SUDAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	60,114	22	2,331	+ 57,782
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,848	4	12,619	+ 20,229
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,336	1	43,966	- 16,630
Stroke	4	25,628	2	20,582	+ 5,046
Diabetes Mellitus	5	25,205	17	3,070	+ 22,135
Tuberculosis	6	18,340	15	4,250	+ 14,091
Violence	7	17,534	21	2,478	+ 15,056
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,228	9	6,277	+ 6,951
Kidney Disease	9	12,776	12	5,095	+ 7,681
Suicide	10	11,501	27	1,644	+ 9,857
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,866	5	11,459	- 592
Hypertension	12	10,678	8	7,287	+ 3,391
Lung Disease	13	9,932	13	4,382	+ 5,550
Liver Disease	14	7,526	14	4,348	+ 3,178
Lung Cancers	15	6,434	48	545	+ 5,889
Low Birth Weight	16	5,219	3	16,036	- 10,818
Other Injuries	17	5,021	18	2,912	+ 2,109
Asthma	18	4,981	19	2,636	+ 2,346
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,918	30	1,459	+ 3,459
Cervical Cancer	20	4,639	41	770	+ 3,869
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,516	38	839	+ 3,677
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,904	20	2,584	+ 1,320
Breast Cancer	23	3,785	16	3,071	+ 714
Prostate Cancer	24	3,652	49	523	+ 3,128
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,633	11	5,507	- 1,875
Meningitis	26	3,056	33	1,092	+ 1,964
Fires	27	3,021	31	1,310	+ 1,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,995	35	1,049	+ 1,946
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,910	32	1,126	+ 1,785
Birth Trauma	30	2,508	7	8,526	- 6,018
Lymphomas	31	2,353	29	1,533	+ 819
Drownings	32	2,007	26	1,684	+ 323
Liver Cancer	33	1,990	37	946	+ 1,044
Malnutrition	34	1,988	34	1,089	+ 899
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,676	58	272	+ 1,404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,581	40	775	+ 806
Epilepsy	37	1,561	43	735	+ 827
Maternal Conditions	38	1,419	23	1,961	- 542
Stomach Cancer	39	1,281	51	478	+ 804
Leukemia	40	1,222	25	1,828	- 606
Oral Cancer	41	1,174	50	493	+ 681
Falls	42	1,168	28	1,559	- 391
Pertussis	43	954	24	1,899	- 945
Syphilis	44	943	47	603	+ 340
Skin Disease	45	920	60	112	+ 808
Parkinson's Disease	46	899	45	705	+ 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	847	46	684	+ 163
Skin Cancers	48	829	55	356	+ 473
Alcohol	49	824	61	84	+ 740
Poisonings	50	814	42	744	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	51	794	39	794	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	52	692	54	369	+ 324
Drug Use	53	643	36	1,036	- 393
Uterin Cancer	54	428	62	71	+ 357
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	314	67	20	+ 294
Appendicitis	56	229	59	155	+ 74
Measles	57	226	6	9,301	- 9,075
Other Neoplasms	58	223	65	35	+ 188
Encephalitis	59	195	57	303	- 108
Upper Respiratory	60	186	70	5	+ 181
Hepatitis B	61	116	44	730	- 614
Multiple Sclerosis	62	94	64	54	+ 41
Malaria	63	69	10	5,614	- 5,545
War	64	55	56	336	- 281
Tetanus	65	32	53	378	- 346
Schistosomiasis	66	29	63	68	- 39
Otitis Media	67	16	73	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	68	15	71	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	14	69	11	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	7	68	17	- 10
Ascariasis	71	2	66	21	- 18
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	448	- 448
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

South Africa

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.