POLAND VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,755	1	117,700	- 83,945
Stroke	2	15,802	2	32,693	- 16,891
Low Birth Weight	3	12,312	42	579	+ 11,733
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,688	4	19,998	- 10,310
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,797	22	3,555	+ 5,243
Measles	6	7,141	72	0	+ 7,141
Birth Trauma	7	6,545	57	52	+ 6,494
Hypertension	8	5,595	15	4,937	+ 658
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,819	37	839	+ 3,980
Malaria	10	4,310	78	0	+ 4,310
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,228	36	916	+ 3,312
Kidney Disease	12	3,912	20	4,065	- 153
Lung Disease	13	3,364	6	13,677	- 10,313
Liver Disease	14	3,338	10	7,912	- 4,574
Tuberculosis	15	3,263	41	597	+ 2,666
Breast Cancer	16	2,358	9	7,967	- 5,609
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,357	8	8,947	- 6,590
Other Injuries	18	2,236	28	2,527	- 291
Asthma	19	2,024	43	540	+ 1,484
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,984	21	3,701	- 1,717
Violence	21	1,902	49	294	+ 1,608
HIV/AIDS	22	1,790	54	115	+ 1,675
Maternal Conditions	23	1,505	63	10	+ 1,496
Pertussis	24	1,458	71	0	+ 1,458
Leukemia	25	1,403	24	3,456	- 2,052
Drownings	26	1,293	39	636	+ 656
Suicide	27	1,262	18	4,282	- 3,020
Falls	28	1,197	16	4,712	- 3,515
Lymphomas	29	1,177	19	4,141	- 2,964
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,120	38	831	+ 289
Fires	31	1,006	45	474	+ 532
Oesophagus Cancer	32	864	33	1,803	- 939
Meningitis	33	838	53	171	+ 668
Malnutrition	34	836	50	291	+ 546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	805	5	14,610	- 13,805
Drug Use	36	795	48	321	+ 474
Liver Cancer	37	726	29	2,290	- 1,564
Inflammatory/Heart	38	644	23	3,495	- 2,851
Ovary Cancer	39	609	27	2,929	- 2,320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	595	26	3,091	- 2,496
Cervical Cancer	41	591	32	1,907	- 1,316
Poisonings	42	571	51	205	+ 366
Epilepsy	43	564	35	1,145	- 581
Hepatitis B	44	561	56	52	+ 509
Parkinson's Disease	45	541	34	1,500	- 959
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	525	40	612	- 86
Syphilis	47	463	69	0	+ 463
Lung Cancers	48	418	3	25,781	- 25,362
Prostate Cancer	49	402	11	6,489	- 6,087
Oral Cancer	50	378	25	3,377	- 2,998
Stomach Cancer	51	367	12	5,910	- 5,544
Leishmaniasis	52	344	75	0	+ 344
Tetanus	53	290	67	2	+ 288
Bladder Cancer	54	283	17	4,700	- 4,417
Skin Cancers	55	274	31	2,155	- 1,881
War	56	258	66	4	+ 254
Encephalitis	57	233	64	6	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	58	209	13	5,430	- 5,221
Appendicitis	59	119	55	69	+ 50
Skin Disease	60	86	46	469	- 383
Alcohol	61	65	14	5,238	- 5,173
Uterin Cancer	62	55	30	2,163	- 2,108
Schistosomiasis	63	52	76	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	44	502	- 461
Other Neoplasms	65	27	7	9,256	- 9,230
Ascariasis	66	16	82	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	15	47	369	- 354
Hepatitis C	68	13	52	188	- 175
Diphtheria	69	9	70	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	70	4	60	19	- 15
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.