SURINAME VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	750	1	650	+ 100
Stroke	2	322	2	615	- 294
Road Traffic Accidents	3	124	13	89	+ 35
Hypertension	4	115	9	134	- 19
Kidney Disease	5	104	4	281	- 178
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	100	5	171	- 70
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	78	10	117	- 40
Low Birth Weight	8	75	19	51	+ 23
Diabetes Mellitus	9	64	3	286	- 222
Lung Disease	10	64	12	93	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	11	60	22	40	+ 20
Lung Cancers	12	54	11	102	- 48
Birth Trauma	13	52	30	28	+ 25
Breast Cancer	14	48	17	55	- 7
Liver Disease	15	48	8	134	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	43	16	72	- 29
Tuberculosis	17	39	37	17	+ 22
Asthma	18	28	39	16	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	19	28	33	25	+ 3
Lymphomas	20	25	34	23	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	21	20	48	5	+ 14
Other Injuries	22	19	15	73	- 53
Falls	23	18	25	34	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	24	17	31	28	- 10
Leukemia	25	16	35	20	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	15	27	31	- 16
Cervical Cancer	27	15	20	48	- 33
Suicide	28	15	6	148	- 133
Prostate Cancer	29	15	14	78	- 64
Drug Use	30	14	45	7	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	31	13	32	26	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	32	13	24	37	- 24
Maternal Conditions	33	13	41	14	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	34	11	23	37	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	10	28	29	- 19
Violence	36	10	26	34	- 24
Skin Cancers	37	10	60	1	+ 9
Oral Cancer	38	10	40	16	- 6
Fires	39	9	44	13	- 4
Ovary Cancer	40	8	42	14	- 5
Liver Cancer	41	8	21	45	- 37
Drownings	42	6	29	28	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	47	6	- 1
Epilepsy	44	5	36	18	- 13
Meningitis	45	4	50	5	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	46	4	56	2	+ 2
Poisonings	47	4	57	2	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	48	3	7	138	- 135
Pertussis	49	2	59	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	50	2	63	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	51	2	51	4	- 2
Skin Disease	52	2	18	53	- 52
Malnutrition	53	1	43	13	- 12
Alcohol	54	1	38	16	- 15
Appendicitis	55	1	53	3	- 2
Uterin Cancer	56	1	49	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	58	1	54	3	- 2
Measles	59	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	62	1	- 0
Syphilis	61	1	52	3	- 3
War	62	1	66	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	63	0	55	2	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	58	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Algeria

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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.