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Compare Sudan and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sudan SUDAN   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
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    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
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    N/D
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    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    60.7
    64.3
    62.5
    140
    141
    140
     
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    62.4
    65.9
    64.1
    141
    146
    145
     
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sudan SUDAN   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.4
    65.9
    141
    146
     
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    67.4
    70.4
    131
    140
     
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    68.1
    71.2
    130
    139
     
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    68.6
    71.7
    129
    136
     
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    69.2
    72.1
    127
    136
     
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    70.0
    72.7
    122
    136
     
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    70.8
    73.3
    119
    135
     
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    71.6
    74.0
    114
    134
     
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    72.6
    74.7
    110
    134
     
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.5
    104
    133
     
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.3
    99
    130
     
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    75.9
    77.3
    97
    129
     
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.4
    98
    131
     
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    78.9
    79.7
    101
    130
     
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.5
    98
    128
     
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.8
    98
    123
     
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.5
    97
    120
     
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    89.6
    89.8
    94
    109
     
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    93.5
    93.6
    88
    102
     
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.8
    78
    94
     
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.2
    69
    72
     
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sudan SUDAN   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    144.59
    26
     
    11.43
    142
    2. Stroke
    99.84
    76
     
    29.17
    159
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    57.38
    23
     
    0.38
    154
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.31
    146
     
    61.92
    136
    5. Malnutrition
    46.47
    16
     
    0.38
    128
    6. Tuberculosis
    37.44
    28
     
    0.75
    136
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.90
    74
     
    6.00
    162
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.13
    18
     
    3.54
    166
    9. Liver Disease
    24.34
    51
     
    1.70
    172
    10. Other Injuries
    19.44
    43
     
    4.17
    158
    11. Low Birth Weight
    19.37
    35
     
    1.48
    158
    12. Meningitis
    19.30
    31
     
    0.29
    152
    13. Kidney Disease
    18.53
    49
     
    5.45
    151
    14. HIV/AIDS
    18.26
    54
     
    0.00
    172
    15. Birth Trauma
    17.50
    34
     
    0.00
    172
    16. Lung Disease
    17.44
    98
     
    21.34
    69
    17. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    87
     
    18.65
    64
    18. Suicide
    16.44
    25
     
    14.06
    37
    19. Malaria
    16.00
    38
     
    0.00
    172
    20. Hypertension
    15.94
    97
     
    9.79
    136
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.55
    38
     
    0.00
    172
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    14.47
    27
     
    1.68
    154
    23. Fires
    13.81
    11
     
    0.29
    161
    24. Falls
    12.72
    25
     
    7.00
    70
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.59
    31
     
    1.74
    169
    26. Violence
    12.23
    41
     
    0.63
    164
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    11.29
    27
     
    2.26
    166
    28. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    117
     
    21.29
    53
    29. Drownings
    10.44
    13
     
    0.63
    160
    30. Epilepsy
    10.21
    23
     
    0.88
    143
    31. Skin Disease
    9.81
    8
     
    0.19
    159
    32. Asthma
    9.46
    49
     
    0.42
    169
    33. Lymphomas
    7.53
    22
     
    10.90
    1
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.45
    44
     
    0.38
    166
    35. War
    7.35
    8
     
    0.00
    172
    36. Measles
    6.56
    9
     
    0.00
    172
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    6.18
    8
     
    0.19
    145
    38. Poisonings
    6.01
    15
     
    0.48
    144
    39. Other Neoplasms
    5.87
    13
     
    2.25
    108
    40. Cervical Cancer
    5.58
    116
     
    0.92
    170
    41. Oral Cancer
    5.50
    34
     
    1.56
    145
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.47
    33
     
    4.07
    54
    43. Ovary Cancer
    5.42
    54
     
    6.30
    35
    44. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    103
     
    1.88
    165
    45. Leukemia
    4.57
    47
     
    3.62
    96
    46. Leishmaniasis
    4.43
    3
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Schistosomiasis
    4.23
    18
     
    0.00
    172
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.95
    139
     
    15.20
    40
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.61
    65
     
    0.85
    153
    50. Syphilis
    3.36
    16
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sudan SUDAN   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37,775
    14.50
     
    60
    3.60
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    19,981
    7.67
     
    2
    0.14
    3. Stroke
    16,035
    6.16
     
    147
    8.77
    4. Low Birth Weight
    12,425
    4.77
     
    4
    0.24
    5. Malnutrition
    12,064
    4.63
     
    2
    0.12
    6. Birth Trauma
    11,227
    4.31
     
    0
    0.00
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,491
    3.64
     
    315
    18.81
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    9,312
    3.58
     
    14
    0.83
    9. Tuberculosis
    8,016
    3.08
     
    4
    0.24
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    6,706
    2.57
     
    7
    0.41
    11. Meningitis
    6,671
    2.56
     
    1
    0.08
    12. Other Injuries
    6,058
    2.33
     
    18
    1.07
    13. Malaria
    5,556
    2.13
     
    0
    0.00
    14. HIV/AIDS
    5,503
    2.11
     
    0
    0.02
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,428
    2.08
     
    30
    1.80
    16. Liver Disease
    5,012
    1.92
     
    7
    0.40
    17. Maternal Conditions
    4,690
    1.80
     
    0
    0.01
    18. Fires
    4,619
    1.77
     
    1
    0.05
    19. Suicide
    4,286
    1.65
     
    49
    2.93
    20. Violence
    4,141
    1.59
     
    2
    0.12
    21. Measles
    4,064
    1.56
     
    0
    0.00
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3,877
    1.49
     
    7
    0.45
    23. Drownings
    3,844
    1.48
     
    3
    0.19
    24. Kidney Disease
    3,791
    1.46
     
    28
    1.69
    25. Epilepsy
    3,224
    1.24
     
    3
    0.15
    26. Lung Disease
    3,014
    1.16
     
    106
    6.30
    27. Falls
    2,915
    1.12
     
    36
    2.13
    28. Hypertension
    2,630
    1.01
     
    53
    3.15
    29. War
    2,435
    0.94
     
    0
    0.00
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,291
    0.88
     
    7
    0.44
    31. Poisonings
    2,079
    0.80
     
    2
    0.10
    32. Syphilis
    1,980
    0.76
     
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    1,974
    0.76
     
    1
    0.07
    34. Leishmaniasis
    1,855
    0.71
     
    0
    0.00
    35. Breast Cancer
    1,814
    0.70
     
    46
    2.75
    36. Asthma
    1,784
    0.68
     
    2
    0.13
    37. Lymphomas
    1,541
    0.59
     
    56
    3.36
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,534
    0.59
     
    2
    0.09
    39. Pertussis
    1,428
    0.55
     
    0
    0.00
    40. Other Neoplasms
    1,184
    0.45
     
    11
    0.67
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,164
    0.45
     
    1
    0.08
    42. Oral Cancer
    1,100
    0.42
     
    8
    0.45
    43. Leukemia
    1,017
    0.39
     
    18
    1.07
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    971
    0.37
     
    19
    1.14
    45. Schistosomiasis
    913
    0.35
     
    0
    0.00
    46. Liver Cancer
    888
    0.34
     
    9
    0.55
    47. Encephalitis
    778
    0.30
     
    0
    0.01
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    774
    0.30
     
    74
    4.41
    49. Drug Use
    749
    0.29
     
    6
    0.36
    50. Hepatitis B
    731
    0.28
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sudan SUDAN   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    87
     
    18.65
    64
    2. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    117
     
    21.29
    53
    3. Lymphomas
    7.53
    22
     
    10.90
    1
    4. Cervical Cancer
    5.58
    116
     
    0.92
    170
    5. Oral Cancer
    5.50
    34
     
    1.56
    145
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.47
    33
     
    4.07
    54
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.42
    54
     
    6.30
    35
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    103
     
    1.88
    165
    9. Leukemia
    4.57
    47
     
    3.62
    96
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.95
    139
     
    15.20
    40
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.92
    165
     
    4.06
    120
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.90
    150
     
    29.45
    26
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.81
    92
     
    2.96
    59
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.21
    119
     
    2.40
    40
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.12
    138
     
    1.14
    137
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.12
    142
     
    8.28
    29
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.