SUDAN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	72,344	20	2,584	+ 69,760
Coronary Heart Disease	2	52,877	1	43,966	+ 8,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,886	4	12,619	+ 17,267
Stroke	4	27,738	2	20,582	+ 7,155
Lung Cancers	5	26,329	48	545	+ 25,784
Lung Disease	6	24,250	13	4,382	+ 19,869
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,598	35	1,049	+ 12,550
Prostate Cancer	8	9,797	49	523	+ 9,273
Breast Cancer	9	9,376	16	3,071	+ 6,305
Lymphomas	10	6,893	29	1,533	+ 5,360
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,631	58	272	+ 6,359
Oesophagus Cancer	12	6,433	32	1,126	+ 5,308
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,320	45	705	+ 5,615
Liver Disease	14	5,651	14	4,348	+ 1,303
Falls	15	5,616	28	1,559	+ 4,057
Bladder Cancer	16	4,521	54	369	+ 4,153
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,307	17	3,070	+ 1,237
Kidney Disease	18	4,033	12	5,095	- 1,062
Other Injuries	19	4,028	18	2,912	+ 1,116
Suicide	20	3,926	27	1,644	+ 2,282
Liver Cancer	21	3,860	37	946	+ 2,914
Leukemia	22	3,841	25	1,828	+ 2,013
Hypertension	23	3,839	8	7,287	- 3,448
Stomach Cancer	24	3,685	51	478	+ 3,208
Ovary Cancer	25	2,963	39	794	+ 2,169
Other Neoplasms	26	2,938	65	35	+ 2,904
Skin Cancers	27	2,748	55	356	+ 2,391
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,430	30	1,459	+ 971
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,305	38	839	+ 1,466
Oral Cancer	30	2,292	50	493	+ 1,799
Drug Use	31	2,082	36	1,036	+ 1,046
Uterin Cancer	32	1,730	62	71	+ 1,658
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,599	5	11,459	- 9,860
Skin Disease	34	1,573	60	112	+ 1,461
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,568	11	5,507	- 3,940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,541	40	775	+ 766
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,368	64	54	+ 1,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,179	9	6,277	- 5,098
Alcohol	39	1,146	61	84	+ 1,062
Low Birth Weight	40	968	3	16,036	- 15,068
Asthma	41	960	19	2,636	- 1,676
Epilepsy	42	880	43	735	+ 145
Cervical Cancer	43	810	41	770	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	747	67	20	+ 727
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	646	46	684	- 39
Violence	46	640	21	2,478	- 1,838
Tuberculosis	47	259	15	4,250	- 3,991
Fires	48	247	31	1,310	- 1,064
Drownings	49	222	26	1,684	- 1,462
Anemia	50	204	84	0	+ 204
Hepatitis C	51	197	68	17	+ 180
Meningitis	52	171	33	1,092	- 921
Poisonings	53	163	42	744	- 581
Birth Trauma	54	140	7	8,526	- 8,386
HIV/AIDS	55	139	22	2,331	- 2,193
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	136	80	0	+ 136
Osteoarthritis	57	123	81	0	+ 123
Malnutrition	58	85	34	1,089	- 1,004
Appendicitis	59	78	59	155	- 77
Schizophrenia	60	75	86	0	+ 75
Oral conditions	61	40	82	0	+ 40
Syphilis	62	36	47	603	- 567
Upper Respiratory	63	36	70	5	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	64	34	23	1,961	- 1,926
Hepatitis B	65	29	44	730	- 701
Otitis Media	66	12	73	0	+ 11
War	67	7	56	336	- 329
Encephalitis	68	4	57	303	- 299
Pertussis	69	2	24	1,899	- 1,897
Leishmaniasis	70	0	52	448	- 448
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	53	378	- 378
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Malaria	76	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	63	68	- 68
Chlamydia	79	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	66	21	- 21
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

United Kingdom

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.