IRAQ VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,662	1	36,594	+ 68
Stroke	2	17,163	2	20,793	- 3,629
Low Birth Weight	3	13,372	5	6,573	+ 6,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,523	8	5,551	+ 4,972
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,555	3	10,726	- 1,171
Measles	6	7,756	55	59	+ 7,697
Birth Trauma	7	7,109	10	4,223	+ 2,886
Hypertension	8	6,077	12	2,451	+ 3,626
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,234	18	1,578	+ 3,656
Malaria	10	4,681	73	0	+ 4,681
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,592	9	4,812	- 220
Kidney Disease	12	4,249	6	6,323	- 2,074
Lung Disease	13	3,654	20	1,329	+ 2,325
Liver Disease	14	3,626	16	2,127	+ 1,498
Tuberculosis	15	3,544	25	821	+ 2,722
Breast Cancer	16	2,561	17	1,783	+ 778
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,560	4	7,395	- 4,835
Other Injuries	18	2,428	14	2,212	+ 216
Asthma	19	2,198	23	914	+ 1,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,155	13	2,429	- 274
Violence	21	2,066	7	5,658	- 3,592
HIV/AIDS	22	1,944	72	0	+ 1,944
Maternal Conditions	23	1,635	27	780	+ 855
Pertussis	24	1,583	33	636	+ 948
Leukemia	25	1,524	21	1,315	+ 209
Drownings	26	1,404	32	658	+ 746
Suicide	27	1,371	19	1,418	- 47
Falls	28	1,300	30	709	+ 591
Lymphomas	29	1,279	26	811	+ 467
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,217	37	462	+ 754
Fires	31	1,093	29	742	+ 351
Oesophagus Cancer	32	939	46	173	+ 766
Meningitis	33	911	42	372	+ 538
Malnutrition	34	908	53	92	+ 817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	874	24	852	+ 23
Drug Use	36	864	38	441	+ 423
Liver Cancer	37	789	35	555	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	38	699	22	1,190	- 491
Ovary Cancer	39	662	41	376	+ 286
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	646	49	159	+ 487
Cervical Cancer	41	642	48	162	+ 479
Poisonings	42	620	52	95	+ 525
Epilepsy	43	613	45	253	+ 360
Hepatitis B	44	609	56	57	+ 552
Parkinson's Disease	45	588	31	658	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	571	44	283	+ 288
Syphilis	47	503	50	137	+ 366
Lung Cancers	48	454	15	2,162	- 1,708
Prostate Cancer	49	436	47	171	+ 266
Oral Cancer	50	411	39	410	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	51	398	28	771	- 372
Leishmaniasis	52	374	62	22	+ 352
Tetanus	53	315	51	111	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	54	307	34	628	- 321
Skin Cancers	55	297	43	339	- 42
War	56	280	11	2,942	- 2,662
Encephalitis	57	253	40	378	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	58	227	36	530	- 303
Appendicitis	59	129	64	15	+ 114
Skin Disease	60	93	57	49	+ 44
Alcohol	61	70	58	40	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	62	59	54	61	- 2
Schistosomiasis	63	57	59	37	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	64	45	60	30	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	65	29	61	26	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	17	67	2	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	63	21	- 5
Hepatitis C	68	14	68	1	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	9	66	4	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	70	4	65	6	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	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	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Sudan

Iraq

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.