USA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	297,911	1	504,904	- 206,992
Stroke	2	139,465	4	158,520	- 19,055
Low Birth Weight	3	108,662	39	6,924	+ 101,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	85,507	11	60,317	+ 25,190
Road Traffic Accidents	5	77,642	17	41,694	+ 35,948
Measles	6	63,025	80	0	+ 63,025
Birth Trauma	7	57,769	54	1,233	+ 56,535
Hypertension	8	49,377	8	65,960	- 16,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	42,532	37	9,955	+ 32,578
Malaria	10	38,040	77	0	+ 38,040
Congenital Anomalies	11	37,316	34	11,762	+ 25,555
Kidney Disease	12	34,524	6	85,861	- 51,336
Lung Disease	13	29,689	3	195,387	- 165,698
Liver Disease	14	29,462	16	43,402	- 13,941
Tuberculosis	15	28,795	62	546	+ 28,249
Breast Cancer	16	20,807	13	48,671	- 27,863
Diabetes Mellitus	17	20,804	10	61,418	- 40,615
Other Injuries	18	19,732	25	25,997	- 6,266
Asthma	19	17,859	46	3,818	+ 14,041
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	17,509	2	287,198	- 269,690
Violence	21	16,790	27	18,976	- 2,186
HIV/AIDS	22	15,797	42	5,660	+ 10,136
Maternal Conditions	23	13,286	56	779	+ 12,507
Pertussis	24	12,866	69	16	+ 12,850
Leukemia	25	12,387	24	26,966	- 14,579
Drownings	26	11,410	45	4,070	+ 7,341
Suicide	27	11,138	12	53,099	- 41,960
Falls	28	10,563	18	40,418	- 29,855
Lymphomas	29	10,389	19	40,281	- 29,891
Endocrine Disorders	30	9,886	14	46,985	- 37,099
Fires	31	8,878	49	3,183	+ 5,695
Oesophagus Cancer	32	7,628	28	17,829	- 10,201
Meningitis	33	7,400	60	606	+ 6,794
Malnutrition	34	7,379	40	6,762	+ 617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	7,105	9	61,827	- 54,722
Drug Use	36	7,019	7	74,435	- 67,415
Liver Cancer	37	6,411	23	27,064	- 20,653
Inflammatory/Heart	38	5,684	22	32,529	- 26,846
Ovary Cancer	39	5,378	31	14,591	- 9,213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,252	48	3,461	+ 1,791
Cervical Cancer	41	5,214	38	6,984	- 1,770
Poisonings	42	5,041	53	1,674	+ 3,367
Epilepsy	43	4,977	50	3,162	+ 1,815
Hepatitis B	44	4,949	59	608	+ 4,341
Parkinson's Disease	45	4,774	21	34,491	- 29,717
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	4,637	47	3,646	+ 991
Syphilis	47	4,089	66	49	+ 4,040
Lung Cancers	48	3,692	5	155,533	- 151,840
Prostate Cancer	49	3,547	20	35,612	- 32,066
Oral Cancer	50	3,338	35	11,555	- 8,217
Stomach Cancer	51	3,237	33	13,077	- 9,840
Leishmaniasis	52	3,038	79	0	+ 3,038
Tetanus	53	2,560	71	2	+ 2,558
Bladder Cancer	54	2,497	26	19,622	- 17,125
Skin Cancers	55	2,415	32	14,311	- 11,896
War	56	2,278	55	1,198	+ 1,080
Encephalitis	57	2,054	68	25	+ 2,029
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,844	15	44,293	- 42,448
Appendicitis	59	1,048	63	424	+ 624
Skin Disease	60	759	43	5,409	- 4,650
Alcohol	61	572	30	14,659	- 14,087
Uterin Cancer	62	483	36	10,063	- 9,580
Schistosomiasis	63	463	72	1	+ 462
Multiple Sclerosis	64	364	44	5,059	- 4,696
Other Neoplasms	65	235	29	17,743	- 17,508
Ascariasis	66	141	82	0	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	135	52	2,461	- 2,326
Hepatitis C	68	116	41	5,684	- 5,568
Diphtheria	69	76	75	0	+ 76
Upper Respiratory	70	36	65	229	- 193
Chlamydia	71	7	84	0	+ 7
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.