JAPAN VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,331	1	163,905	- 56,574
Stroke	2	50,246	2	121,823	- 71,577
Low Birth Weight	3	39,148	55	202	+ 38,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,806	3	107,899	- 77,092
Road Traffic Accidents	5	27,973	31	4,566	+ 23,407
Measles	6	22,707	75	0	+ 22,707
Birth Trauma	7	20,813	61	104	+ 20,708
Hypertension	8	17,789	28	6,673	+ 11,116
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,323	37	2,731	+ 12,592
Malaria	10	13,705	79	0	+ 13,705
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,444	40	2,473	+ 10,972
Kidney Disease	12	12,438	9	44,779	- 32,341
Lung Disease	13	10,696	5	78,169	- 67,473
Liver Disease	14	10,614	17	14,195	- 3,581
Tuberculosis	15	10,374	34	3,459	+ 6,916
Breast Cancer	16	7,496	15	15,805	- 8,308
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,495	29	5,433	+ 2,062
Other Injuries	18	7,109	12	22,068	- 14,959
Asthma	19	6,434	42	1,922	+ 4,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,308	7	56,937	- 50,629
Violence	21	6,049	53	266	+ 5,783
HIV/AIDS	22	5,691	63	48	+ 5,643
Maternal Conditions	23	4,787	64	39	+ 4,748
Pertussis	24	4,635	71	1	+ 4,634
Leukemia	25	4,463	24	9,607	- 5,144
Drownings	26	4,111	25	8,409	- 4,298
Suicide	27	4,013	13	19,466	- 15,453
Falls	28	3,806	23	9,736	- 5,930
Lymphomas	29	3,743	14	19,273	- 15,530
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,562	21	11,486	- 7,924
Fires	31	3,198	48	1,007	+ 2,191
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,748	20	12,316	- 9,568
Meningitis	33	2,666	52	308	+ 2,358
Malnutrition	34	2,659	43	1,910	+ 749
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,560	6	57,340	- 54,780
Drug Use	36	2,529	50	732	+ 1,797
Liver Cancer	37	2,310	11	29,384	- 27,075
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,048	27	8,232	- 6,185
Ovary Cancer	39	1,938	30	5,061	- 3,124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,892	35	2,922	- 1,030
Cervical Cancer	41	1,879	32	3,799	- 1,920
Poisonings	42	1,816	54	255	+ 1,562
Epilepsy	43	1,793	45	1,558	+ 235
Hepatitis B	44	1,783	46	1,423	+ 360
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,720	18	14,007	- 12,287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,671	39	2,555	- 884
Syphilis	47	1,473	65	16	+ 1,457
Lung Cancers	48	1,330	4	79,688	- 78,358
Prostate Cancer	49	1,278	19	13,515	- 12,238
Oral Cancer	50	1,203	26	8,333	- 7,131
Stomach Cancer	51	1,166	8	50,433	- 49,267
Leishmaniasis	52	1,095	77	0	+ 1,095
Tetanus	53	922	67	9	+ 913
Bladder Cancer	54	900	22	9,936	- 9,037
Skin Cancers	55	870	44	1,843	- 973
War	56	821	66	15	+ 806
Encephalitis	57	740	69	5	+ 735
Pancreas Cancer	58	665	10	37,027	- 36,363
Appendicitis	59	378	58	126	+ 252
Skin Disease	60	274	36	2,806	- 2,532
Alcohol	61	206	51	576	- 369
Uterin Cancer	62	174	33	3,461	- 3,287
Schistosomiasis	63	167	72	0	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	64	131	59	108	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	65	85	16	15,120	- 15,035
Ascariasis	66	51	82	0	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	49	38	2,618	- 2,569
Hepatitis C	68	42	41	2,220	- 2,178
Diphtheria	69	27	74	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	70	13	57	159	- 146
Chlamydia	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.