PORTUGAL VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,892	1	12,878	- 3,986
Stroke	2	4,163	2	12,339	- 8,177
Low Birth Weight	3	3,243	52	79	+ 3,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,552	4	6,851	- 4,299
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,318	27	838	+ 1,479
Measles	6	1,881	71	0	+ 1,881
Birth Trauma	7	1,724	60	24	+ 1,701
Hypertension	8	1,474	14	1,880	- 406
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,270	36	231	+ 1,039
Malaria	10	1,135	78	0	+ 1,135
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,114	40	196	+ 917
Kidney Disease	12	1,031	9	2,803	- 1,773
Lung Disease	13	886	7	4,286	- 3,400
Liver Disease	14	879	22	1,126	- 246
Tuberculosis	15	859	38	213	+ 647
Breast Cancer	16	621	12	1,997	- 1,376
Diabetes Mellitus	17	621	8	3,601	- 2,980
Other Injuries	18	589	13	1,937	- 1,348
Asthma	19	533	43	146	+ 387
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	523	3	7,191	- 6,668
Violence	21	501	48	96	+ 405
HIV/AIDS	22	472	35	320	+ 152
Maternal Conditions	23	397	63	7	+ 389
Pertussis	24	384	72	0	+ 384
Leukemia	25	370	24	1,015	- 646
Drownings	26	341	51	79	+ 261
Suicide	27	332	19	1,172	- 839
Falls	28	315	23	1,033	- 717
Lymphomas	29	310	16	1,608	- 1,297
Endocrine Disorders	30	295	17	1,547	- 1,252
Fires	31	265	46	108	+ 157
Oesophagus Cancer	32	228	29	623	- 395
Meningitis	33	221	56	43	+ 178
Malnutrition	34	220	53	79	+ 142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	212	6	4,389	- 4,177
Drug Use	36	210	44	128	+ 81
Liver Cancer	37	191	18	1,270	- 1,079
Inflammatory/Heart	38	170	26	909	- 739
Ovary Cancer	39	161	33	397	- 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	157	37	229	- 72
Cervical Cancer	41	156	34	329	- 173
Poisonings	42	150	57	29	+ 121
Epilepsy	43	149	31	415	- 267
Hepatitis B	44	148	59	26	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	45	143	21	1,139	- 997
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	138	41	169	- 30
Syphilis	47	122	64	3	+ 119
Lung Cancers	48	110	5	4,406	- 4,296
Prostate Cancer	49	106	11	2,124	- 2,018
Oral Cancer	50	100	25	912	- 812
Stomach Cancer	51	97	10	2,532	- 2,435
Leishmaniasis	52	91	68	1	+ 90
Tetanus	53	76	73	0	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	54	75	20	1,171	- 1,096
Skin Cancers	55	72	30	523	- 451
War	56	68	69	1	+ 67
Encephalitis	57	61	67	1	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	58	55	15	1,669	- 1,614
Appendicitis	59	31	61	21	+ 10
Skin Disease	60	23	39	202	- 180
Alcohol	61	17	45	111	- 94
Uterin Cancer	62	14	32	406	- 391
Schistosomiasis	63	14	77	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	54	56	- 45
Other Neoplasms	65	7	28	652	- 645
Ascariasis	66	4	83	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	47	99	- 95
Hepatitis C	68	3	49	87	- 83
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	62	15	- 14
Chlamydia	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Sudan

Portugal

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.