SUDAN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NEW ZEALAND		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,821	1	43,966	+ 5,855
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,644	20	2,584	+ 27,060
Stroke	3	23,255	2	20,582	+ 2,673
Lung Cancers	4	18,319	48	545	+ 17,774
Lung Disease	5	17,746	13	4,382	+ 13,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,615	35	1,049	+ 13,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,996	4	12,619	- 3,623
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,515	17	3,070	+ 4,445
Prostate Cancer	9	7,225	49	523	+ 6,701
Breast Cancer	10	7,204	16	3,071	+ 4,134
Falls	11	6,127	28	1,559	+ 4,569
Skin Cancers	12	5,980	55	356	+ 5,623
Lymphomas	13	5,947	29	1,533	+ 4,413
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,308	58	272	+ 5,036
Suicide	15	5,166	27	1,644	+ 3,523
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,478	5	11,459	- 6,981
Kidney Disease	17	4,224	12	5,095	- 871
Leukemia	18	3,823	25	1,828	+ 1,995
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,452	45	705	+ 2,747
Hypertension	20	3,196	8	7,287	- 4,091
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,173	30	1,459	+ 1,714
Stomach Cancer	22	3,156	51	478	+ 2,679
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,060	38	839	+ 2,221
Liver Cancer	24	2,815	37	946	+ 1,869
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,728	32	1,126	+ 1,602
Bladder Cancer	26	2,609	54	369	+ 2,240
Other Neoplasms	27	2,395	65	35	+ 2,361
Other Injuries	28	2,132	18	2,912	- 780
Ovary Cancer	29	2,023	39	794	+ 1,229
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,716	11	5,507	- 3,791
Oral Cancer	31	1,600	50	493	+ 1,108
Liver Disease	32	1,541	14	4,348	- 2,807
Uterin Cancer	33	1,413	62	71	+ 1,342
Skin Disease	34	1,153	60	112	+ 1,041
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,101	46	684	+ 417
Asthma	36	886	19	2,636	- 1,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	790	9	6,277	- 5,486
Low Birth Weight	38	767	3	16,036	- 15,270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	687	40	775	- 88
Drug Use	40	676	36	1,036	- 360
Cervical Cancer	41	594	41	770	- 175
Violence	42	560	21	2,478	- 1,918
Epilepsy	43	538	43	735	- 197
Drownings	44	531	26	1,684	- 1,153
Alcohol	45	503	61	84	+ 418
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	460	67	20	+ 440
Multiple Sclerosis	47	424	64	54	+ 371
Hepatitis C	48	289	68	17	+ 272
Osteoarthritis	49	235	81	0	+ 235
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	216	80	0	+ 216
Anemia	51	171	84	0	+ 171
Tuberculosis	52	168	15	4,250	- 4,082
Fires	53	165	31	1,310	- 1,145
Birth Trauma	54	142	7	8,526	- 8,383
Malnutrition	55	138	34	1,089	- 951
Hepatitis B	56	135	44	730	- 595
HIV/AIDS	57	102	22	2,331	- 2,230
Poisonings	58	91	42	744	- 653
Meningitis	59	88	33	1,092	- 1,004
Schizophrenia	60	79	86	0	+ 79
Oral conditions	61	76	82	0	+ 76
Appendicitis	62	57	59	155	- 98
Maternal Conditions	63	47	23	1,961	- 1,914
Upper Respiratory	64	36	70	5	+ 30
Pertussis	65	7	24	1,899	- 1,891
Encephalitis	66	7	57	303	- 296
Otitis Media	67	7	73	0	+ 6
War	68	6	56	336	- 331
Tetanus	69	4	53	378	- 374
Syphilis	70	3	47	603	- 600
Chlamydia	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	77	0	63	68	- 68
Malaria	78	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	52	448	- 448
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Diphtheria	83	0	69	11	- 11
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

New Zealand

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.