SUDAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,019	1	43,966	+ 17,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,965	20	2,584	+ 38,381
Stroke	3	22,313	2	20,582	+ 1,731
Lung Cancers	4	20,046	48	545	+ 19,501
Lung Disease	5	16,530	13	4,382	+ 12,148
Hypertension	6	14,076	8	7,287	+ 6,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,361	35	1,049	+ 10,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,103	4	12,619	- 1,517
Falls	9	10,932	28	1,559	+ 9,373
Prostate Cancer	10	8,995	49	523	+ 8,472
Breast Cancer	11	8,982	16	3,071	+ 5,911
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,463	58	272	+ 8,191
Kidney Disease	13	7,183	12	5,095	+ 2,088
Suicide	14	7,114	27	1,644	+ 5,470
Lymphomas	15	6,443	29	1,533	+ 4,910
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,849	38	839	+ 5,010
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,820	17	3,070	+ 2,750
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,882	45	705	+ 4,177
Liver Cancer	19	4,585	37	946	+ 3,639
Other Neoplasms	20	3,881	65	35	+ 3,846
Liver Disease	21	3,858	14	4,348	- 490
Leukemia	22	3,823	25	1,828	+ 1,995
Bladder Cancer	23	3,813	54	369	+ 3,445
Stomach Cancer	24	3,495	51	478	+ 3,018
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,377	30	1,459	+ 1,918
Oral Cancer	26	2,850	50	493	+ 2,358
Skin Cancers	27	2,809	55	356	+ 2,453
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,796	32	1,126	+ 1,670
Ovary Cancer	29	2,604	39	794	+ 1,810
Other Injuries	30	2,333	18	2,912	- 579
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,738	11	5,507	- 3,769
Alcohol	32	1,304	61	84	+ 1,219
Uterin Cancer	33	1,274	62	71	+ 1,203
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,099	5	11,459	- 10,359
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,058	9	6,277	- 5,218
Drug Use	36	1,003	36	1,036	- 33
Osteoarthritis	37	966	81	0	+ 966
Multiple Sclerosis	38	911	64	54	+ 857
Epilepsy	39	903	43	735	+ 168
Skin Disease	40	736	60	112	+ 624
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	697	40	775	- 79
Cervical Cancer	42	598	41	770	- 171
Low Birth Weight	43	597	3	16,036	- 15,439
Anemia	44	579	84	0	+ 579
Schizophrenia	45	548	86	0	+ 548
Asthma	46	539	19	2,636	- 2,096
Malnutrition	47	479	34	1,089	- 610
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	443	46	684	- 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	386	67	20	+ 366
Drownings	50	281	26	1,684	- 1,403
Violence	51	241	21	2,478	- 2,237
Birth Trauma	52	182	7	8,526	- 8,344
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	181	80	0	+ 181
HIV/AIDS	54	165	22	2,331	- 2,166
Fires	55	122	31	1,310	- 1,189
Tuberculosis	56	121	15	4,250	- 4,129
Meningitis	57	114	33	1,092	- 979
Hepatitis C	58	86	68	17	+ 69
Appendicitis	59	83	59	155	- 72
Poisonings	60	74	42	744	- 670
Upper Respiratory	61	62	70	5	+ 57
Oral conditions	62	46	82	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	63	26	44	730	- 705
Maternal Conditions	64	24	23	1,961	- 1,937
Syphilis	65	9	47	603	- 595
Iodine Deficiency	66	6	75	0	+ 6
War	67	5	56	336	- 331
Encephalitis	68	4	57	303	- 299
Otitis Media	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	53	378	- 376
Leishmaniasis	71	2	52	448	- 446
Schistosomiasis	72	2	63	68	- 66
Pertussis	73	0	24	1,899	- 1,898
Diphtheria	74	0	69	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	21	- 21
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Switzerland

Sudan

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.