SOUTH AFRICA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,656	3	32,739	+ 19,918
Stroke	2	24,651	4	30,693	- 6,043
Low Birth Weight	3	19,206	16	6,250	+ 12,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,114	2	39,341	- 24,227
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,723	11	13,014	+ 709
Measles	6	11,140	57	270	+ 10,869
Birth Trauma	7	10,211	30	3,004	+ 7,207
Hypertension	8	8,727	12	12,789	- 4,061
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,518	8	15,843	- 8,326
Malaria	10	6,724	63	83	+ 6,641
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,596	25	4,351	+ 2,245
Kidney Disease	12	6,102	9	15,302	- 9,200
Lung Disease	13	5,248	13	11,895	- 6,647
Liver Disease	14	5,207	14	9,013	- 3,806
Tuberculosis	15	5,090	6	21,965	- 16,876
Breast Cancer	16	3,678	23	4,533	- 856
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,677	5	30,188	- 26,510
Other Injuries	18	3,488	17	6,014	- 2,526
Asthma	19	3,157	18	5,966	- 2,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,095	22	4,676	- 1,581
Violence	21	2,968	7	21,000	- 18,032
HIV/AIDS	22	2,792	1	71,996	- 69,204
Maternal Conditions	23	2,348	38	1,700	+ 649
Pertussis	24	2,274	43	1,142	+ 1,132
Leukemia	25	2,189	40	1,464	+ 726
Drownings	26	2,017	32	2,403	- 386
Suicide	27	1,969	10	13,774	- 11,805
Falls	28	1,867	42	1,399	+ 468
Lymphomas	29	1,836	31	2,818	- 981
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,747	19	5,890	- 4,143
Fires	31	1,569	27	3,618	- 2,048
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,348	29	3,486	- 2,137
Meningitis	33	1,308	26	3,660	- 2,352
Malnutrition	34	1,304	34	2,381	- 1,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,256	28	3,587	- 2,331
Drug Use	36	1,241	53	770	+ 471
Liver Cancer	37	1,133	33	2,383	- 1,250
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,005	21	5,408	- 4,404
Ovary Cancer	39	951	51	951	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	928	36	1,894	- 966
Cervical Cancer	41	922	20	5,555	- 4,634
Poisonings	42	891	50	975	- 84
Epilepsy	43	880	37	1,870	- 990
Hepatitis B	44	875	61	139	+ 735
Parkinson's Disease	45	844	46	1,077	- 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	820	47	1,015	- 195
Syphilis	47	723	44	1,130	- 407
Lung Cancers	48	653	15	7,705	- 7,053
Prostate Cancer	49	627	24	4,374	- 3,747
Oral Cancer	50	590	41	1,406	- 816
Stomach Cancer	51	572	39	1,535	- 963
Leishmaniasis	52	537	77	0	+ 537
Tetanus	53	453	65	38	+ 415
Bladder Cancer	54	441	52	829	- 388
Skin Cancers	55	427	48	993	- 566
War	56	403	64	66	+ 337
Encephalitis	57	363	59	234	+ 129
Pancreas Cancer	58	326	35	2,007	- 1,681
Appendicitis	59	185	56	274	- 89
Skin Disease	60	134	45	1,101	- 967
Alcohol	61	101	49	987	- 886
Uterin Cancer	62	85	54	512	- 427
Schistosomiasis	63	82	66	35	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	64	64	62	113	- 49
Other Neoplasms	65	41	58	267	- 225
Ascariasis	66	25	71	3	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	55	376	- 352
Hepatitis C	68	20	70	8	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	13	69	16	- 3
Upper Respiratory	70	6	60	223	- 217
Chlamydia	71	1	68	18	- 17
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Sudan

South Africa

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.