COLOMBIA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,200	1	43,066	+ 134
Stroke	2	20,224	3	16,573	+ 3,651
Low Birth Weight	3	15,757	23	2,095	+ 13,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,399	5	10,773	+ 1,626
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,259	6	7,765	+ 3,494
Measles	6	9,139	78	0	+ 9,139
Birth Trauma	7	8,377	41	648	+ 7,729
Hypertension	8	7,160	8	6,400	+ 761
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,168	38	747	+ 5,420
Malaria	10	5,516	67	26	+ 5,490
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,411	16	2,963	+ 2,449
Kidney Disease	12	5,006	7	6,834	- 1,827
Lung Disease	13	4,305	4	15,928	- 11,623
Liver Disease	14	4,272	19	2,426	+ 1,846
Tuberculosis	15	4,176	32	1,272	+ 2,904
Breast Cancer	16	3,017	13	3,669	- 652
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,017	11	5,028	- 2,012
Other Injuries	18	2,861	28	1,592	+ 1,269
Asthma	19	2,590	54	191	+ 2,398
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,539	22	2,157	+ 382
Violence	21	2,435	2	19,268	- 16,833
HIV/AIDS	22	2,291	17	2,683	- 392
Maternal Conditions	23	1,927	46	394	+ 1,533
Pertussis	24	1,866	69	18	+ 1,847
Leukemia	25	1,796	21	2,208	- 412
Drownings	26	1,655	40	689	+ 966
Suicide	27	1,615	26	1,965	- 350
Falls	28	1,532	29	1,518	+ 14
Lymphomas	29	1,507	18	2,603	- 1,096
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,434	30	1,367	+ 66
Fires	31	1,287	56	127	+ 1,161
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,106	36	835	+ 271
Meningitis	33	1,073	50	244	+ 829
Malnutrition	34	1,070	27	1,878	- 808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,030	12	4,371	- 3,341
Drug Use	36	1,018	44	492	+ 526
Liver Cancer	37	930	24	2,065	- 1,135
Inflammatory/Heart	38	824	31	1,329	- 505
Ovary Cancer	39	780	33	1,122	- 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	762	39	698	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	41	756	20	2,266	- 1,510
Poisonings	42	731	61	61	+ 670
Epilepsy	43	722	43	597	+ 124
Hepatitis B	44	718	62	50	+ 667
Parkinson's Disease	45	692	47	383	+ 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	672	63	38	+ 635
Syphilis	47	593	65	30	+ 563
Lung Cancers	48	535	10	5,250	- 4,715
Prostate Cancer	49	514	14	3,584	- 3,070
Oral Cancer	50	484	37	807	- 323
Stomach Cancer	51	469	9	6,112	- 5,643
Leishmaniasis	52	441	74	7	+ 433
Tetanus	53	371	71	14	+ 357
Bladder Cancer	54	362	42	609	- 247
Skin Cancers	55	350	35	1,028	- 678
War	56	330	49	260	+ 70
Encephalitis	57	298	64	38	+ 260
Pancreas Cancer	58	267	25	2,022	- 1,755
Appendicitis	59	152	52	213	- 61
Skin Disease	60	110	34	1,102	- 992
Alcohol	61	83	68	23	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	62	70	45	423	- 353
Schistosomiasis	63	67	77	1	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	64	53	60	62	- 10
Other Neoplasms	65	34	15	3,205	- 3,171
Ascariasis	66	20	76	5	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	20	51	242	- 223
Hepatitis C	68	17	59	65	- 48
Diphtheria	69	11	80	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	70	5	66	27	- 21
Chlamydia	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Otitis Media	73	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.