SUDAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,131	1	43,966	+ 28,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	52,026	20	2,584	+ 49,442
Stroke	3	28,759	2	20,582	+ 8,177
Lung Disease	4	20,704	13	4,382	+ 16,322
Lung Cancers	5	17,738	48	545	+ 17,194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,532	35	1,049	+ 13,484
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,671	4	12,619	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	8	12,496	49	523	+ 11,973
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,810	58	272	+ 8,538
Hypertension	10	8,761	8	7,287	+ 1,474
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,742	17	3,070	+ 5,672
Kidney Disease	12	7,763	12	5,095	+ 2,668
Breast Cancer	13	7,541	16	3,071	+ 4,470
Suicide	14	7,051	27	1,644	+ 5,407
Other Injuries	15	6,546	18	2,912	+ 3,634
Lymphomas	16	6,465	29	1,533	+ 4,932
Falls	17	5,285	28	1,559	+ 3,726
Other Neoplasms	18	4,937	65	35	+ 4,903
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,494	45	705	+ 3,789
Leukemia	20	3,934	25	1,828	+ 2,106
Bladder Cancer	21	3,623	54	369	+ 3,254
Liver Cancer	22	3,583	37	946	+ 2,637
Liver Disease	23	3,448	14	4,348	- 900
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,345	30	1,459	+ 1,887
Skin Cancers	25	3,099	55	356	+ 2,743
Stomach Cancer	26	2,919	51	478	+ 2,441
Ovary Cancer	27	2,634	39	794	+ 1,840
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,606	38	839	+ 1,768
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,564	32	1,126	+ 1,439
Drug Use	30	2,018	36	1,036	+ 982
Oral Cancer	31	1,807	50	493	+ 1,315
Alcohol	32	1,709	61	84	+ 1,625
Uterin Cancer	33	1,643	62	71	+ 1,571
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,502	5	11,459	- 9,957
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,467	11	5,507	- 4,041
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,379	9	6,277	- 4,898
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,321	40	775	+ 546
Cervical Cancer	38	1,084	41	770	+ 315
Skin Disease	39	1,048	60	112	+ 936
Anemia	40	833	84	0	+ 833
Multiple Sclerosis	41	811	64	54	+ 758
Asthma	42	755	19	2,636	- 1,881
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	614	67	20	+ 594
Epilepsy	44	574	43	735	- 160
Malnutrition	45	558	34	1,089	- 531
Drownings	46	546	26	1,684	- 1,138
Violence	47	538	21	2,478	- 1,940
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	526	46	684	- 159
Fires	49	308	31	1,310	- 1,002
Schizophrenia	50	302	86	0	+ 302
Low Birth Weight	51	240	3	16,036	- 15,797
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	218	80	0	+ 218
Hepatitis C	53	210	68	17	+ 193
Meningitis	54	167	33	1,092	- 925
Birth Trauma	55	160	7	8,526	- 8,366
Tuberculosis	56	114	15	4,250	- 4,135
Osteoarthritis	57	114	81	0	+ 114
Upper Respiratory	58	93	70	5	+ 88
Appendicitis	59	86	59	155	- 69
Poisonings	60	84	42	744	- 660
HIV/AIDS	61	60	22	2,331	- 2,271
Hepatitis B	62	45	44	730	- 685
Oral conditions	63	40	82	0	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	64	24	23	1,961	- 1,937
War	65	8	56	336	- 328
Otitis Media	66	3	73	0	+ 3
Pertussis	67	2	24	1,899	- 1,897
Tetanus	68	2	53	378	- 376
Schistosomiasis	69	2	63	68	- 67
Diphtheria	70	2	69	11	- 10
Encephalitis	71	1	57	303	- 302
Syphilis	72	0	47	603	- 603
Chlamydia	73	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	448	- 448
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

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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.