CHINA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,233,628	2	1,771,525	- 537,898
Stroke	2	577,512	1	2,043,210	- 1,465,698
Low Birth Weight	3	449,960	40	21,631	+ 428,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	354,079	12	183,342	+ 170,737
Road Traffic Accidents	5	321,510	8	250,272	+ 71,239
Measles	6	260,981	62	558	+ 260,424
Birth Trauma	7	239,215	43	17,644	+ 221,570
Hypertension	8	204,467	7	301,183	- 96,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	176,122	50	8,719	+ 167,403
Malaria	10	157,521	75	0	+ 157,521
Congenital Anomalies	11	154,524	31	36,613	+ 117,912
Kidney Disease	12	142,963	11	192,302	- 49,339
Lung Disease	13	122,942	3	968,607	- 845,665
Liver Disease	14	121,999	15	145,603	- 23,605
Tuberculosis	15	119,237	32	34,802	+ 84,435
Breast Cancer	16	86,162	19	92,757	- 6,595
Diabetes Mellitus	17	86,146	14	161,672	- 75,526
Other Injuries	18	81,707	25	54,087	+ 27,619
Asthma	19	73,953	39	23,147	+ 50,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	72,502	6	304,455	- 231,953
Violence	21	69,527	47	11,115	+ 58,412
HIV/AIDS	22	65,413	34	28,746	+ 36,668
Maternal Conditions	23	55,016	54	3,596	+ 51,419
Pertussis	24	53,276	64	484	+ 52,792
Leukemia	25	51,293	22	58,145	- 6,852
Drownings	26	47,250	26	52,807	- 5,557
Suicide	27	46,123	17	116,324	- 70,200
Falls	28	43,742	16	138,878	- 95,135
Lymphomas	29	43,022	23	57,838	- 14,816
Endocrine Disorders	30	40,936	37	25,613	+ 15,323
Fires	31	36,761	48	10,498	+ 26,263
Oesophagus Cancer	32	31,587	10	242,891	- 211,304
Meningitis	33	30,641	51	5,704	+ 24,937
Malnutrition	34	30,558	44	12,995	+ 17,563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	29,423	9	248,388	- 218,966
Drug Use	36	29,067	38	24,214	+ 4,853
Liver Cancer	37	26,548	13	180,952	- 154,404
Inflammatory/Heart	38	23,535	33	29,954	- 6,419
Ovary Cancer	39	22,270	35	28,078	- 5,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	21,748	30	37,723	- 15,975
Cervical Cancer	41	21,592	27	51,650	- 30,057
Poisonings	42	20,876	36	25,762	- 4,886
Epilepsy	43	20,611	46	11,365	+ 9,246
Hepatitis B	44	20,493	56	2,757	+ 17,736
Parkinson's Disease	45	19,769	20	70,699	- 50,930
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	19,202	21	65,350	- 46,148
Syphilis	47	16,932	58	1,824	+ 15,108
Lung Cancers	48	15,290	4	714,311	- 699,021
Prostate Cancer	49	14,686	28	51,056	- 36,370
Oral Cancer	50	13,822	24	54,695	- 40,873
Stomach Cancer	51	13,403	5	398,439	- 385,036
Leishmaniasis	52	12,580	78	0	+ 12,580
Tetanus	53	10,602	63	491	+ 10,110
Bladder Cancer	54	10,340	29	37,873	- 27,534
Skin Cancers	55	9,999	41	19,669	- 9,671
War	56	9,434	61	900	+ 8,533
Encephalitis	57	8,507	55	2,796	+ 5,711
Pancreas Cancer	58	7,638	18	111,537	- 103,899
Appendicitis	59	4,341	60	1,468	+ 2,873
Skin Disease	60	3,144	52	5,222	- 2,078
Alcohol	61	2,371	42	19,071	- 16,701
Uterin Cancer	62	1,999	45	11,751	- 9,752
Schistosomiasis	63	1,917	65	400	+ 1,517
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,505	59	1,734	- 229
Other Neoplasms	65	972	53	4,374	- 3,402
Ascariasis	66	584	68	34	+ 551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	558	49	10,108	- 9,550
Hepatitis C	68	480	66	86	+ 394
Diphtheria	69	315	71	11	+ 304
Upper Respiratory	70	149	57	2,663	- 2,514
Chlamydia	71	29	67	55	- 26
Dengue	72	5	70	12	- 7
Otitis Media	73	3	69	15	- 12
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.