SURINAME VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,302	1	650	+ 652
Stroke	2	633	2	615	+ 17
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	505	5	171	+ 335
Lung Cancers	4	353	11	102	+ 251
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	345	10	117	+ 227
Lung Disease	6	324	12	93	+ 231
Hypertension	7	205	9	134	+ 71
Prostate Cancer	8	198	14	78	+ 120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	174	16	72	+ 102
Falls	10	166	25	34	+ 131
Liver Disease	11	110	8	134	- 23
Other Injuries	12	110	15	73	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	13	106	3	286	- 181
Kidney Disease	14	100	4	281	- 181
Breast Cancer	15	99	17	55	+ 44
Suicide	16	97	6	148	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	17	68	23	37	+ 31
Lymphomas	18	64	34	23	+ 42
Road Traffic Accidents	19	59	13	89	- 30
Stomach Cancer	20	58	33	25	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	21	53	32	26	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	22	52	56	2	+ 50
Oral Cancer	23	52	40	16	+ 36
Liver Cancer	24	48	21	45	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	25	45	54	3	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	26	43	48	5	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	27	41	31	28	+ 13
Alcohol	28	40	38	16	+ 24
Cervical Cancer	29	39	20	48	- 9
Leukemia	30	37	35	20	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	31	36	49	5	+ 30
Violence	32	34	26	34	+ 1
Skin Cancers	33	30	60	1	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	34	28	7	138	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	25	28	29	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	36	24	24	37	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	37	22	22	40	- 18
Osteoarthritis	38	19	84	0	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	39	19	42	14	+ 5
Asthma	40	18	39	16	+ 2
Skin Disease	41	15	18	53	- 38
Drownings	42	14	29	28	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	12	27	31	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	10	47	6	+ 3
Hepatitis C	45	7	70	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	46	6	36	18	- 12
Appendicitis	47	6	53	3	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	48	6	19	51	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	58	1	+ 4
Meningitis	50	5	50	5	- 0
Drug Use	51	5	45	7	- 3
Anemia	52	5	81	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	85	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	54	4	82	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	55	4	43	13	- 9
Hepatitis B	56	3	63	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	3	61	1	+ 2
Fires	58	3	44	13	- 9
Birth Trauma	59	3	30	28	- 25
Tuberculosis	60	3	37	17	- 14
Maternal Conditions	61	3	41	14	- 12
Poisonings	62	1	57	2	- 1
Otitis Media	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	4	- 4
Leprosy	67	0	74	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	52	3	- 3
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	46	7	- 7
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.