BELGIUM VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,435	1	15,281	- 4,846
Stroke	2	4,885	3	7,408	- 2,523
Low Birth Weight	3	3,806	50	70	+ 3,736
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,995	6	5,677	- 2,682
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,720	29	666	+ 2,054
Measles	6	2,208	79	0	+ 2,208
Birth Trauma	7	2,023	53	47	+ 1,976
Hypertension	8	1,729	27	740	+ 990
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,490	33	418	+ 1,072
Malaria	10	1,332	75	0	+ 1,332
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,307	40	282	+ 1,025
Kidney Disease	12	1,209	8	2,952	- 1,742
Lung Disease	13	1,040	5	6,438	- 5,398
Liver Disease	14	1,032	17	1,433	- 401
Tuberculosis	15	1,009	54	46	+ 963
Breast Cancer	16	729	9	2,587	- 1,858
Diabetes Mellitus	17	729	20	1,269	- 541
Other Injuries	18	691	11	2,006	- 1,315
Asthma	19	626	46	128	+ 498
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	613	2	9,416	- 8,803
Violence	21	588	44	149	+ 439
HIV/AIDS	22	553	57	36	+ 517
Maternal Conditions	23	465	64	6	+ 459
Pertussis	24	451	68	1	+ 450
Leukemia	25	434	21	1,199	- 765
Drownings	26	400	47	79	+ 321
Suicide	27	390	10	2,111	- 1,721
Falls	28	370	15	1,756	- 1,386
Lymphomas	29	364	16	1,552	- 1,188
Endocrine Disorders	30	346	18	1,432	- 1,085
Fires	31	311	48	75	+ 236
Oesophagus Cancer	32	267	25	898	- 631
Meningitis	33	259	58	28	+ 231
Malnutrition	34	258	38	291	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	249	7	3,329	- 3,080
Drug Use	36	246	39	287	- 42
Liver Cancer	37	225	24	976	- 751
Inflammatory/Heart	38	199	23	1,060	- 861
Ovary Cancer	39	188	30	653	- 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	184	42	213	- 29
Cervical Cancer	41	183	41	243	- 60
Poisonings	42	177	55	41	+ 135
Epilepsy	43	174	36	348	- 173
Hepatitis B	44	173	63	17	+ 157
Parkinson's Disease	45	167	19	1,378	- 1,210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	162	37	293	- 130
Syphilis	47	143	70	0	+ 143
Lung Cancers	48	129	4	6,777	- 6,648
Prostate Cancer	49	124	13	1,824	- 1,700
Oral Cancer	50	117	28	675	- 558
Stomach Cancer	51	113	26	863	- 750
Leishmaniasis	52	106	73	0	+ 106
Tetanus	53	90	78	0	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	54	87	22	1,078	- 991
Skin Cancers	55	85	31	522	- 438
War	56	80	67	1	+ 79
Encephalitis	57	72	66	1	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	58	65	14	1,809	- 1,745
Appendicitis	59	37	62	17	+ 20
Skin Disease	60	27	35	380	- 353
Alcohol	61	20	32	500	- 480
Uterin Cancer	62	17	34	384	- 367
Schistosomiasis	63	16	76	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	64	13	45	147	- 134
Other Neoplasms	65	8	12	1,828	- 1,819
Ascariasis	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	49	73	- 68
Hepatitis C	68	4	52	53	- 49
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	1	59	22	- 21
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Sudan

Belgium

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.