GREECE VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,113	1	21,124	- 12,011
Stroke	2	4,266	2	14,077	- 9,811
Low Birth Weight	3	3,324	41	127	+ 3,197
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,616	3	8,282	- 5,667
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,375	22	870	+ 1,505
Measles	6	1,928	68	0	+ 1,928
Birth Trauma	7	1,767	57	17	+ 1,750
Hypertension	8	1,511	9	2,922	- 1,412
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,301	44	95	+ 1,206
Malaria	10	1,164	78	0	+ 1,164
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,142	38	174	+ 967
Kidney Disease	12	1,056	6	4,759	- 3,702
Lung Disease	13	908	5	5,526	- 4,618
Liver Disease	14	901	23	809	+ 92
Tuberculosis	15	881	46	66	+ 814
Breast Cancer	16	637	11	2,520	- 1,884
Diabetes Mellitus	17	636	20	1,266	- 629
Other Injuries	18	604	17	1,453	- 850
Asthma	19	546	55	27	+ 519
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	536	7	3,940	- 3,404
Violence	21	514	42	104	+ 410
HIV/AIDS	22	483	50	47	+ 436
Maternal Conditions	23	406	61	2	+ 404
Pertussis	24	394	69	0	+ 394
Leukemia	25	379	18	1,354	- 975
Drownings	26	349	32	435	- 86
Suicide	27	341	28	533	- 192
Falls	28	323	21	1,245	- 922
Lymphomas	29	318	19	1,268	- 951
Endocrine Disorders	30	302	29	526	- 224
Fires	31	272	39	146	+ 125
Oesophagus Cancer	32	233	35	246	- 12
Meningitis	33	226	53	33	+ 193
Malnutrition	34	226	66	1	+ 225
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	217	8	3,264	- 3,046
Drug Use	36	215	37	193	+ 22
Liver Cancer	37	196	14	1,566	- 1,369
Inflammatory/Heart	38	174	24	725	- 551
Ovary Cancer	39	165	27	557	- 393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	161	26	611	- 450
Cervical Cancer	41	160	36	243	- 84
Poisonings	42	154	56	19	+ 135
Epilepsy	43	152	34	249	- 97
Hepatitis B	44	151	48	56	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	45	146	10	2,646	- 2,500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	142	43	100	+ 42
Syphilis	47	125	65	1	+ 124
Lung Cancers	48	113	4	7,355	- 7,243
Prostate Cancer	49	108	12	2,023	- 1,915
Oral Cancer	50	102	30	440	- 338
Stomach Cancer	51	99	16	1,535	- 1,436
Leishmaniasis	52	93	60	4	+ 89
Tetanus	53	78	62	2	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	54	76	15	1,551	- 1,474
Skin Cancers	55	74	31	438	- 364
War	56	70	64	1	+ 69
Encephalitis	57	63	67	1	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	58	56	13	1,904	- 1,848
Appendicitis	59	32	58	9	+ 23
Skin Disease	60	23	47	56	- 33
Alcohol	61	18	49	50	- 33
Uterin Cancer	62	15	33	373	- 358
Schistosomiasis	63	14	75	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	40	135	- 124
Other Neoplasms	65	7	25	679	- 671
Ascariasis	66	4	73	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	45	67	- 63
Hepatitis C	68	4	52	38	- 35
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	59	8	- 7
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.