SUDAN VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,514	1	43,966	+ 30,548
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,385	20	2,584	+ 39,801
Lung Disease	3	28,835	13	4,382	+ 24,454
Stroke	4	23,395	2	20,582	+ 2,812
Lung Cancers	5	22,954	48	545	+ 22,409
Kidney Disease	6	12,671	12	5,095	+ 7,576
Drug Use	7	10,985	36	1,036	+ 9,949
Hypertension	8	9,735	8	7,287	+ 2,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,125	35	1,049	+ 8,076
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,064	17	3,070	+ 5,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	8,902	4	12,619	- 3,718
Suicide	12	7,836	27	1,644	+ 6,193
Breast Cancer	13	7,183	16	3,071	+ 4,112
Endocrine Disorders	14	6,934	30	1,459	+ 5,475
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,537	58	272	+ 6,265
Liver Disease	16	6,405	14	4,348	+ 2,057
Road Traffic Accidents	17	6,153	5	11,459	- 5,305
Falls	18	5,965	28	1,559	+ 4,406
Lymphomas	19	5,945	29	1,533	+ 4,411
Prostate Cancer	20	5,256	49	523	+ 4,732
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,090	45	705	+ 4,386
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,801	38	839	+ 3,962
Liver Cancer	23	3,994	37	946	+ 3,048
Leukemia	24	3,980	25	1,828	+ 2,152
Other Injuries	25	3,837	18	2,912	+ 925
Bladder Cancer	26	2,896	54	369	+ 2,527
Violence	27	2,801	21	2,478	+ 323
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,631	32	1,126	+ 1,506
Other Neoplasms	29	2,619	65	35	+ 2,584
Alcohol	30	2,163	61	84	+ 2,079
Ovary Cancer	31	2,153	39	794	+ 1,360
Skin Cancers	32	2,112	55	356	+ 1,756
Stomach Cancer	33	1,930	51	478	+ 1,452
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,736	11	5,507	- 3,771
Oral Cancer	35	1,705	50	493	+ 1,213
Uterin Cancer	36	1,485	62	71	+ 1,414
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,469	9	6,277	- 4,808
Cervical Cancer	38	1,031	41	770	+ 261
Low Birth Weight	39	1,022	3	16,036	- 15,015
Malnutrition	40	998	34	1,089	- 91
Hepatitis C	41	839	68	17	+ 822
HIV/AIDS	42	835	22	2,331	- 1,496
Skin Disease	43	798	60	112	+ 686
Multiple Sclerosis	44	747	64	54	+ 693
Drownings	45	601	26	1,684	- 1,083
Asthma	46	563	19	2,636	- 2,072
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	538	46	684	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	511	40	775	- 264
Fires	49	470	31	1,310	- 840
Epilepsy	50	467	43	735	- 268
Anemia	51	460	84	0	+ 460
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	363	67	20	+ 343
Poisonings	53	247	42	744	- 497
Birth Trauma	54	182	7	8,526	- 8,344
War	55	177	56	336	- 159
Maternal Conditions	56	115	23	1,961	- 1,846
Schizophrenia	57	107	86	0	+ 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	100	80	0	+ 100
Hepatitis B	59	90	44	730	- 641
Meningitis	60	89	33	1,092	- 1,003
Osteoarthritis	61	85	81	0	+ 85
Tuberculosis	62	81	15	4,250	- 4,169
Appendicitis	63	63	59	155	- 92
Oral conditions	64	42	82	0	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	65	34	70	5	+ 29
Syphilis	66	7	47	603	- 596
Otitis Media	67	5	73	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	4	57	303	- 299
Pertussis	69	2	24	1,899	- 1,896
Chagas disease	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	53	378	- 378
Schistosomiasis	72	0	63	68	- 68
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	11	- 11
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	448	- 448
Measles	80	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

United States

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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.