UNITED KINGDOM VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,640	2	71,728	- 12,088
Stroke	2	27,920	4	37,626	- 9,706
Low Birth Weight	3	21,753	40	1,313	+ 20,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,118	3	40,540	- 23,422
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,544	33	2,169	+ 13,375
Measles	6	12,617	75	0	+ 12,617
Birth Trauma	7	11,565	54	190	+ 11,375
Hypertension	8	9,885	23	5,208	+ 4,677
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,515	38	1,599	+ 6,916
Malaria	10	7,615	76	0	+ 7,615
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,471	35	2,127	+ 5,344
Kidney Disease	12	6,912	18	5,471	+ 1,441
Lung Disease	13	5,944	6	32,896	- 26,952
Liver Disease	14	5,898	14	7,666	- 1,768
Tuberculosis	15	5,765	47	351	+ 5,413
Breast Cancer	16	4,166	9	12,718	- 8,553
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,165	17	5,842	- 1,678
Other Injuries	18	3,950	19	5,464	- 1,514
Asthma	19	3,575	41	1,302	+ 2,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,505	1	98,135	- 94,630
Violence	21	3,361	46	868	+ 2,494
HIV/AIDS	22	3,162	55	188	+ 2,974
Maternal Conditions	23	2,660	64	47	+ 2,613
Pertussis	24	2,576	69	3	+ 2,573
Leukemia	25	2,480	22	5,211	- 2,731
Drownings	26	2,284	49	301	+ 1,984
Suicide	27	2,230	20	5,325	- 3,095
Falls	28	2,115	15	7,618	- 5,503
Lymphomas	29	2,080	10	9,350	- 7,270
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,979	28	3,297	- 1,318
Fires	31	1,777	48	334	+ 1,443
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,527	12	8,727	- 7,200
Meningitis	33	1,481	52	232	+ 1,249
Malnutrition	34	1,477	58	116	+ 1,362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,422	7	18,446	- 17,024
Drug Use	36	1,405	31	2,824	- 1,419
Liver Cancer	37	1,283	21	5,237	- 3,953
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,138	29	3,126	- 1,989
Ovary Cancer	39	1,077	25	4,019	- 2,942
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,051	36	2,090	- 1,038
Cervical Cancer	41	1,044	43	1,099	- 55
Poisonings	42	1,009	53	221	+ 789
Epilepsy	43	996	42	1,193	- 197
Hepatitis B	44	991	65	40	+ 951
Parkinson's Disease	45	956	13	8,573	- 7,617
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	928	45	876	+ 52
Syphilis	47	819	62	49	+ 770
Lung Cancers	48	739	5	35,715	- 34,976
Prostate Cancer	49	710	8	13,289	- 12,579
Oral Cancer	50	668	30	3,109	- 2,441
Stomach Cancer	51	648	24	4,999	- 4,351
Leishmaniasis	52	608	70	0	+ 608
Tetanus	53	513	72	0	+ 512
Bladder Cancer	54	500	16	6,133	- 5,634
Skin Cancers	55	483	27	3,727	- 3,244
War	56	456	67	10	+ 446
Encephalitis	57	411	68	6	+ 406
Pancreas Cancer	58	369	11	8,995	- 8,626
Appendicitis	59	210	59	105	+ 105
Skin Disease	60	152	34	2,134	- 1,982
Alcohol	61	115	39	1,555	- 1,440
Uterin Cancer	62	97	32	2,346	- 2,250
Schistosomiasis	63	93	78	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	64	73	37	1,856	- 1,783
Other Neoplasms	65	47	26	3,986	- 3,939
Ascariasis	66	28	80	0	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	44	1,014	- 987
Hepatitis C	68	23	51	267	- 244
Diphtheria	69	15	74	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	70	7	63	48	- 41
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.