SOUTH KOREA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,373	1	28,043	+ 17,330
Stroke	2	21,241	3	25,596	- 4,355
Low Birth Weight	3	16,549	45	370	+ 16,179
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,023	2	26,650	- 13,627
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,825	15	4,399	+ 7,426
Measles	6	9,599	83	0	+ 9,599
Birth Trauma	7	8,798	54	88	+ 8,710
Hypertension	8	7,520	17	3,711	+ 3,809
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,478	35	929	+ 5,549
Malaria	10	5,794	71	1	+ 5,792
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,683	41	518	+ 5,165
Kidney Disease	12	5,258	9	10,107	- 4,849
Lung Disease	13	4,522	11	8,526	- 4,005
Liver Disease	14	4,487	14	6,348	- 1,861
Tuberculosis	15	4,386	24	1,950	+ 2,435
Breast Cancer	16	3,169	21	2,880	+ 289
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,168	13	6,812	- 3,643
Other Injuries	18	3,005	18	3,634	- 629
Asthma	19	2,720	32	1,150	+ 1,570
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,667	6	12,145	- 9,478
Violence	21	2,557	44	386	+ 2,171
HIV/AIDS	22	2,406	55	84	+ 2,322
Maternal Conditions	23	2,023	61	34	+ 1,989
Pertussis	24	1,959	67	6	+ 1,953
Leukemia	25	1,887	23	2,140	- 254
Drownings	26	1,738	42	501	+ 1,237
Suicide	27	1,696	5	14,636	- 12,939
Falls	28	1,609	20	2,934	- 1,325
Lymphomas	29	1,582	19	3,477	- 1,895
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,506	25	1,891	- 385
Fires	31	1,352	47	263	+ 1,089
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,162	28	1,733	- 571
Meningitis	33	1,127	58	51	+ 1,076
Malnutrition	34	1,124	53	88	+ 1,035
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,082	8	10,180	- 9,098
Drug Use	36	1,069	50	154	+ 915
Liver Cancer	37	976	7	11,589	- 10,613
Inflammatory/Heart	38	866	31	1,325	- 460
Ovary Cancer	39	819	30	1,330	- 511
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	800	38	540	+ 260
Cervical Cancer	41	794	34	1,065	- 271
Poisonings	42	768	52	115	+ 653
Epilepsy	43	758	40	524	+ 234
Hepatitis B	44	754	39	526	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	45	727	16	3,951	- 3,224
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	706	48	224	+ 482
Syphilis	47	623	62	27	+ 596
Lung Cancers	48	562	4	20,293	- 19,731
Prostate Cancer	49	540	22	2,316	- 1,775
Oral Cancer	50	508	29	1,457	- 949
Stomach Cancer	51	493	10	8,625	- 8,132
Leishmaniasis	52	463	79	0	+ 463
Tetanus	53	390	69	5	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	54	380	27	1,768	- 1,388
Skin Cancers	55	368	37	585	- 217
War	56	347	68	5	+ 342
Encephalitis	57	313	65	19	+ 294
Pancreas Cancer	58	281	12	6,994	- 6,713
Appendicitis	59	160	57	54	+ 106
Skin Disease	60	116	36	704	- 589
Alcohol	61	87	33	1,081	- 993
Uterin Cancer	62	74	43	420	- 346
Schistosomiasis	63	71	72	1	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	64	55	66	11	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	65	36	26	1,807	- 1,771
Ascariasis	66	21	74	0	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	51	150	- 129
Hepatitis C	68	18	49	168	- 150
Diphtheria	69	12	73	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	70	5	63	26	- 20
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Sudan

South Korea

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.