CUBA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,553	1	22,079	- 12,525
Stroke	2	4,472	2	10,725	- 6,253
Low Birth Weight	3	3,485	48	98	+ 3,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,742	3	8,564	- 5,822
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,490	19	1,007	+ 1,482
Measles	6	2,021	76	0	+ 2,021
Birth Trauma	7	1,853	59	49	+ 1,804
Hypertension	8	1,583	7	3,469	- 1,885
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,364	43	206	+ 1,158
Malaria	10	1,220	82	0	+ 1,220
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,197	37	368	+ 829
Kidney Disease	12	1,107	14	1,700	- 593
Lung Disease	13	952	6	5,492	- 4,540
Liver Disease	14	945	11	1,873	- 929
Tuberculosis	15	923	60	45	+ 879
Breast Cancer	16	667	15	1,673	- 1,006
Diabetes Mellitus	17	667	13	1,791	- 1,124
Other Injuries	18	633	12	1,869	- 1,237
Asthma	19	573	40	301	+ 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	561	5	5,841	- 5,280
Violence	21	538	32	584	- 45
HIV/AIDS	22	507	34	471	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	23	426	61	43	+ 383
Pertussis	24	413	73	0	+ 413
Leukemia	25	397	30	633	- 236
Drownings	26	366	42	231	+ 135
Suicide	27	357	16	1,638	- 1,281
Falls	28	339	10	2,810	- 2,471
Lymphomas	29	333	18	1,089	- 756
Endocrine Disorders	30	317	36	412	- 95
Fires	31	285	58	55	+ 230
Oesophagus Cancer	32	245	22	879	- 635
Meningitis	33	237	50	83	+ 155
Malnutrition	34	237	55	64	+ 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	228	9	2,958	- 2,730
Drug Use	36	225	51	82	+ 143
Liver Cancer	37	206	24	815	- 610
Inflammatory/Heart	38	182	17	1,156	- 974
Ovary Cancer	39	172	39	323	- 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	168	35	420	- 251
Cervical Cancer	41	167	29	666	- 499
Poisonings	42	162	62	17	+ 144
Epilepsy	43	160	46	108	+ 51
Hepatitis B	44	159	56	59	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	45	153	27	691	- 538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	149	44	162	- 13
Syphilis	47	131	69	1	+ 130
Lung Cancers	48	118	4	5,985	- 5,866
Prostate Cancer	49	114	8	3,365	- 3,252
Oral Cancer	50	107	23	876	- 769
Stomach Cancer	51	104	20	991	- 887
Leishmaniasis	52	97	83	0	+ 97
Tetanus	53	82	71	1	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	54	80	26	734	- 654
Skin Cancers	55	77	33	514	- 437
War	56	73	68	1	+ 72
Encephalitis	57	66	66	6	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	58	59	21	905	- 846
Appendicitis	59	34	47	104	- 70
Skin Disease	60	24	41	258	- 234
Alcohol	61	18	28	675	- 657
Uterin Cancer	62	15	31	602	- 587
Schistosomiasis	63	15	81	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	57	55	- 44
Other Neoplasms	65	8	25	769	- 761
Ascariasis	66	5	70	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	49	87	- 82
Hepatitis C	68	4	45	112	- 108
Diphtheria	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	65	6	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	74	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.