SWEDEN VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,226	1	15,136	- 5,910
Stroke	2	4,319	3	6,035	- 1,716
Low Birth Weight	3	3,365	51	50	+ 3,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,648	7	2,659	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,404	34	315	+ 2,089
Measles	6	1,952	83	0	+ 1,952
Birth Trauma	7	1,789	55	34	+ 1,755
Hypertension	8	1,529	10	1,838	- 309
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,317	36	289	+ 1,028
Malaria	10	1,178	74	0	+ 1,178
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,156	35	308	+ 848
Kidney Disease	12	1,069	12	1,629	- 560
Lung Disease	13	919	4	4,344	- 3,425
Liver Disease	14	912	23	723	+ 189
Tuberculosis	15	892	56	24	+ 868
Breast Cancer	16	644	13	1,582	- 938
Diabetes Mellitus	17	644	11	1,834	- 1,190
Other Injuries	18	611	15	1,374	- 762
Asthma	19	553	42	158	+ 395
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	542	2	10,917	- 10,375
Violence	21	520	47	113	+ 407
HIV/AIDS	22	489	61	13	+ 477
Maternal Conditions	23	411	64	5	+ 406
Pertussis	24	398	67	0	+ 398
Leukemia	25	384	20	825	- 442
Drownings	26	353	46	114	+ 239
Suicide	27	345	14	1,479	- 1,135
Falls	28	327	17	1,109	- 782
Lymphomas	29	322	16	1,357	- 1,035
Endocrine Disorders	30	306	24	702	- 396
Fires	31	275	49	65	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	32	236	29	538	- 302
Meningitis	33	229	54	35	+ 194
Malnutrition	34	229	45	117	+ 112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	220	6	3,049	- 2,829
Drug Use	36	217	30	423	- 206
Liver Cancer	37	199	22	752	- 553
Inflammatory/Heart	38	176	28	547	- 371
Ovary Cancer	39	167	27	553	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	163	37	277	- 114
Cervical Cancer	41	161	38	228	- 66
Poisonings	42	156	60	18	+ 138
Epilepsy	43	154	44	121	+ 34
Hepatitis B	44	153	62	9	+ 144
Parkinson's Disease	45	148	19	943	- 795
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	144	48	110	+ 33
Syphilis	47	127	72	0	+ 127
Lung Cancers	48	114	5	3,722	- 3,608
Prostate Cancer	49	110	8	2,622	- 2,512
Oral Cancer	50	103	31	379	- 276
Stomach Cancer	51	100	26	612	- 512
Leishmaniasis	52	94	75	0	+ 94
Tetanus	53	79	68	0	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	54	77	21	760	- 683
Skin Cancers	55	75	25	650	- 576
War	56	71	65	2	+ 69
Encephalitis	57	64	71	0	+ 63
Pancreas Cancer	58	57	9	1,849	- 1,791
Appendicitis	59	32	59	18	+ 14
Skin Disease	60	24	39	220	- 196
Alcohol	61	18	32	359	- 341
Uterin Cancer	62	15	33	345	- 330
Schistosomiasis	63	14	69	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	41	170	- 159
Other Neoplasms	65	7	18	1,036	- 1,029
Ascariasis	66	4	81	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	43	129	- 125
Hepatitis C	68	4	53	44	- 40
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	58	20	- 18
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.