COMOROS VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	784	4	349	+ 436
Stroke	2	367	3	356	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	3	286	5	328	- 42
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	225	1	594	- 369
Road Traffic Accidents	5	204	6	226	- 22
Measles	6	166	78	0	+ 166
Birth Trauma	7	152	7	211	- 59
Hypertension	8	130	12	115	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	112	2	363	- 251
Malaria	10	100	29	29	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	11	98	10	131	- 32
Kidney Disease	12	91	14	101	- 10
Lung Disease	13	78	17	83	- 5
Liver Disease	14	78	8	160	- 82
Tuberculosis	15	76	19	79	- 3
Breast Cancer	16	55	33	23	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	17	55	9	136	- 82
Other Injuries	18	52	16	90	- 38
Asthma	19	47	21	49	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	46	23	46	- 0
Violence	21	44	20	63	- 19
HIV/AIDS	22	42	76	0	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	23	35	22	47	- 12
Pertussis	24	34	18	80	- 46
Leukemia	25	33	57	3	+ 30
Drownings	26	30	25	35	- 5
Suicide	27	29	24	46	- 16
Falls	28	28	32	26	+ 2
Lymphomas	29	27	37	19	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	30	26	36	19	+ 7
Fires	31	23	30	27	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	32	20	26	34	- 14
Meningitis	33	19	11	115	- 96
Malnutrition	34	19	15	96	- 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	19	39	19	+ 0
Drug Use	36	18	49	7	+ 12
Liver Cancer	37	17	28	29	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	38	15	31	26	- 11
Ovary Cancer	39	14	56	3	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	14	34	21	- 7
Cervical Cancer	41	14	13	104	- 91
Poisonings	42	13	35	20	- 7
Epilepsy	43	13	40	17	- 4
Hepatitis B	44	13	52	5	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	45	13	44	11	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	12	47	10	+ 2
Syphilis	47	11	38	19	- 8
Lung Cancers	48	10	60	1	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	49	9	27	33	- 23
Oral Cancer	50	9	41	15	- 7
Stomach Cancer	51	9	45	11	- 3
Leishmaniasis	52	8	72	0	+ 8
Tetanus	53	7	43	12	- 5
Bladder Cancer	54	7	46	10	- 4
Skin Cancers	55	6	42	12	- 6
War	56	6	67	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	57	5	54	4	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	5	82	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	3	50	6	- 3
Skin Disease	60	2	48	9	- 7
Alcohol	61	2	51	6	- 4
Uterin Cancer	62	1	55	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	62	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	65	1	59	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	61	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	53	4	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.