SURINAME VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,620	1	650	+ 2,970
Stroke	2	1,116	2	615	+ 501
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	240	10	117	+ 123
Lung Cancers	4	201	11	102	+ 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	196	16	72	+ 124
Alcohol	6	188	38	16	+ 172
Lung Disease	7	150	12	93	+ 58
Liver Disease	8	141	8	134	+ 7
Suicide	9	136	6	148	- 11
Stomach Cancer	10	115	33	25	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	11	93	23	37	+ 55
Breast Cancer	12	84	17	55	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	13	80	32	26	+ 53
Other Injuries	14	75	15	73	+ 2
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	74	5	171	- 97
Falls	16	65	25	34	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	17	64	14	78	- 15
Oral Cancer	18	61	40	16	+ 46
Road Traffic Accidents	19	49	13	89	- 40
Lymphomas	20	46	34	23	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	21	42	31	28	+ 15
Fires	22	42	44	13	+ 30
Leukemia	23	38	35	20	+ 18
Drownings	24	37	29	28	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	25	34	56	2	+ 32
Kidney Disease	26	33	4	281	- 248
Ovary Cancer	27	29	42	14	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	28	27	49	5	+ 21
Drug Use	29	26	45	7	+ 19
Diabetes Mellitus	30	25	3	286	- 261
Hypertension	31	25	9	134	- 109
Liver Cancer	32	25	21	45	- 20
Poisonings	33	21	57	2	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	34	21	20	48	- 27
Bladder Cancer	35	20	48	5	+ 15
Skin Cancers	36	18	60	1	+ 17
Tuberculosis	37	18	37	17	+ 2
Violence	38	17	26	34	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	16	47	6	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	16	28	29	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	41	14	22	40	- 26
HIV/AIDS	42	11	7	138	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	43	10	24	37	- 27
Asthma	44	8	39	16	- 7
Epilepsy	45	8	36	18	- 10
Encephalitis	46	6	51	4	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	47	4	19	51	- 47
Other Neoplasms	48	4	54	3	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	49	3	61	1	+ 2
Meningitis	50	2	50	5	- 3
Skin Disease	51	2	18	53	- 51
Birth Trauma	52	2	30	28	- 26
Malnutrition	53	1	43	13	- 12
Appendicitis	54	1	53	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1	58	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	1	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	1	27	31	- 31
Upper Respiratory	58	0	67	0	+ 0
War	59	0	66	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	0	41	14	- 14
Chlamydia	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	63	0	52	3	- 3
Tetanus	64	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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Suriname

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.