SPAIN VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,190	1	51,684	- 10,494
Stroke	2	19,283	3	29,004	- 9,721
Low Birth Weight	3	15,024	52	253	+ 14,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,822	7	13,717	- 1,894
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,735	31	1,829	+ 8,906
Measles	6	8,714	81	0	+ 8,714
Birth Trauma	7	7,987	60	113	+ 7,874
Hypertension	8	6,827	9	9,115	- 2,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,881	36	1,064	+ 4,817
Malaria	10	5,259	83	0	+ 5,259
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,159	38	863	+ 4,296
Kidney Disease	12	4,773	8	9,725	- 4,951
Lung Disease	13	4,105	5	18,926	- 14,821
Liver Disease	14	4,073	23	4,231	- 158
Tuberculosis	15	3,981	50	270	+ 3,711
Breast Cancer	16	2,877	11	7,067	- 4,191
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,876	10	7,773	- 4,897
Other Injuries	18	2,728	15	5,536	- 2,808
Asthma	19	2,469	35	1,133	+ 1,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,421	2	42,339	- 39,918
Violence	21	2,321	51	262	+ 2,060
HIV/AIDS	22	2,184	43	538	+ 1,646
Maternal Conditions	23	1,837	64	14	+ 1,823
Pertussis	24	1,779	73	2	+ 1,777
Leukemia	25	1,713	24	3,772	- 2,060
Drownings	26	1,578	45	446	+ 1,132
Suicide	27	1,540	25	3,609	- 2,069
Falls	28	1,461	26	3,246	- 1,786
Lymphomas	29	1,436	16	5,335	- 3,898
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,367	21	4,863	- 3,496
Fires	31	1,227	55	185	+ 1,043
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,055	29	2,011	- 957
Meningitis	33	1,023	59	129	+ 894
Malnutrition	34	1,020	47	302	+ 718
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	982	6	16,957	- 15,975
Drug Use	36	971	41	776	+ 194
Liver Cancer	37	886	18	5,098	- 4,212
Inflammatory/Heart	38	786	19	4,984	- 4,198
Ovary Cancer	39	744	28	2,026	- 1,282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	726	44	475	+ 251
Cervical Cancer	41	721	39	855	- 134
Poisonings	42	697	57	170	+ 527
Epilepsy	43	688	40	824	- 136
Hepatitis B	44	684	58	162	+ 522
Parkinson's Disease	45	660	20	4,943	- 4,283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	641	33	1,612	- 971
Syphilis	47	565	67	9	+ 556
Lung Cancers	48	511	4	22,131	- 21,620
Prostate Cancer	49	490	13	6,420	- 5,929
Oral Cancer	50	462	27	2,583	- 2,121
Stomach Cancer	51	448	14	5,796	- 5,349
Leishmaniasis	52	420	65	11	+ 409
Tetanus	53	354	72	2	+ 352
Bladder Cancer	54	345	17	5,222	- 4,877
Skin Cancers	55	334	32	1,803	- 1,469
War	56	315	68	6	+ 309
Encephalitis	57	284	70	4	+ 280
Pancreas Cancer	58	255	12	6,752	- 6,497
Appendicitis	59	145	61	79	+ 66
Skin Disease	60	105	30	1,840	- 1,736
Alcohol	61	79	46	333	- 254
Uterin Cancer	62	67	34	1,612	- 1,545
Schistosomiasis	63	64	74	0	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	64	50	49	287	- 237
Other Neoplasms	65	32	22	4,748	- 4,715
Ascariasis	66	20	78	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	19	48	294	- 275
Hepatitis C	68	16	42	652	- 636
Diphtheria	69	11	76	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	70	5	62	47	- 42
Chlamydia	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.