155	+ 134
Leishmaniasis	59	246	52	448	- 202
Drug Use	60	218	36	1,036	- 818
Pancreas Cancer	61	208	58	272	- 65
Uterin Cancer	62	179	62	71	+ 108
Encephalitis	63	164	57	303	- 139
War	64	119	56	336	- 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	94	67	20	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	66	63	65	35	+ 28
Diphtheria	67	62	69	11	+ 51
Ascariasis	68	55	66	21	+ 34
Hepatitis C	69	49	68	17	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	70	26	64	54	- 28
Otitis Media	71	17	73	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	72	9	71	1	+ 8
Dengue	73	9	72	0	+ 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Ethiopia

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.