SUDAN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	52,713	22	2,331	+ 50,382
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,361	4	12,619	+ 13,741
Tuberculosis	3	25,494	15	4,250	+ 21,244
Stroke	4	23,993	2	20,582	+ 3,411
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,972	1	43,966	- 21,994
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,630	5	11,459	+ 4,171
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,039	17	3,070	+ 9,969
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,607	9	6,277	+ 5,330
Low Birth Weight	9	9,287	3	16,036	- 6,749
Lung Disease	10	8,302	13	4,382	+ 3,920
Violence	11	8,095	21	2,478	+ 5,617
Hypertension	12	7,703	8	7,287	+ 416
Birth Trauma	13	6,202	7	8,526	- 2,323
Liver Disease	14	6,041	14	4,348	+ 1,693
Kidney Disease	15	5,789	12	5,095	+ 694
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,097	11	5,507	- 410
Suicide	17	4,369	27	1,644	+ 2,725
Malnutrition	18	4,024	34	1,089	+ 2,935
Other Injuries	19	3,721	18	2,912	+ 809
Asthma	20	3,609	19	2,636	+ 973
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,161	20	2,584	+ 577
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,913	38	839	+ 2,074
Cervical Cancer	23	2,390	41	770	+ 1,620
Breast Cancer	24	2,180	16	3,071	- 890
Maternal Conditions	25	1,982	23	1,961	+ 21
Drownings	26	1,973	26	1,684	+ 289
Meningitis	27	1,957	33	1,092	+ 865
Fires	28	1,957	31	1,310	+ 647
Skin Cancers	29	1,940	55	356	+ 1,583
Oral Cancer	30	1,795	50	493	+ 1,303
Prostate Cancer	31	1,697	49	523	+ 1,173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,364	40	775	+ 588
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,312	30	1,459	- 147
Falls	34	1,118	28	1,559	- 441
Lung Cancers	35	1,058	48	545	+ 513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	979	35	1,049	- 69
Pertussis	37	975	24	1,899	- 924
Epilepsy	38	885	43	735	+ 151
Poisonings	39	834	42	744	+ 90
Lymphomas	40	825	29	1,533	- 708
Liver Cancer	41	809	37	946	- 137
Parkinson's Disease	42	781	45	705	+ 76
Syphilis	43	626	47	603	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	595	46	684	- 89
Stomach Cancer	45	586	51	478	+ 108
Drug Use	46	571	36	1,036	- 465
Skin Disease	47	557	60	112	+ 444
Alcohol	48	506	61	84	+ 421
Leukemia	49	426	25	1,828	- 1,402
Ovary Cancer	50	419	39	794	- 375
Malaria	51	388	10	5,614	- 5,226
Oesophagus Cancer	52	377	32	1,126	- 749
Pancreas Cancer	53	315	58	272	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	54	282	54	369	- 87
Schistosomiasis	55	246	63	68	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	56	205	62	71	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	170	67	20	+ 150
Appendicitis	58	158	59	155	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	145	57	303	- 158
Other Neoplasms	60	139	65	35	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	61	115	70	5	+ 109
Tetanus	62	108	53	378	- 270
Hepatitis B	63	80	44	730	- 650
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	64	54	- 13
Measles	65	37	6	9,301	- 9,265
Hepatitis C	66	10	68	17	- 7
War	67	9	56	336	- 327
Chlamydia	68	6	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	5	66	21	- 16
Otitis Media	70	5	73	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	4	69	11	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	448	- 448
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	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

Namibia

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.