SUDAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,818	22	2,331	+ 39,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,092	4	12,619	+ 10,473
Stroke	3	19,285	2	20,582	- 1,297
Malaria	4	19,125	10	5,614	+ 13,511
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,226	9	6,277	+ 8,950
Tuberculosis	6	14,416	15	4,250	+ 10,166
Birth Trauma	7	12,281	7	8,526	+ 3,756
Low Birth Weight	8	11,785	3	16,036	- 4,251
Liver Disease	9	10,921	14	4,348	+ 6,573
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,753	1	43,966	- 33,213
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,866	5	11,459	- 2,593
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,633	11	5,507	+ 2,126
Hypertension	13	6,348	8	7,287	- 939
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,811	17	3,070	+ 2,741
Malnutrition	15	5,587	34	1,089	+ 4,498
Meningitis	16	4,794	33	1,092	+ 3,702
Cervical Cancer	17	4,364	41	770	+ 3,595
Kidney Disease	18	4,271	12	5,095	- 824
Other Injuries	19	4,194	18	2,912	+ 1,282
Suicide	20	3,160	27	1,644	+ 1,517
Lung Disease	21	3,088	13	4,382	- 1,294
Maternal Conditions	22	2,882	23	1,961	+ 922
Violence	23	2,798	21	2,478	+ 320
Syphilis	24	2,147	47	603	+ 1,543
Pertussis	25	1,802	24	1,899	- 97
Asthma	26	1,798	19	2,636	- 838
Drownings	27	1,672	26	1,684	- 12
Falls	28	1,447	28	1,559	- 112
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,431	20	2,584	- 1,153
Prostate Cancer	30	1,362	49	523	+ 839
Lymphomas	31	1,329	29	1,533	- 204
Fires	32	1,325	31	1,310	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,216	38	839	+ 377
Poisonings	34	1,107	42	744	+ 363
Breast Cancer	35	888	16	3,071	- 2,183
Oesophagus Cancer	36	870	32	1,126	- 256
Endocrine Disorders	37	858	30	1,459	- 601
Epilepsy	38	805	43	735	+ 71
Leukemia	39	634	25	1,828	- 1,194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	596	40	775	- 179
Lung Cancers	41	548	48	545	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	42	501	51	478	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	492	35	1,049	- 557
Tetanus	44	461	53	378	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	460	46	684	- 224
Liver Cancer	46	429	37	946	- 517
Parkinson's Disease	47	398	45	705	- 307
Oral Cancer	48	377	50	493	- 116
Alcohol	49	340	61	84	+ 255
Bladder Cancer	50	319	54	369	- 49
Schistosomiasis	51	311	63	68	+ 243
Skin Disease	52	305	60	112	+ 193
Drug Use	53	297	36	1,036	- 739
Skin Cancers	54	262	55	356	- 94
Hepatitis B	55	253	44	730	- 478
Appendicitis	56	203	59	155	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	57	200	39	794	- 594
Leishmaniasis	58	176	52	448	- 273
Encephalitis	59	170	57	303	- 133
Upper Respiratory	60	164	70	5	+ 159
Measles	61	117	6	9,301	- 9,184
Pancreas Cancer	62	103	58	272	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	73	67	20	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	64	72	62	71	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	48	65	35	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	43	68	17	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	67	33	64	54	- 21
Ascariasis	68	21	66	21	+ 0
War	69	16	56	336	- 321
Otitis Media	70	12	73	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	71	8	71	1	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	72	8	79	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	73	7	69	11	- 5
Dengue	74	3	72	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Zambia

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.