SURINAME VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	933	2	615	+ 318
Coronary Heart Disease	2	809	1	650	+ 159
Lung Disease	3	442	12	93	+ 350
Lung Cancers	4	326	11	102	+ 224
Stomach Cancer	5	182	33	25	+ 157
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	139	10	117	+ 22
Hypertension	7	138	9	134	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	8	114	13	89	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	113	16	72	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	10	111	56	2	+ 109
Kidney Disease	11	88	4	281	- 193
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	84	5	171	- 87
Liver Cancer	13	83	21	45	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	14	74	3	286	- 212
Liver Disease	15	67	8	134	- 67
Falls	16	63	25	34	+ 29
Suicide	17	53	6	148	- 94
Pancreas Cancer	18	51	32	26	+ 24
Breast Cancer	19	42	17	55	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	20	32	31	28	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	30	47	6	+ 23
Leukemia	22	27	35	20	+ 7
Lymphomas	23	26	34	23	+ 4
Oral Cancer	24	25	40	16	+ 9
Other Injuries	25	25	15	73	- 48
Drownings	26	24	29	28	- 4
Cervical Cancer	27	24	20	48	- 24
Prostate Cancer	28	23	14	78	- 55
Bladder Cancer	29	17	48	5	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	17	28	29	- 11
Congenital Anomalies	31	17	22	40	- 23
Tuberculosis	32	16	37	17	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	33	14	23	37	- 23
HIV/AIDS	34	13	7	138	- 125
Ovary Cancer	35	13	42	14	- 1
Poisonings	36	12	57	2	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	37	12	24	37	- 25
Drug Use	38	11	45	7	+ 4
Asthma	39	11	39	16	- 5
Low Birth Weight	40	10	19	51	- 42
Skin Cancers	41	9	60	1	+ 8
Alcohol	42	9	38	16	- 8
Birth Trauma	43	8	30	28	- 20
Malnutrition	44	6	43	13	- 7
Uterin Cancer	45	5	49	5	+ 0
Epilepsy	46	5	36	18	- 13
Violence	47	5	26	34	- 29
Fires	48	5	44	13	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	58	1	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	4	27	31	- 27
Meningitis	51	3	50	5	- 3
Skin Disease	52	2	18	53	- 51
Other Neoplasms	53	2	54	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	54	2	41	14	- 12
Encephalitis	55	1	51	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	67	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	52	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	61	1	- 0
Appendicitis	60	1	53	3	- 2
War	61	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	64	0	59	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	65	0	55	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	46	7	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	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.