ZIMBABWE VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,941	3	8,493	+ 6,448
Stroke	2	6,995	5	5,126	+ 1,869
Low Birth Weight	3	5,450	7	4,038	+ 1,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,288	2	10,779	- 6,491
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,894	4	6,037	- 2,143
Measles	6	3,161	63	30	+ 3,130
Birth Trauma	7	2,897	8	3,405	- 508
Hypertension	8	2,476	24	1,146	+ 1,331
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,133	6	4,595	- 2,462
Malaria	10	1,908	15	2,003	- 95
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,872	11	2,217	- 346
Kidney Disease	12	1,731	12	2,214	- 482
Lung Disease	13	1,489	23	1,163	+ 326
Liver Disease	14	1,478	17	1,941	- 464
Tuberculosis	15	1,444	16	1,999	- 555
Breast Cancer	16	1,044	28	839	+ 204
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,043	9	3,344	- 2,300
Other Injuries	18	990	20	1,656	- 666
Asthma	19	896	21	1,531	- 635
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	878	31	768	+ 111
Violence	21	842	18	1,916	- 1,074
HIV/AIDS	22	792	1	19,988	- 19,196
Maternal Conditions	23	666	19	1,749	- 1,083
Pertussis	24	645	42	419	+ 227
Leukemia	25	621	45	244	+ 378
Drownings	26	572	27	956	- 384
Suicide	27	559	13	2,069	- 1,510
Falls	28	530	41	465	+ 65
Lymphomas	29	521	26	960	- 439
Endocrine Disorders	30	496	34	553	- 58
Fires	31	445	30	793	- 347
Oesophagus Cancer	32	383	29	801	- 419
Meningitis	33	371	22	1,325	- 954
Malnutrition	34	370	10	2,396	- 2,026
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	356	40	505	- 149
Drug Use	36	352	48	213	+ 139
Liver Cancer	37	322	38	510	- 188
Inflammatory/Heart	38	285	25	1,047	- 762
Ovary Cancer	39	270	51	173	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	263	35	548	- 285
Cervical Cancer	41	262	14	2,023	- 1,761
Poisonings	42	253	37	515	- 262
Epilepsy	43	250	39	508	- 258
Hepatitis B	44	248	60	57	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	45	239	46	226	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	233	36	542	- 309
Syphilis	47	205	55	124	+ 81
Lung Cancers	48	185	43	286	- 101
Prostate Cancer	49	178	32	628	- 450
Oral Cancer	50	167	49	208	- 40
Stomach Cancer	51	162	33	559	- 396
Leishmaniasis	52	152	77	0	+ 152
Tetanus	53	128	57	102	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	54	125	54	125	+ 0
Skin Cancers	55	121	44	264	- 143
War	56	114	65	26	+ 88
Encephalitis	57	103	56	117	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	58	93	47	217	- 124
Appendicitis	59	53	58	66	- 14
Skin Disease	60	38	52	173	- 135
Alcohol	61	29	61	48	- 20
Uterin Cancer	62	24	50	182	- 158
Schistosomiasis	63	23	53	172	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	67	14	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	65	12	62	37	- 25
Ascariasis	66	7	70	2	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	7	64	26	- 19
Hepatitis C	68	6	66	14	- 8
Diphtheria	69	4	72	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	59	65	- 63
Chlamydia	71	0	69	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 ZIMBABWE

Sudan

Zimbabwe

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.