ZAMBIA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,120	10	4,432	+ 13,688
Stroke	2	8,483	3	7,948	+ 535
Low Birth Weight	3	6,609	8	4,857	+ 1,752
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,201	2	9,517	- 4,316
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,722	11	3,654	+ 1,068
Measles	6	3,833	61	48	+ 3,785
Birth Trauma	7	3,514	7	5,062	- 1,548
Hypertension	8	3,003	13	2,616	+ 387
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,587	5	6,275	- 3,688
Malaria	10	2,314	4	7,882	- 5,568
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,270	12	3,146	- 876
Kidney Disease	12	2,100	18	1,760	+ 339
Lung Disease	13	1,806	21	1,273	+ 533
Liver Disease	14	1,792	9	4,501	- 2,709
Tuberculosis	15	1,751	6	5,941	- 4,190
Breast Cancer	16	1,266	35	366	+ 900
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,265	14	2,395	- 1,130
Other Injuries	18	1,200	19	1,729	- 528
Asthma	19	1,086	26	741	+ 345
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,065	29	590	+ 475
Violence	21	1,021	23	1,153	- 132
HIV/AIDS	22	961	1	17,234	- 16,274
Maternal Conditions	23	808	22	1,188	- 380
Pertussis	24	783	25	743	+ 40
Leukemia	25	753	39	261	+ 492
Drownings	26	694	27	689	+ 5
Suicide	27	677	20	1,303	- 625
Falls	28	642	28	596	+ 46
Lymphomas	29	632	31	548	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	30	601	37	354	+ 248
Fires	31	540	32	546	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	32	464	36	359	+ 105
Meningitis	33	450	16	1,976	- 1,526
Malnutrition	34	449	15	2,303	- 1,854
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	432	43	203	+ 230
Drug Use	36	427	53	122	+ 304
Liver Cancer	37	390	46	177	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	38	346	33	501	- 156
Ovary Cancer	39	327	57	82	+ 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	319	40	246	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	41	317	17	1,799	- 1,481
Poisonings	42	307	34	456	- 150
Epilepsy	43	303	38	332	- 29
Hepatitis B	44	301	55	104	+ 197
Parkinson's Disease	45	290	47	164	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	282	45	190	+ 92
Syphilis	47	249	24	885	- 636
Lung Cancers	48	225	41	226	- 1
Prostate Cancer	49	216	30	561	- 346
Oral Cancer	50	203	48	155	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	51	197	42	206	- 10
Leishmaniasis	52	185	58	72	+ 112
Tetanus	53	156	44	190	- 34
Bladder Cancer	54	152	50	132	+ 20
Skin Cancers	55	147	54	108	+ 39
War	56	139	69	6	+ 132
Encephalitis	57	125	59	70	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	58	112	62	42	+ 70
Appendicitis	59	64	56	84	- 20
Skin Disease	60	46	52	126	- 80
Alcohol	61	35	49	140	- 105
Uterin Cancer	62	29	64	30	- 0
Schistosomiasis	63	28	51	128	- 100
Multiple Sclerosis	64	22	67	13	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	65	14	65	20	- 6
Ascariasis	66	9	68	9	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	63	30	- 22
Hepatitis C	68	7	66	18	- 11
Diphtheria	69	5	73	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	60	68	- 66
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	73	0	70	5	- 5
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	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.