MALTA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	409	1	876	- 467
Stroke	2	192	2	291	- 100
Low Birth Weight	3	149	35	11	+ 138
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	117	3	213	- 95
Road Traffic Accidents	5	107	31	18	+ 89
Measles	6	87	73	0	+ 87
Birth Trauma	7	79	44	3	+ 76
Hypertension	8	68	20	33	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	58	55	1	+ 57
Malaria	10	52	69	0	+ 52
Congenital Anomalies	11	51	32	17	+ 34
Kidney Disease	12	47	11	79	- 32
Lung Disease	13	41	8	127	- 86
Liver Disease	14	40	24	23	+ 17
Tuberculosis	15	40	52	2	+ 38
Breast Cancer	16	29	10	85	- 56
Diabetes Mellitus	17	29	6	163	- 134
Other Injuries	18	27	33	16	+ 11
Asthma	19	25	36	8	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	24	4	207	- 183
Violence	21	23	40	4	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	22	22	41	4	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	23	18	64	0	+ 18
Pertussis	24	18	72	0	+ 18
Leukemia	25	17	21	28	- 11
Drownings	26	16	48	2	+ 13
Suicide	27	15	22	27	- 11
Falls	28	15	14	52	- 37
Lymphomas	29	14	12	53	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	30	14	30	19	- 5
Fires	31	12	62	0	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	32	10	29	20	- 10
Meningitis	33	10	56	1	+ 9
Malnutrition	34	10	60	0	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	10	7	147	- 137
Drug Use	36	10	38	7	+ 3
Liver Cancer	37	9	18	34	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	38	8	27	22	- 14
Ovary Cancer	39	7	17	34	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	7	37	7	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	41	7	39	4	+ 3
Poisonings	42	7	58	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	43	7	43	3	+ 3
Hepatitis B	44	7	61	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	45	7	16	50	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	6	49	2	+ 4
Syphilis	47	6	81	0	+ 6
Lung Cancers	48	5	5	197	- 192
Prostate Cancer	49	5	13	53	- 48
Oral Cancer	50	5	23	25	- 20
Stomach Cancer	51	4	15	50	- 45
Leishmaniasis	52	4	66	0	+ 4
Tetanus	53	4	74	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	54	3	19	33	- 30
Skin Cancers	55	3	34	14	- 11
War	56	3	54	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	3	65	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	58	3	9	90	- 88
Appendicitis	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	60	1	25	23	- 22
Alcohol	61	1	47	3	- 2
Uterin Cancer	62	1	28	21	- 20
Schistosomiasis	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	0	45	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	65	0	26	22	- 22
Ascariasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	51	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	68	0	53	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	59	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.