SUDAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,928	1	43,966	+ 11,962
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,960	20	2,584	+ 38,376
Stroke	3	19,490	2	20,582	- 1,092
Lung Cancers	4	18,603	48	545	+ 18,058
Lung Disease	5	17,842	13	4,382	+ 13,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,412	4	12,619	- 1,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,182	35	1,049	+ 9,133
Prostate Cancer	8	8,435	49	523	+ 7,911
Breast Cancer	9	7,396	16	3,071	+ 4,326
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,344	45	705	+ 6,639
Other Injuries	11	6,934	18	2,912	+ 4,022
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,004	58	272	+ 5,732
Suicide	13	5,579	27	1,644	+ 3,935
Lymphomas	14	5,096	29	1,533	+ 3,563
Kidney Disease	15	4,609	12	5,095	- 487
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,111	17	3,070	+ 1,041
Hypertension	17	3,356	8	7,287	- 3,931
Falls	18	3,284	28	1,559	+ 1,725
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,123	32	1,126	+ 1,997
Liver Cancer	20	3,101	37	946	+ 2,155
Bladder Cancer	21	2,821	54	369	+ 2,453
Leukemia	22	2,620	25	1,828	+ 792
Stomach Cancer	23	2,434	51	478	+ 1,956
Drug Use	24	2,330	36	1,036	+ 1,294
Ovary Cancer	25	2,278	39	794	+ 1,485
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,166	38	839	+ 1,327
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,161	30	1,459	+ 702
Alcohol	28	1,961	61	84	+ 1,876
Skin Cancers	29	1,800	55	356	+ 1,444
Other Neoplasms	30	1,349	65	35	+ 1,314
Liver Disease	31	1,312	14	4,348	- 3,036
Cervical Cancer	32	1,274	41	770	+ 504
Oral Cancer	33	1,184	50	493	+ 691
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,033	11	5,507	- 4,474
Road Traffic Accidents	35	963	5	11,459	- 10,495
Uterin Cancer	36	958	62	71	+ 887
Epilepsy	37	752	43	735	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	587	67	20	+ 567
Violence	39	556	21	2,478	- 1,922
Anemia	40	508	84	0	+ 508
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	451	40	775	- 324
Poisonings	42	448	42	744	- 296
Low Birth Weight	43	418	3	16,036	- 15,619
Multiple Sclerosis	44	383	64	54	+ 329
Skin Disease	45	365	60	112	+ 253
Birth Trauma	46	345	7	8,526	- 8,181
Osteoarthritis	47	287	81	0	+ 287
Asthma	48	231	19	2,636	- 2,405
Schizophrenia	49	202	86	0	+ 202
Meningitis	50	177	33	1,092	- 915
Upper Respiratory	51	153	70	5	+ 148
Hepatitis C	52	153	68	17	+ 136
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	147	80	0	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	144	46	684	- 540
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	135	9	6,277	- 6,142
Drownings	56	126	26	1,684	- 1,558
Malnutrition	57	76	34	1,089	- 1,013
Fires	58	75	31	1,310	- 1,236
HIV/AIDS	59	65	22	2,331	- 2,267
Maternal Conditions	60	49	23	1,961	- 1,911
War	61	6	56	336	- 331
Pertussis	62	2	24	1,899	- 1,897
Hepatitis B	63	0	44	730	- 730
Otitis Media	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	11	- 11
Measles	67	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Tetanus	68	0	53	378	- 378
Ascariasis	69	0	66	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	63	68	- 68
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	448	- 448
Encephalitis	78	0	57	303	- 303
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	47	603	- 603
Chlamydia	81	0	71	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	15	4,250	- 4,250
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	59	155	- 155
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Iceland

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.