SUDAN VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,140	1	43,966	+ 14,174
Stroke	2	35,773	2	20,582	+ 15,191
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,028	17	3,070	+ 22,958
Lung Disease	4	13,759	13	4,382	+ 9,377
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,821	4	12,619	+ 202
Kidney Disease	6	12,685	12	5,095	+ 7,590
Hypertension	7	7,208	8	7,287	- 79
Liver Disease	8	6,612	14	4,348	+ 2,264
Lung Cancers	9	6,395	48	545	+ 5,850
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,206	5	11,459	- 5,253
Suicide	11	5,978	27	1,644	+ 4,334
Asthma	12	5,019	19	2,636	+ 2,383
Breast Cancer	13	4,633	16	3,071	+ 1,563
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,576	20	2,584	+ 1,992
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,251	11	5,507	- 1,256
Low Birth Weight	16	3,955	3	16,036	- 12,081
Stomach Cancer	17	3,864	51	478	+ 3,386
Measles	18	3,752	6	9,301	- 5,549
Drownings	19	3,190	26	1,684	+ 1,506
Other Injuries	20	3,104	18	2,912	+ 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,879	9	6,277	- 3,398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,861	35	1,049	+ 1,812
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,741	46	684	+ 2,057
Prostate Cancer	24	2,570	49	523	+ 2,047
Ovary Cancer	25	2,408	39	794	+ 1,614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,109	40	775	+ 1,334
Falls	27	1,906	28	1,559	+ 347
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,765	45	705	+ 1,061
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,735	38	839	+ 896
Liver Cancer	30	1,631	37	946	+ 684
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,456	30	1,459	- 3
Cervical Cancer	32	1,412	41	770	+ 643
Lymphomas	33	1,350	29	1,533	- 183
Violence	34	1,341	21	2,478	- 1,137
Birth Trauma	35	1,310	7	8,526	- 7,215
Uterin Cancer	36	1,278	62	71	+ 1,207
Maternal Conditions	37	1,269	23	1,961	- 692
Bladder Cancer	38	1,154	54	369	+ 785
Oral Cancer	39	1,057	50	493	+ 565
Pancreas Cancer	40	895	58	272	+ 623
Skin Disease	41	832	60	112	+ 720
Leukemia	42	763	25	1,828	- 1,065
Malnutrition	43	681	34	1,089	- 408
Meningitis	44	583	33	1,092	- 509
Epilepsy	45	563	43	735	- 172
Alcohol	46	512	61	84	+ 427
Skin Cancers	47	473	55	356	+ 117
Fires	48	433	31	1,310	- 878
Syphilis	49	426	47	603	- 178
Tuberculosis	50	420	15	4,250	- 3,830
Oesophagus Cancer	51	229	32	1,126	- 897
Poisonings	52	201	42	744	- 543
Other Neoplasms	53	159	65	35	+ 125
Encephalitis	54	139	57	303	- 164
Drug Use	55	131	36	1,036	- 905
Appendicitis	56	96	59	155	- 59
Hepatitis B	57	79	44	730	- 651
Pertussis	58	54	24	1,899	- 1,845
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	49	67	20	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	60	42	64	54	- 12
Dengue	61	31	72	0	+ 31
Tetanus	62	12	53	378	- 366
Diphtheria	63	8	69	11	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	7	68	17	- 10
War	65	5	56	336	- 331
Ascariasis	66	4	66	21	- 17
Chlamydia	67	3	71	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	70	5	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	22	2,331	- 2,331
Schistosomiasis	74	0	63	68	- 68
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	448	- 448
Malaria	76	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

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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.