SURINAME VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,011	1	650	+ 361
Liver Disease	2	350	8	134	+ 216
Stroke	3	255	2	615	- 360
Liver Cancer	4	143	21	45	+ 98
Hypertension	5	123	9	134	- 11
Kidney Disease	6	123	4	281	- 159
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	120	5	171	- 50
Diabetes Mellitus	8	111	3	286	- 175
Lung Disease	9	78	12	93	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	10	71	22	40	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	11	66	19	51	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	12	59	13	89	- 30
Breast Cancer	13	53	17	55	- 1
Lymphomas	14	44	34	23	+ 21
Asthma	15	41	39	16	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	41	10	117	- 77
Birth Trauma	17	36	30	28	+ 8
Lung Cancers	18	33	11	102	- 69
Bladder Cancer	19	30	48	5	+ 25
Violence	20	24	26	34	- 9
Other Injuries	21	22	15	73	- 50
Leukemia	22	22	35	20	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	21	27	31	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	18	16	72	- 55
Suicide	25	18	6	148	- 130
Pancreas Cancer	26	17	32	26	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	27	14	23	37	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	28	14	31	28	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	29	14	24	37	- 23
Falls	30	12	25	34	- 23
Ovary Cancer	31	11	42	14	- 2
Stomach Cancer	32	11	33	25	- 14
Fires	33	9	44	13	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	8	28	29	- 21
Prostate Cancer	35	7	14	78	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	7	47	6	+ 1
Drownings	37	7	29	28	- 21
Encephalitis	38	6	51	4	+ 2
Skin Cancers	39	6	60	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	40	6	63	1	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	41	6	56	2	+ 3
Pertussis	42	5	59	1	+ 4
Meningitis	43	5	50	5	- 0
Maternal Conditions	44	5	41	14	- 9
Oral Cancer	45	5	40	16	- 11
Malnutrition	46	4	43	13	- 9
War	47	4	66	0	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	48	4	20	48	- 44
Tetanus	49	3	62	1	+ 2
Epilepsy	50	3	36	18	- 16
Tuberculosis	51	3	37	17	- 14
Uterin Cancer	52	2	49	5	- 3
HIV/AIDS	53	2	7	138	- 136
Schistosomiasis	54	1	55	2	- 1
Skin Disease	55	1	18	53	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	61	1	+ 0
Poisonings	57	1	57	2	- 1
Syphilis	58	1	52	3	- 2
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
Alcohol	60	1	38	16	- 15
Other Neoplasms	61	1	54	3	- 2
Drug Use	62	1	45	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Measles	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	58	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	69	0	46	7	- 7
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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.