SUDAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	226,922	1	43,966	+ 182,956
Stroke	2	165,099	2	20,582	+ 144,517
Hypertension	3	33,446	8	7,287	+ 26,159
Lung Cancers	4	26,798	48	545	+ 26,253
Inflammatory/Heart	5	25,800	38	839	+ 24,962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,231	35	1,049	+ 19,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,593	20	2,584	+ 16,009
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,833	17	3,070	+ 11,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	14,041	4	12,619	+ 1,422
Breast Cancer	10	13,236	16	3,071	+ 10,165
Stomach Cancer	11	13,156	51	478	+ 12,678
Prostate Cancer	12	13,000	49	523	+ 12,476
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,221	58	272	+ 11,949
Suicide	14	10,751	27	1,644	+ 9,107
Liver Disease	15	10,219	14	4,348	+ 5,871
Other Injuries	16	10,153	18	2,912	+ 7,241
Kidney Disease	17	9,987	12	5,095	+ 4,892
Lung Disease	18	9,703	13	4,382	+ 5,321
Lymphomas	19	6,876	29	1,533	+ 5,342
Bladder Cancer	20	6,388	54	369	+ 6,019
Alcohol	21	6,370	61	84	+ 6,286
Oral Cancer	22	5,996	50	493	+ 5,504
Falls	23	5,641	28	1,559	+ 4,083
Ovary Cancer	24	5,503	39	794	+ 4,709
Leukemia	25	5,215	25	1,828	+ 3,387
Liver Cancer	26	4,390	37	946	+ 3,444
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,301	5	11,459	- 7,157
Other Neoplasms	28	4,277	65	35	+ 4,242
Uterin Cancer	29	4,138	62	71	+ 4,067
Skin Cancers	30	4,046	55	356	+ 3,690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,974	40	775	+ 3,199
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,675	32	1,126	+ 2,549
Cervical Cancer	33	3,577	41	770	+ 2,808
Drownings	34	3,554	26	1,684	+ 1,870
Parkinson's Disease	35	3,515	45	705	+ 2,811
Fires	36	2,894	31	1,310	+ 1,584
Violence	37	2,647	21	2,478	+ 169
Skin Disease	38	2,142	60	112	+ 2,030
HIV/AIDS	39	2,076	22	2,331	- 255
Tuberculosis	40	1,997	15	4,250	- 2,252
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,655	30	1,459	+ 196
Hepatitis C	42	1,481	68	17	+ 1,464
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,302	11	5,507	- 4,205
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,274	80	0	+ 1,274
Epilepsy	45	1,240	43	735	+ 505
Asthma	46	1,167	19	2,636	- 1,468
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,144	46	684	+ 459
Drug Use	48	1,142	36	1,036	+ 106
Poisonings	49	651	42	744	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	50	568	64	54	+ 514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	555	67	20	+ 536
Meningitis	52	414	33	1,092	- 678
Anemia	53	396	84	0	+ 396
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	381	9	6,277	- 5,896
Birth Trauma	55	326	7	8,526	- 8,200
Low Birth Weight	56	316	3	16,036	- 15,720
Schizophrenia	57	210	86	0	+ 210
Osteoarthritis	58	193	81	0	+ 193
Appendicitis	59	133	59	155	- 22
Maternal Conditions	60	128	23	1,961	- 1,833
Oral conditions	61	101	82	0	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	62	100	70	5	+ 95
Hepatitis B	63	88	44	730	- 642
Malnutrition	64	53	34	1,089	- 1,036
Syphilis	65	36	47	603	- 567
Otitis Media	66	27	73	0	+ 26
Diphtheria	67	20	69	11	+ 9
War	68	6	56	336	- 331
Encephalitis	69	1	57	303	- 302
Pertussis	70	1	24	1,899	- 1,898
Tetanus	71	0	53	378	- 378
Measles	72	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	448	- 448
Schistosomiasis	78	0	63	68	- 68
Malaria	79	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Latvia

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.