SUDAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,186	4	12,619	+ 31,567
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	30,851	9	6,277	+ 24,574
Tuberculosis	3	27,144	15	4,250	+ 22,894
Malaria	4	21,522	10	5,614	+ 15,908
Birth Trauma	5	21,357	7	8,526	+ 12,831
Low Birth Weight	6	20,456	3	16,036	+ 4,419
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,083	1	43,966	- 30,883
Stroke	8	12,309	2	20,582	- 8,273
Congenital Anomalies	9	10,594	11	5,507	+ 5,087
HIV/AIDS	10	9,406	22	2,331	+ 7,075
Meningitis	11	9,305	33	1,092	+ 8,213
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,888	5	11,459	- 2,571
Liver Disease	13	8,170	14	4,348	+ 3,822
Measles	14	6,275	6	9,301	- 3,026
Maternal Conditions	15	5,018	23	1,961	+ 3,057
Pertussis	16	4,963	24	1,899	+ 3,064
Other Injuries	17	4,838	18	2,912	+ 1,926
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,796	17	3,070	+ 1,725
Violence	19	3,924	21	2,478	+ 1,446
Kidney Disease	20	3,877	12	5,095	- 1,218
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,368	30	1,459	+ 1,909
Lung Disease	22	2,679	13	4,382	- 1,702
Breast Cancer	23	2,533	16	3,071	- 537
Hypertension	24	2,279	8	7,287	- 5,008
Cervical Cancer	25	2,254	41	770	+ 1,484
Tetanus	26	1,781	53	378	+ 1,403
Asthma	27	1,746	19	2,636	- 889
Falls	28	1,605	28	1,559	+ 46
Fires	29	1,520	31	1,310	+ 210
Suicide	30	1,496	27	1,644	- 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,446	20	2,584	- 1,137
Drownings	32	1,404	26	1,684	- 280
Poisonings	33	1,401	42	744	+ 657
Drug Use	34	1,337	36	1,036	+ 301
Prostate Cancer	35	1,261	49	523	+ 737
Malnutrition	36	1,257	34	1,089	+ 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,246	40	775	+ 471
Syphilis	38	1,162	47	603	+ 558
Liver Cancer	39	1,127	37	946	+ 181
Lymphomas	40	1,109	29	1,533	- 424
Epilepsy	41	1,066	43	735	+ 332
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,029	38	839	+ 190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	885	35	1,049	- 164
Diphtheria	44	810	69	11	+ 799
War	45	692	56	336	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	46	527	45	705	- 177
Leukemia	47	481	25	1,828	- 1,347
Oral Cancer	48	477	50	493	- 15
Ovary Cancer	49	455	39	794	- 339
Stomach Cancer	50	454	51	478	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	51	421	58	272	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	415	46	684	- 270
Skin Cancers	53	412	55	356	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	54	321	63	68	+ 253
Hepatitis B	55	317	44	730	- 413
Skin Disease	56	313	60	112	+ 201
Lung Cancers	57	276	48	545	- 269
Alcohol	58	220	61	84	+ 135
Encephalitis	59	200	57	303	- 104
Appendicitis	60	162	59	155	+ 7
Ascariasis	61	146	66	21	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	62	145	62	71	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	63	143	54	369	- 226
Oesophagus Cancer	64	119	32	1,126	- 1,006
Hepatitis C	65	65	68	17	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	66	62	65	35	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	67	55	70	5	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	68	38	64	54	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	35	67	20	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	70	5	52	448	- 443
Chlamydia	71	3	71	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Nigeria

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.