KENYA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,743	9	11,972	+ 38,771
Stroke	2	23,755	4	15,895	+ 7,860
Low Birth Weight	3	18,508	11	9,562	+ 8,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,564	1	22,571	- 8,007
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,225	6	14,883	- 1,658
Measles	6	10,735	63	103	+ 10,632
Birth Trauma	7	9,840	10	9,957	- 117
Hypertension	8	8,410	17	4,418	+ 3,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,244	5	15,420	- 8,175
Malaria	10	6,479	8	12,652	- 6,173
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,356	12	6,115	+ 241
Kidney Disease	12	5,881	16	4,464	+ 1,417
Lung Disease	13	5,057	20	4,280	+ 777
Liver Disease	14	5,018	7	13,405	- 8,386
Tuberculosis	15	4,905	3	19,655	- 14,751
Breast Cancer	16	3,544	25	2,658	+ 886
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,543	14	5,651	- 2,108
Other Injuries	18	3,361	19	4,336	- 975
Asthma	19	3,042	26	2,300	+ 742
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,982	31	1,827	+ 1,155
Violence	21	2,860	24	2,942	- 83
HIV/AIDS	22	2,691	2	20,885	- 18,194
Maternal Conditions	23	2,263	13	5,651	- 3,389
Pertussis	24	2,191	42	1,014	+ 1,178
Leukemia	25	2,110	35	1,327	+ 783
Drownings	26	1,944	39	1,200	+ 744
Suicide	27	1,897	23	3,214	- 1,317
Falls	28	1,799	33	1,465	+ 334
Lymphomas	29	1,770	29	1,931	- 161
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,684	44	831	+ 853
Fires	31	1,512	36	1,316	+ 196
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,299	18	4,373	- 3,073
Meningitis	33	1,260	15	5,364	- 4,103
Malnutrition	34	1,257	21	4,212	- 2,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,210	32	1,477	- 267
Drug Use	36	1,196	62	113	+ 1,082
Liver Cancer	37	1,092	34	1,351	- 259
Inflammatory/Heart	38	968	40	1,121	- 153
Ovary Cancer	39	916	45	795	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	895	41	1,089	- 194
Cervical Cancer	41	888	22	3,389	- 2,501
Poisonings	42	859	38	1,269	- 410
Epilepsy	43	848	43	832	+ 15
Hepatitis B	44	843	49	522	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	45	813	50	470	+ 343
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	790	53	408	+ 382
Syphilis	47	696	52	449	+ 247
Lung Cancers	48	629	47	669	- 40
Prostate Cancer	49	604	37	1,292	- 688
Oral Cancer	50	569	30	1,842	- 1,274
Stomach Cancer	51	551	28	2,010	- 1,458
Leishmaniasis	52	517	59	194	+ 323
Tetanus	53	436	27	2,129	- 1,693
Bladder Cancer	54	425	57	318	+ 108
Skin Cancers	55	411	48	638	- 227
War	56	388	65	89	+ 299
Encephalitis	57	350	60	189	+ 161
Pancreas Cancer	58	314	46	716	- 402
Appendicitis	59	179	58	240	- 62
Skin Disease	60	129	51	455	- 326
Alcohol	61	98	55	355	- 258
Uterin Cancer	62	82	56	323	- 240
Schistosomiasis	63	79	54	370	- 291
Multiple Sclerosis	64	62	68	39	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	65	40	67	60	- 20
Ascariasis	66	24	71	9	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	66	84	- 61
Hepatitis C	68	20	61	152	- 133
Diphtheria	69	13	69	13	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	6	64	95	- 89
Chlamydia	71	1	70	10	- 9
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.