SUDAN VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,167	1	43,966	+ 201
Kidney Disease	2	26,703	12	5,095	+ 21,608
Stroke	3	16,814	2	20,582	- 3,768
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,627	17	3,070	+ 12,557
Lung Disease	5	11,863	13	4,382	+ 7,482
Liver Disease	6	9,094	14	4,348	+ 4,746
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,704	4	12,619	- 3,915
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,379	5	11,459	- 3,079
Hypertension	9	8,338	8	7,287	+ 1,051
Violence	10	4,675	21	2,478	+ 2,197
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,314	11	5,507	- 1,193
Liver Cancer	12	3,844	37	946	+ 2,898
Low Birth Weight	13	3,701	3	16,036	- 12,335
Stomach Cancer	14	3,610	51	478	+ 3,132
Prostate Cancer	15	2,918	49	523	+ 2,394
Cervical Cancer	16	2,828	41	770	+ 2,058
Other Injuries	17	2,702	18	2,912	- 210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	2,384	35	1,049	+ 1,335
Suicide	19	2,151	27	1,644	+ 507
Breast Cancer	20	2,139	16	3,071	- 932
Alcohol	21	2,106	61	84	+ 2,022
Falls	22	2,087	28	1,559	+ 528
Lung Cancers	23	2,070	48	545	+ 1,525
Leukemia	24	1,715	25	1,828	- 113
Birth Trauma	25	1,496	7	8,526	- 7,029
Other Neoplasms	26	1,453	65	35	+ 1,418
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,344	58	272	+ 1,071
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,237	30	1,459	- 222
Lymphomas	29	1,237	29	1,533	- 297
Malnutrition	30	1,233	34	1,089	+ 144
Skin Disease	31	1,223	60	112	+ 1,111
Drownings	32	1,186	26	1,684	- 498
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,126	20	2,584	- 1,458
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,054	38	839	+ 215
HIV/AIDS	35	1,052	22	2,331	- 1,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	925	9	6,277	- 5,352
Tuberculosis	37	867	15	4,250	- 3,383
Asthma	38	793	19	2,636	- 1,843
Maternal Conditions	39	665	23	1,961	- 1,295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	646	40	775	- 129
Epilepsy	41	560	43	735	- 174
Parkinson's Disease	42	504	45	705	- 200
Oral Cancer	43	486	50	493	- 7
Ovary Cancer	44	463	39	794	- 331
Skin Cancers	45	445	55	356	+ 89
Drug Use	46	380	36	1,036	- 656
Oesophagus Cancer	47	316	32	1,126	- 810
Uterin Cancer	48	294	62	71	+ 223
Appendicitis	49	240	59	155	+ 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	231	67	20	+ 212
Meningitis	51	219	33	1,092	- 873
Bladder Cancer	52	212	54	369	- 157
Anemia	53	211	84	0	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	151	46	684	- 534
Poisonings	55	133	42	744	- 611
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	128	80	0	+ 128
Fires	57	124	31	1,310	- 1,187
Encephalitis	58	77	57	303	- 226
Osteoarthritis	59	74	81	0	+ 74
Syphilis	60	71	47	603	- 533
Multiple Sclerosis	61	51	64	54	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	39	44	730	- 691
Oral conditions	63	35	82	0	+ 35
Dengue	64	33	72	0	+ 33
Chagas disease	65	30	78	0	+ 30
Schizophrenia	66	25	86	0	+ 25
Pertussis	67	23	24	1,899	- 1,876
Hepatitis C	68	9	68	17	- 8
Ascariasis	69	6	66	21	- 14
War	70	5	56	336	- 331
Leprosy	71	4	74	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	72	4	70	5	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	74	2	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	52	448	- 448
Diphtheria	77	0	69	11	- 11
Measles	78	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Tetanus	79	0	53	378	- 378
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Schistosomiasis	84	0	63	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Nicaragua

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.