SUDAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,919	1	43,966	+ 1,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,947	20	2,584	+ 28,363
Lung Cancers	3	18,475	48	545	+ 17,930
Lung Disease	4	18,471	13	4,382	+ 14,090
Stroke	5	17,066	2	20,582	- 3,517
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,519	4	12,619	- 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,561	35	1,049	+ 9,512
Breast Cancer	8	7,326	16	3,071	+ 4,255
Prostate Cancer	9	5,641	49	523	+ 5,117
Kidney Disease	10	5,462	12	5,095	+ 367
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,116	58	272	+ 4,843
Parkinson's Disease	12	5,107	45	705	+ 4,403
Lymphomas	13	4,945	29	1,533	+ 3,412
Suicide	14	4,532	27	1,644	+ 2,888
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,036	32	1,126	+ 2,910
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,988	17	3,070	+ 918
Stomach Cancer	17	3,439	51	478	+ 2,961
Liver Cancer	18	3,066	37	946	+ 2,120
Liver Disease	19	2,693	14	4,348	- 1,655
Leukemia	20	2,640	25	1,828	+ 812
Ovary Cancer	21	2,631	39	794	+ 1,838
Bladder Cancer	22	2,468	54	369	+ 2,099
Skin Cancers	23	2,427	55	356	+ 2,071
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,404	30	1,459	+ 945
Falls	25	2,380	28	1,559	+ 821
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,313	38	839	+ 1,474
Other Neoplasms	27	2,101	65	35	+ 2,067
Oral Cancer	28	1,762	50	493	+ 1,269
Hypertension	29	1,685	8	7,287	- 5,602
Other Injuries	30	1,647	18	2,912	- 1,265
Drug Use	31	1,608	36	1,036	+ 572
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,475	11	5,507	- 4,032
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,475	5	11,459	- 9,983
Uterin Cancer	34	1,217	62	71	+ 1,145
Cervical Cancer	35	993	41	770	+ 223
Epilepsy	36	820	43	735	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	37	800	64	54	+ 747
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	645	40	775	- 130
Alcohol	39	619	61	84	+ 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	568	67	20	+ 549
Asthma	41	559	19	2,636	- 2,077
Skin Disease	42	556	60	112	+ 444
Drownings	43	551	26	1,684	- 1,133
Low Birth Weight	44	538	3	16,036	- 15,499
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	507	9	6,277	- 5,770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	480	46	684	- 204
Violence	47	368	21	2,478	- 2,110
Fires	48	289	31	1,310	- 1,021
Anemia	49	278	84	0	+ 278
Tuberculosis	50	222	15	4,250	- 4,027
Osteoarthritis	51	189	81	0	+ 189
Hepatitis C	52	185	68	17	+ 168
Poisonings	53	136	42	744	- 608
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	132	80	0	+ 132
Schizophrenia	55	111	86	0	+ 111
Birth Trauma	56	97	7	8,526	- 8,429
HIV/AIDS	57	83	22	2,331	- 2,248
Meningitis	58	71	33	1,092	- 1,021
Hepatitis B	59	57	44	730	- 674
Appendicitis	60	33	59	155	- 122
Maternal Conditions	61	30	23	1,961	- 1,931
Oral conditions	62	22	82	0	+ 22
Malnutrition	63	17	34	1,089	- 1,072
Upper Respiratory	64	10	70	5	+ 4
War	65	5	56	336	- 331
Encephalitis	66	2	57	303	- 302
Pertussis	67	0	24	1,899	- 1,899
Syphilis	68	0	47	603	- 603
Chlamydia	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	63	68	- 68
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	448	- 448
Ascariasis	77	0	66	21	- 21
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	53	378	- 378
Diphtheria	82	0	69	11	- 11
Measles	83	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Ireland

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.