GUATEMALA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,904	1	9,825	+ 6,079
Stroke	2	7,445	6	4,849	+ 2,597
Low Birth Weight	3	5,801	16	1,658	+ 4,142
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,565	2	9,245	- 4,681
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,145	8	4,026	+ 118
Measles	6	3,364	72	0	+ 3,364
Birth Trauma	7	3,084	19	1,466	+ 1,618
Hypertension	8	2,636	26	679	+ 1,957
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,271	9	2,617	- 347
Malaria	10	2,031	74	0	+ 2,031
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,992	18	1,517	+ 476
Kidney Disease	12	1,843	4	6,277	- 4,434
Lung Disease	13	1,585	13	1,901	- 317
Liver Disease	14	1,573	5	5,684	- 4,112
Tuberculosis	15	1,537	37	301	+ 1,236
Breast Cancer	16	1,111	28	495	+ 615
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,111	3	6,932	- 5,821
Other Injuries	18	1,053	10	2,466	- 1,412
Asthma	19	953	36	335	+ 619
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	935	12	1,957	- 1,022
Violence	21	896	7	4,411	- 3,514
HIV/AIDS	22	843	21	1,173	- 329
Maternal Conditions	23	709	30	468	+ 241
Pertussis	24	687	53	70	+ 617
Leukemia	25	661	27	601	+ 61
Drownings	26	609	32	463	+ 146
Suicide	27	595	22	1,039	- 445
Falls	28	564	20	1,371	- 808
Lymphomas	29	555	43	229	+ 326
Endocrine Disorders	30	528	29	486	+ 42
Fires	31	474	45	207	+ 267
Oesophagus Cancer	32	407	48	144	+ 263
Meningitis	33	395	41	271	+ 124
Malnutrition	34	394	11	1,981	- 1,587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	379	31	464	- 85
Drug Use	36	375	40	272	+ 103
Liver Cancer	37	342	15	1,765	- 1,423
Inflammatory/Heart	38	303	44	225	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	39	287	50	133	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	280	23	1,029	- 749
Cervical Cancer	41	278	25	808	- 529
Poisonings	42	269	39	275	- 6
Epilepsy	43	266	33	463	- 197
Hepatitis B	44	264	65	2	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	45	255	34	393	- 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	248	54	62	+ 186
Syphilis	47	218	64	3	+ 215
Lung Cancers	48	197	35	391	- 194
Prostate Cancer	49	189	24	846	- 656
Oral Cancer	50	178	49	142	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	51	173	17	1,570	- 1,398
Leishmaniasis	52	162	69	1	+ 162
Tetanus	53	137	62	10	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	54	133	55	57	+ 76
Skin Cancers	55	129	46	195	- 66
War	56	122	68	2	+ 120
Encephalitis	57	110	51	104	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	58	98	38	282	- 184
Appendicitis	59	56	47	164	- 108
Skin Disease	60	41	42	232	- 192
Alcohol	61	31	14	1,799	- 1,768
Uterin Cancer	62	26	59	27	- 1
Schistosomiasis	63	25	75	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	60	21	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	13	56	42	- 29
Ascariasis	66	8	63	7	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	7	52	82	- 75
Hepatitis C	68	6	66	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	4	71	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	2	57	34	- 32
Chlamydia	71	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 33
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.