ETHIOPIA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,279	4	36,530	+ 66,749
Stroke	2	48,349	3	39,362	+ 8,987
Low Birth Weight	3	37,670	7	28,020	+ 9,650
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	29,643	1	59,931	- 30,287
Road Traffic Accidents	5	26,917	5	31,564	- 4,648
Measles	6	21,849	24	6,324	+ 15,525
Birth Trauma	7	20,027	6	31,107	- 11,080
Hypertension	8	17,118	12	13,470	+ 3,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	14,745	2	44,361	- 29,616
Malaria	10	13,188	26	5,626	+ 7,562
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,937	11	15,638	- 2,701
Kidney Disease	12	11,969	13	12,103	- 134
Lung Disease	13	10,293	15	11,870	- 1,578
Liver Disease	14	10,214	8	27,270	- 17,057
Tuberculosis	15	9,982	9	21,455	- 11,473
Breast Cancer	16	7,213	20	8,485	- 1,272
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,212	10	16,258	- 9,046
Other Injuries	18	6,840	16	11,735	- 4,894
Asthma	19	6,191	29	4,484	+ 1,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,070	21	8,258	- 2,188
Violence	21	5,821	22	8,076	- 2,255
HIV/AIDS	22	5,476	17	11,471	- 5,995
Maternal Conditions	23	4,606	18	8,887	- 4,281
Pertussis	24	4,460	23	6,896	- 2,436
Leukemia	25	4,294	30	4,222	+ 72
Drownings	26	3,956	35	3,133	+ 823
Suicide	27	3,861	25	6,030	- 2,169
Falls	28	3,662	28	4,510	- 848
Lymphomas	29	3,602	33	3,590	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,427	45	1,623	+ 1,804
Fires	31	3,078	34	3,255	- 177
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,644	40	1,839	+ 806
Meningitis	33	2,565	14	12,019	- 9,454
Malnutrition	34	2,558	19	8,643	- 6,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,463	31	3,755	- 1,291
Drug Use	36	2,433	60	513	+ 1,921
Liver Cancer	37	2,223	42	1,730	+ 493
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,970	39	2,168	- 198
Ovary Cancer	39	1,864	36	2,424	- 559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,821	41	1,758	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	41	1,808	27	5,019	- 3,211
Poisonings	42	1,748	32	3,668	- 1,921
Epilepsy	43	1,726	44	1,625	+ 101
Hepatitis B	44	1,716	56	742	+ 974
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,655	46	1,578	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,608	49	1,339	+ 268
Syphilis	47	1,418	43	1,699	- 282
Lung Cancers	48	1,280	38	2,202	- 922
Prostate Cancer	49	1,230	50	1,244	- 15
Oral Cancer	50	1,157	48	1,477	- 319
Stomach Cancer	51	1,122	47	1,519	- 396
Leishmaniasis	52	1,053	59	579	+ 475
Tetanus	53	888	37	2,203	- 1,315
Bladder Cancer	54	866	51	1,080	- 214
Skin Cancers	55	837	52	1,006	- 169
War	56	790	64	281	+ 509
Encephalitis	57	712	63	386	+ 327
Pancreas Cancer	58	639	61	488	+ 152
Appendicitis	59	363	58	677	- 314
Skin Disease	60	263	53	904	- 641
Alcohol	61	198	55	750	- 551
Uterin Cancer	62	167	62	421	- 254
Schistosomiasis	63	161	54	839	- 679
Multiple Sclerosis	64	126	70	61	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	65	81	66	148	- 67
Ascariasis	66	49	68	130	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	47	65	221	- 174
Hepatitis C	68	40	69	115	- 74
Diphtheria	69	26	67	146	- 119
Upper Respiratory	70	12	57	709	- 697
Chlamydia	71	2	72	21	- 18
Dengue	72	0	73	20	- 20
Otitis Media	73	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.