SURINAME VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	671	1	650	+ 21
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	564	5	171	+ 394
Lung Disease	3	320	12	93	+ 227
Stroke	4	315	2	615	- 300
Kidney Disease	5	187	4	281	- 94
Lung Cancers	6	138	11	102	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	123	16	72	+ 50
Breast Cancer	8	97	17	55	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	9	94	3	286	- 192
Road Traffic Accidents	10	87	13	89	- 2
Hypertension	11	80	9	134	- 54
Other Injuries	12	78	15	73	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	13	76	23	37	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	14	63	32	26	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	15	62	14	78	- 16
Liver Disease	16	55	8	134	- 79
Endocrine Disorders	17	55	24	37	+ 18
Suicide	18	52	6	148	- 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	51	10	117	- 66
Stomach Cancer	20	48	33	25	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	21	44	54	3	+ 42
Skin Disease	22	44	18	53	- 10
Violence	23	37	26	34	+ 4
Lymphomas	24	37	34	23	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	25	34	20	48	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	26	33	22	40	- 6
Leukemia	27	30	35	20	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	28	30	19	51	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	29	28	56	2	+ 26
Liver Cancer	30	28	21	45	- 17
Bladder Cancer	31	23	48	5	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	32	20	7	138	- 118
Ovary Cancer	33	18	42	14	+ 4
Skin Cancers	34	15	60	1	+ 14
Oral Cancer	35	15	40	16	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	36	13	31	28	- 14
Uterin Cancer	37	13	49	5	+ 8
Malnutrition	38	13	43	13	- 0
Drug Use	39	11	45	7	+ 4
Anemia	40	10	81	0	+ 10
Tuberculosis	41	9	37	17	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	8	27	31	- 24
Falls	43	7	25	34	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	7	28	29	- 22
Chagas disease	45	6	64	0	+ 6
Alcohol	46	6	38	16	- 10
Asthma	47	6	39	16	- 10
Drownings	48	5	29	28	- 23
Birth Trauma	49	5	30	28	- 23
Epilepsy	50	5	36	18	- 14
Meningitis	51	4	50	5	- 1
Fires	52	4	44	13	- 9
Maternal Conditions	53	4	41	14	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	3	58	1	+ 2
Poisonings	55	3	57	2	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	2	47	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	57	2	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	61	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	59	1	84	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	1	53	3	- 2
Schizophrenia	61	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	63	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	1	85	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	64	0	51	4	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	59	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	+ 0
War	70	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	55	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Argentina

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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.