UGANDA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,934	9	8,784	+ 34,150
Stroke	2	20,099	6	11,181	+ 8,918
Low Birth Weight	3	15,660	8	9,673	+ 5,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,323	2	18,865	- 6,542
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,190	4	13,012	- 1,823
Measles	6	9,083	51	343	+ 8,740
Birth Trauma	7	8,325	7	10,405	- 2,079
Hypertension	8	7,116	21	3,120	+ 3,996
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,130	5	12,103	- 5,974
Malaria	10	5,482	3	13,576	- 8,094
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,378	11	6,641	- 1,263
Kidney Disease	12	4,976	19	3,168	+ 1,807
Lung Disease	13	4,279	22	3,051	+ 1,228
Liver Disease	14	4,246	13	5,122	- 876
Tuberculosis	15	4,150	10	7,255	- 3,105
Breast Cancer	16	2,999	32	1,128	+ 1,871
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,998	14	4,794	- 1,796
Other Injuries	18	2,844	20	3,130	- 286
Asthma	19	2,574	27	1,745	+ 829
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,523	30	1,286	+ 1,237
Violence	21	2,420	12	6,175	- 3,755
HIV/AIDS	22	2,277	1	21,188	- 18,911
Maternal Conditions	23	1,915	17	3,641	- 1,727
Pertussis	24	1,854	25	1,909	- 55
Leukemia	25	1,785	42	599	+ 1,186
Drownings	26	1,644	31	1,238	+ 407
Suicide	27	1,605	24	2,033	- 428
Falls	28	1,522	33	1,127	+ 396
Lymphomas	29	1,497	26	1,762	- 264
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,425	38	761	+ 664
Fires	31	1,279	36	872	+ 407
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,099	28	1,674	- 575
Meningitis	33	1,066	16	3,718	- 2,651
Malnutrition	34	1,064	18	3,317	- 2,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,024	35	919	+ 105
Drug Use	36	1,012	57	233	+ 779
Liver Cancer	37	924	29	1,522	- 598
Inflammatory/Heart	38	819	37	859	- 40
Ovary Cancer	39	775	44	519	+ 256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	757	41	687	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	41	751	15	4,378	- 3,626
Poisonings	42	727	39	745	- 19
Epilepsy	43	717	43	599	+ 119
Hepatitis B	44	713	61	123	+ 590
Parkinson's Disease	45	688	48	351	+ 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	668	50	348	+ 320
Syphilis	47	589	23	2,235	- 1,646
Lung Cancers	48	532	46	441	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	49	511	34	950	- 439
Oral Cancer	50	481	40	731	- 250
Stomach Cancer	51	466	45	515	- 48
Leishmaniasis	52	438	68	28	+ 410
Tetanus	53	369	53	271	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	54	360	59	181	+ 179
Skin Cancers	55	348	49	349	- 1
War	56	328	63	88	+ 240
Encephalitis	57	296	62	122	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	58	266	47	358	- 92
Appendicitis	59	151	58	211	- 60
Skin Disease	60	109	55	242	- 133
Alcohol	61	83	54	256	- 174
Uterin Cancer	62	70	56	234	- 164
Schistosomiasis	63	67	52	286	- 219
Multiple Sclerosis	64	52	69	16	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	65	34	66	37	- 4
Ascariasis	66	20	70	16	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	19	64	55	- 36
Hepatitis C	68	17	67	30	- 14
Diphtheria	69	11	72	11	- 0
Upper Respiratory	70	5	60	144	- 138
Chlamydia	71	1	73	6	- 5
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	73	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	65	50	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.