ITALY VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,111	1	97,116	- 44,005
Stroke	2	24,864	2	62,633	- 37,770
Low Birth Weight	3	19,372	51	357	+ 19,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,244	9	16,339	- 1,094
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,842	30	3,221	+ 10,621
Measles	6	11,236	71	1	+ 11,235
Birth Trauma	7	10,299	59	140	+ 10,159
Hypertension	8	8,803	6	29,931	- 21,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,583	36	1,622	+ 5,961
Malaria	10	6,782	79	0	+ 6,782
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,653	37	1,443	+ 5,210
Kidney Disease	12	6,155	11	12,726	- 6,571
Lung Disease	13	5,293	5	32,382	- 27,089
Liver Disease	14	5,252	23	5,559	- 307
Tuberculosis	15	5,134	53	336	+ 4,798
Breast Cancer	16	3,710	10	13,868	- 10,159
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,709	8	19,836	- 16,127
Other Injuries	18	3,518	12	12,112	- 8,595
Asthma	19	3,184	47	494	+ 2,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,121	3	41,445	- 38,323
Violence	21	2,993	50	409	+ 2,585
HIV/AIDS	22	2,816	46	520	+ 2,296
Maternal Conditions	23	2,369	67	6	+ 2,363
Pertussis	24	2,294	73	1	+ 2,293
Leukemia	25	2,208	21	6,728	- 4,520
Drownings	26	2,034	52	344	+ 1,690
Suicide	27	1,986	26	4,042	- 2,056
Falls	28	1,883	25	4,222	- 2,339
Lymphomas	29	1,852	16	9,670	- 7,818
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,762	18	8,431	- 6,668
Fires	31	1,583	56	271	+ 1,312
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,360	34	2,045	- 685
Meningitis	33	1,319	60	128	+ 1,191
Malnutrition	34	1,316	41	775	+ 540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,267	7	21,254	- 19,987
Drug Use	36	1,251	45	654	+ 597
Liver Cancer	37	1,143	17	9,620	- 8,477
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,013	24	5,531	- 4,518
Ovary Cancer	39	959	28	3,282	- 2,323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	936	43	690	+ 246
Cervical Cancer	41	930	40	1,154	- 224
Poisonings	42	899	58	154	+ 745
Epilepsy	43	887	39	1,337	- 449
Hepatitis B	44	882	54	334	+ 548
Parkinson's Disease	45	851	19	8,428	- 7,577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	827	32	2,216	- 1,389
Syphilis	47	729	69	4	+ 725
Lung Cancers	48	658	4	34,152	- 33,494
Prostate Cancer	49	632	20	8,409	- 7,777
Oral Cancer	50	595	27	3,343	- 2,748
Stomach Cancer	51	577	14	10,252	- 9,675
Leishmaniasis	52	542	70	3	+ 538
Tetanus	53	456	63	22	+ 435
Bladder Cancer	54	445	22	6,711	- 6,265
Skin Cancers	55	430	29	3,239	- 2,808
War	56	406	66	6	+ 400
Encephalitis	57	366	68	5	+ 362
Pancreas Cancer	58	329	13	12,095	- 11,766
Appendicitis	59	187	61	49	+ 138
Skin Disease	60	135	38	1,440	- 1,304
Alcohol	61	102	55	277	- 175
Uterin Cancer	62	86	33	2,198	- 2,112
Schistosomiasis	63	83	78	0	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	64	65	44	677	- 612
Other Neoplasms	65	42	15	9,984	- 9,942
Ascariasis	66	25	80	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	42	701	- 677
Hepatitis C	68	21	31	2,451	- 2,430
Diphtheria	69	14	76	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	70	6	64	20	- 14
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.