NIGERIA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	206,249	7	61,374	+ 144,876
Stroke	2	96,554	8	57,744	+ 38,810
Low Birth Weight	3	75,228	6	95,959	- 20,730
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	59,198	1	207,281	- 148,083
Road Traffic Accidents	5	53,753	12	41,693	+ 12,060
Measles	6	43,633	14	29,439	+ 14,195
Birth Trauma	7	39,994	5	100,186	- 60,192
Hypertension	8	34,185	24	10,692	+ 23,493
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	29,446	2	144,724	- 115,278
Malaria	10	26,336	4	100,963	- 74,627
Congenital Anomalies	11	25,835	9	49,696	- 23,862
Kidney Disease	12	23,902	20	18,189	+ 5,713
Lung Disease	13	20,555	22	12,569	+ 7,986
Liver Disease	14	20,397	13	38,326	- 17,929
Tuberculosis	15	19,935	3	127,335	- 107,400
Breast Cancer	16	14,405	23	11,884	+ 2,521
Diabetes Mellitus	17	14,403	18	22,497	- 8,094
Other Injuries	18	13,660	17	22,696	- 9,035
Asthma	19	12,364	27	8,192	+ 4,172
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	12,122	31	6,786	+ 5,336
Violence	21	11,624	19	18,407	- 6,783
HIV/AIDS	22	10,936	10	44,124	- 33,187
Maternal Conditions	23	9,198	15	23,540	- 14,342
Pertussis	24	8,907	16	23,282	- 14,375
Leukemia	25	8,576	47	2,257	+ 6,319
Drownings	26	7,900	32	6,584	+ 1,315
Suicide	27	7,711	30	7,019	+ 693
Falls	28	7,313	28	7,528	- 215
Lymphomas	29	7,193	40	5,202	+ 1,991
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,844	21	15,799	- 8,955
Fires	31	6,146	29	7,132	- 985
Oesophagus Cancer	32	5,281	64	560	+ 4,721
Meningitis	33	5,123	11	43,651	- 38,528
Malnutrition	34	5,109	36	5,896	- 787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	4,919	43	4,152	+ 767
Drug Use	36	4,860	34	6,273	- 1,413
Liver Cancer	37	4,438	39	5,289	- 850
Inflammatory/Heart	38	3,935	42	4,826	- 892
Ovary Cancer	39	3,723	49	2,133	+ 1,591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,636	37	5,846	- 2,210
Cervical Cancer	41	3,610	25	10,574	- 6,964
Poisonings	42	3,490	33	6,570	- 3,080
Epilepsy	43	3,446	41	5,001	- 1,555
Hepatitis B	44	3,426	55	1,488	+ 1,938
Parkinson's Disease	45	3,305	46	2,473	+ 832
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,210	52	1,946	+ 1,265
Syphilis	47	2,831	38	5,449	- 2,618
Lung Cancers	48	2,556	57	1,295	+ 1,261
Prostate Cancer	49	2,455	35	5,914	- 3,459
Oral Cancer	50	2,311	48	2,238	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	51	2,241	50	2,129	+ 112
Leishmaniasis	52	2,103	70	23	+ 2,080
Tetanus	53	1,772	26	8,355	- 6,582
Bladder Cancer	54	1,729	63	670	+ 1,059
Skin Cancers	55	1,672	53	1,933	- 261
War	56	1,577	45	3,245	- 1,668
Encephalitis	57	1,422	59	937	+ 486
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,277	51	1,975	- 698
Appendicitis	59	726	60	760	- 34
Skin Disease	60	526	56	1,468	- 943
Alcohol	61	396	58	1,031	- 635
Uterin Cancer	62	334	62	679	- 345
Schistosomiasis	63	321	54	1,508	- 1,187
Multiple Sclerosis	64	252	68	179	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	65	163	66	290	- 127
Ascariasis	66	98	61	685	- 587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	93	69	165	- 71
Hepatitis C	68	80	65	304	- 224
Diphtheria	69	53	44	3,800	- 3,747
Upper Respiratory	70	25	67	259	- 234
Chlamydia	71	5	71	14	- 9
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	73	1	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Sudan

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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.