SURINAME VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	487	1	650	- 163
Stroke	2	362	2	615	- 253
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	278	5	171	+ 108
Violence	4	202	26	34	+ 168
Diabetes Mellitus	5	175	3	286	- 111
Lung Disease	6	175	12	93	+ 82
Kidney Disease	7	111	4	281	- 170
Road Traffic Accidents	8	100	13	89	+ 10
Lung Cancers	9	93	11	102	- 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	90	10	117	- 27
Hypertension	11	85	9	134	- 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	68	16	72	- 4
Liver Disease	13	63	8	134	- 71
Breast Cancer	14	61	17	55	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	15	56	14	78	- 23
Falls	16	55	25	34	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	17	53	33	25	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	18	51	23	37	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	19	50	24	37	+ 13
Suicide	20	43	6	148	- 105
Other Injuries	21	41	15	73	- 32
HIV/AIDS	22	37	7	138	- 101
Congenital Anomalies	23	36	22	40	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	24	35	32	26	+ 9
Liver Cancer	25	34	21	45	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	26	31	56	2	+ 29
Lymphomas	27	30	34	23	+ 8
Oral Cancer	28	29	40	16	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	29	28	20	48	- 20
Leukemia	30	25	35	20	+ 5
Skin Disease	31	21	18	53	- 32
Alcohol	32	21	38	16	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	33	20	19	51	- 31
Malnutrition	34	20	43	13	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	17	27	31	- 15
Bladder Cancer	36	16	48	5	+ 10
Chagas disease	37	15	64	0	+ 14
Skin Cancers	38	15	60	1	+ 14
Drownings	39	15	29	28	- 13
Tuberculosis	40	14	37	17	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	41	14	31	28	- 14
Other Neoplasms	42	14	54	3	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	43	13	42	14	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	13	28	29	- 16
Birth Trauma	45	11	30	28	- 17
Epilepsy	46	10	36	18	- 9
Uterin Cancer	47	8	49	5	+ 3
Asthma	48	8	39	16	- 8
Drug Use	49	7	45	7	- 0
Anemia	50	7	81	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	6	47	6	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	6	70	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	53	4	41	14	- 10
Meningitis	54	4	50	5	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	3	85	0	+ 3
War	56	3	66	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	3	53	3	+ 0
Fires	58	3	44	13	- 10
Hepatitis B	59	2	63	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	2	82	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	58	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	62	2	55	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	61	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Poisonings	66	1	57	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Syphilis	68	1	52	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	1	- 1
Encephalitis	72	0	51	4	- 4
Oral conditions	73	0	86	0	+ 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	75	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	46	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	79	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.