SURINAME VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	412	5	171	+ 242
Tuberculosis	2	245	37	17	+ 229
Measles	3	237	73	0	+ 237
Malaria	4	234	78	0	+ 234
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	231	27	31	+ 200
Stroke	6	205	2	615	- 410
Coronary Heart Disease	7	195	1	650	- 456
Low Birth Weight	8	194	19	51	+ 143
Birth Trauma	9	185	30	28	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	10	170	13	89	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	11	91	22	40	+ 51
Hypertension	12	88	9	134	- 45
Liver Disease	13	84	8	134	- 50
Lung Disease	14	76	12	93	- 17
HIV/AIDS	15	74	7	138	- 64
Diabetes Mellitus	16	72	3	286	- 214
Meningitis	17	65	50	5	+ 60
Violence	18	62	26	34	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	19	59	41	14	+ 45
Kidney Disease	20	51	4	281	- 230
Malnutrition	21	50	43	13	+ 37
Other Injuries	22	46	15	73	- 26
Pertussis	23	44	59	1	+ 43
Asthma	24	43	39	16	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	25	41	24	37	+ 4
Suicide	26	33	6	148	- 115
Cervical Cancer	27	27	20	48	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	25	10	117	- 92
Inflammatory/Heart	29	23	23	37	- 15
Prostate Cancer	30	22	14	78	- 56
Liver Cancer	31	22	21	45	- 23
Syphilis	32	21	52	3	+ 18
Falls	33	20	25	34	- 15
Drownings	34	19	29	28	- 9
Breast Cancer	35	19	17	55	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	17	16	72	- 56
Stomach Cancer	37	14	33	25	- 10
Lymphomas	38	12	34	23	- 11
Fires	39	11	44	13	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	11	28	29	- 18
Leukemia	41	10	35	20	- 9
Poisonings	42	10	57	2	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	47	6	+ 3
Epilepsy	44	10	36	18	- 9
War	45	9	66	0	+ 9
Tetanus	46	7	62	1	+ 6
Lung Cancers	47	6	11	102	- 96
Schistosomiasis	48	6	55	2	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	49	6	31	28	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	50	6	32	26	- 21
Oral Cancer	51	6	40	16	- 10
Leishmaniasis	52	5	65	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	4	56	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	4	18	53	- 49
Skin Cancers	55	4	60	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	4	53	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	4	51	4	- 0
Ovary Cancer	58	4	42	14	- 10
Drug Use	59	4	45	7	- 4
Alcohol	60	4	38	16	- 13
Hepatitis B	61	3	63	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	67	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	49	5	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	64	2	77	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	65	2	48	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	54	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.