SUDAN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,168	1	43,966	+ 11,202
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	45,192	20	2,584	+ 42,608
Stroke	3	30,958	2	20,582	+ 10,376
Lung Cancers	4	23,622	48	545	+ 23,077
Lung Disease	5	20,202	13	4,382	+ 15,820
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,100	35	1,049	+ 17,052
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,641	4	12,619	+ 2,022
Kidney Disease	8	10,380	12	5,095	+ 5,285
Hypertension	9	9,729	8	7,287	+ 2,442
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,297	17	3,070	+ 5,227
Breast Cancer	11	7,544	16	3,071	+ 4,473
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,207	58	272	+ 6,935
Prostate Cancer	13	6,852	49	523	+ 6,329
Stomach Cancer	14	6,187	51	478	+ 5,709
Other Injuries	15	5,909	18	2,912	+ 2,997
Lymphomas	16	5,694	29	1,533	+ 4,161
Bladder Cancer	17	5,574	54	369	+ 5,206
Liver Cancer	18	5,442	37	946	+ 4,496
Inflammatory/Heart	19	5,320	38	839	+ 4,481
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,276	45	705	+ 4,571
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,191	30	1,459	+ 3,732
Other Neoplasms	22	5,068	65	35	+ 5,033
Liver Disease	23	4,516	14	4,348	+ 168
Leukemia	24	4,027	25	1,828	+ 2,199
Suicide	25	3,853	27	1,644	+ 2,209
Falls	26	3,465	28	1,559	+ 1,906
Oral Cancer	27	2,757	50	493	+ 2,264
Ovary Cancer	28	2,162	39	794	+ 1,369
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,147	32	1,126	+ 1,021
Skin Disease	30	1,965	60	112	+ 1,852
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,953	5	11,459	- 9,506
Skin Cancers	32	1,925	55	356	+ 1,568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,721	46	684	+ 1,036
Uterin Cancer	34	1,721	62	71	+ 1,649
Asthma	35	1,209	19	2,636	- 1,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,135	9	6,277	- 5,142
Anemia	37	976	84	0	+ 976
Congenital Anomalies	38	921	11	5,507	- 4,586
Cervical Cancer	39	913	41	770	+ 143
Epilepsy	40	879	43	735	+ 145
Drug Use	41	829	36	1,036	- 207
Hepatitis C	42	696	68	17	+ 679
HIV/AIDS	43	575	22	2,331	- 1,757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	507	40	775	- 268
Drownings	45	476	26	1,684	- 1,208
Alcohol	46	356	61	84	+ 271
Malnutrition	47	323	34	1,089	- 766
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	314	67	20	+ 294
Multiple Sclerosis	49	306	64	54	+ 253
Tuberculosis	50	289	15	4,250	- 3,961
Violence	51	279	21	2,478	- 2,199
Low Birth Weight	52	270	3	16,036	- 15,767
Osteoarthritis	53	227	81	0	+ 227
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	218	80	0	+ 218
Fires	55	197	31	1,310	- 1,113
Schizophrenia	56	193	86	0	+ 193
Poisonings	57	182	42	744	- 562
Hepatitis B	58	173	44	730	- 557
Meningitis	59	137	33	1,092	- 955
Birth Trauma	60	120	7	8,526	- 8,405
Appendicitis	61	85	59	155	- 70
Upper Respiratory	62	50	70	5	+ 44
Oral conditions	63	47	82	0	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	64	14	23	1,961	- 1,946
Leishmaniasis	65	12	52	448	- 437
Otitis Media	66	10	73	0	+ 9
Syphilis	67	10	47	603	- 594
War	68	6	56	336	- 330
Iodine Deficiency	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	70	4	57	303	- 299
Chagas disease	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Tetanus	72	2	53	378	- 376
Pertussis	73	2	24	1,899	- 1,897
Schistosomiasis	74	0	63	68	- 68
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	11	- 11
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	66	21	- 21
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Chlamydia	82	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Spain

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.