SURINAME VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	449	5	171	+ 279
Malaria	2	310	78	0	+ 310
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	301	27	31	+ 269
Stroke	4	258	2	615	- 358
Coronary Heart Disease	5	238	1	650	- 413
Low Birth Weight	6	216	19	51	+ 165
Birth Trauma	7	174	30	28	+ 146
Road Traffic Accidents	8	139	13	89	+ 50
Liver Disease	9	108	8	134	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	10	100	22	40	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	11	100	7	138	- 38
Meningitis	12	87	50	5	+ 81
Kidney Disease	13	85	4	281	- 196
Diabetes Mellitus	14	84	3	286	- 202
Other Injuries	15	67	15	73	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	16	64	24	37	+ 27
Lung Disease	17	54	12	93	- 39
Pertussis	18	51	59	1	+ 50
Hypertension	19	48	9	134	- 86
Maternal Conditions	20	46	41	14	+ 32
Malnutrition	21	41	43	13	+ 28
Suicide	22	41	6	148	- 107
Tuberculosis	23	40	37	17	+ 24
Asthma	24	39	39	16	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	25	38	14	78	- 40
Measles	26	35	73	0	+ 35
Breast Cancer	27	35	17	55	- 20
Violence	28	32	26	34	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	31	10	117	- 86
Cervical Cancer	30	29	20	48	- 19
Drownings	31	25	29	28	- 3
Falls	32	24	25	34	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	33	20	23	37	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	19	28	29	- 9
Fires	35	19	44	13	+ 6
Lymphomas	36	17	34	23	- 6
Epilepsy	37	16	36	18	- 2
Stomach Cancer	38	16	33	25	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	39	14	56	2	+ 12
Liver Cancer	40	14	21	45	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	14	16	72	- 59
Poisonings	42	14	57	2	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	43	9	31	28	- 18
Drug Use	44	9	45	7	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	9	47	6	+ 2
Leukemia	46	9	35	20	- 11
Schistosomiasis	47	8	55	2	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	48	8	32	26	- 19
Oral Cancer	49	7	40	16	- 9
Tetanus	50	7	62	1	+ 6
Syphilis	51	7	52	3	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	6	18	53	- 47
Hepatitis B	53	6	63	1	+ 6
Skin Cancers	54	4	60	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	55	4	49	5	- 1
Ovary Cancer	56	4	42	14	- 10
Encephalitis	57	4	51	4	- 0
Alcohol	58	4	38	16	- 13
Lung Cancers	59	3	11	102	- 99
Appendicitis	60	2	53	3	- 1
Bladder Cancer	61	2	48	5	- 3
Ascariasis	62	2	69	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	1	54	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	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
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

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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.