AUSTRALIA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,320	1	21,548	+ 1,772
Stroke	2	10,917	3	10,331	+ 586
Low Birth Weight	3	8,506	43	248	+ 8,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,693	8	4,446	+ 2,247
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,078	29	1,245	+ 4,833
Measles	6	4,934	78	0	+ 4,934
Birth Trauma	7	4,522	50	140	+ 4,382
Hypertension	8	3,865	23	1,631	+ 2,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,329	40	296	+ 3,034
Malaria	10	2,978	82	0	+ 2,978
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,921	33	711	+ 2,210
Kidney Disease	12	2,703	12	3,139	- 437
Lung Disease	13	2,324	5	8,487	- 6,163
Liver Disease	14	2,306	26	1,421	+ 885
Tuberculosis	15	2,254	56	53	+ 2,201
Breast Cancer	16	1,629	10	3,405	- 1,777
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,628	7	4,471	- 2,843
Other Injuries	18	1,545	22	1,642	- 98
Asthma	19	1,398	36	455	+ 943
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,371	2	15,588	- 14,218
Violence	21	1,314	44	243	+ 1,071
HIV/AIDS	22	1,237	57	50	+ 1,187
Maternal Conditions	23	1,040	63	20	+ 1,020
Pertussis	24	1,007	69	1	+ 1,006
Leukemia	25	970	18	2,126	- 1,156
Drownings	26	893	47	177	+ 716
Suicide	27	872	11	3,150	- 2,278
Falls	28	827	14	3,116	- 2,289
Lymphomas	29	813	15	3,039	- 2,225
Endocrine Disorders	30	774	16	2,328	- 1,555
Fires	31	695	55	55	+ 640
Oesophagus Cancer	32	597	25	1,494	- 896
Meningitis	33	579	60	37	+ 542
Malnutrition	34	578	51	117	+ 461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	556	6	6,209	- 5,653
Drug Use	36	549	21	1,783	- 1,233
Liver Cancer	37	502	20	2,036	- 1,534
Inflammatory/Heart	38	445	24	1,571	- 1,126
Ovary Cancer	39	421	31	1,003	- 582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	411	42	276	+ 135
Cervical Cancer	41	408	39	342	+ 67
Poisonings	42	395	61	35	+ 360
Epilepsy	43	390	41	285	+ 105
Hepatitis B	44	387	58	41	+ 346
Parkinson's Disease	45	374	19	2,036	- 1,662
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	363	38	379	- 16
Syphilis	47	320	67	3	+ 317
Lung Cancers	48	289	4	8,769	- 8,480
Prostate Cancer	49	278	9	3,766	- 3,489
Oral Cancer	50	261	32	972	- 711
Stomach Cancer	51	253	27	1,288	- 1,035
Leishmaniasis	52	238	81	0	+ 238
Tetanus	53	200	70	1	+ 199
Bladder Cancer	54	195	30	1,187	- 992
Skin Cancers	55	189	17	2,319	- 2,130
War	56	178	65	8	+ 170
Encephalitis	57	161	68	3	+ 158
Pancreas Cancer	58	144	13	3,118	- 2,973
Appendicitis	59	82	62	26	+ 56
Skin Disease	60	59	34	594	- 535
Alcohol	61	45	37	380	- 335
Uterin Cancer	62	38	35	524	- 486
Schistosomiasis	63	36	79	0	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	46	188	- 159
Other Neoplasms	65	18	28	1,252	- 1,234
Ascariasis	66	11	75	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	11	45	229	- 218
Hepatitis C	68	9	48	173	- 164
Diphtheria	69	6	71	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	70	3	64	17	- 14
Chlamydia	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Sudan

Australia

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.