ECUADOR VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,951	1	9,805	+ 6,147
Stroke	2	7,467	3	5,429	+ 2,038
Low Birth Weight	3	5,818	16	1,172	+ 4,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,578	4	5,083	- 504
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,157	6	3,490	+ 667
Measles	6	3,375	72	0	+ 3,375
Birth Trauma	7	3,093	38	302	+ 2,791
Hypertension	8	2,644	10	2,507	+ 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,277	34	410	+ 1,867
Malaria	10	2,037	77	0	+ 2,037
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,998	13	1,335	+ 663
Kidney Disease	12	1,849	2	6,184	- 4,335
Lung Disease	13	1,590	8	2,576	- 987
Liver Disease	14	1,577	7	3,330	- 1,753
Tuberculosis	15	1,542	29	574	+ 968
Breast Cancer	16	1,114	25	825	+ 289
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,114	5	4,321	- 3,207
Other Injuries	18	1,056	17	1,161	- 104
Asthma	19	956	53	85	+ 871
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	937	9	2,565	- 1,627
Violence	21	899	15	1,210	- 311
HIV/AIDS	22	846	27	609	+ 236
Maternal Conditions	23	711	46	164	+ 547
Pertussis	24	689	56	79	+ 610
Leukemia	25	663	23	882	- 218
Drownings	26	611	32	470	+ 141
Suicide	27	596	14	1,326	- 730
Falls	28	566	18	1,114	- 549
Lymphomas	29	556	22	883	- 327
Endocrine Disorders	30	529	31	507	+ 22
Fires	31	475	43	175	+ 300
Oesophagus Cancer	32	408	42	180	+ 229
Meningitis	33	396	52	90	+ 307
Malnutrition	34	395	28	578	- 183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	380	19	1,109	- 729
Drug Use	36	376	41	214	+ 162
Liver Cancer	37	343	21	954	- 610
Inflammatory/Heart	38	304	36	308	- 3
Ovary Cancer	39	288	35	322	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	281	33	417	- 135
Cervical Cancer	41	279	24	840	- 561
Poisonings	42	270	58	59	+ 211
Epilepsy	43	267	40	273	- 6
Hepatitis B	44	265	64	3	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	45	256	26	658	- 402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	248	47	163	+ 86
Syphilis	47	219	54	85	+ 134
Lung Cancers	48	198	20	1,075	- 877
Prostate Cancer	49	190	12	1,362	- 1,172
Oral Cancer	50	179	45	166	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	51	173	11	2,089	- 1,915
Leishmaniasis	52	163	74	0	+ 163
Tetanus	53	137	62	9	+ 128
Bladder Cancer	54	134	44	168	- 34
Skin Cancers	55	129	37	308	- 178
War	56	122	66	2	+ 120
Encephalitis	57	110	55	82	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	58	99	30	562	- 463
Appendicitis	59	56	50	110	- 54
Skin Disease	60	41	51	103	- 62
Alcohol	61	31	39	280	- 249
Uterin Cancer	62	26	48	129	- 103
Schistosomiasis	63	25	75	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	60	18	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	13	57	64	- 52
Ascariasis	66	8	65	2	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	7	49	124	- 116
Hepatitis C	68	6	67	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	4	69	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	2	63	8	- 6
Chlamydia	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 10
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Sudan

Ecuador

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.