SURINAME VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	327	5	171	+ 156
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	242	27	31	+ 211
Stroke	3	215	2	615	- 401
Coronary Heart Disease	4	199	1	650	- 451
Road Traffic Accidents	5	172	13	89	+ 83
Birth Trauma	6	170	30	28	+ 142
Low Birth Weight	7	153	19	51	+ 101
Liver Disease	8	149	8	134	+ 15
Tuberculosis	9	117	37	17	+ 100
Diabetes Mellitus	10	89	3	286	- 198
Congenital Anomalies	11	85	22	40	+ 46
Hypertension	12	73	9	134	- 60
Kidney Disease	13	66	4	281	- 215
Meningitis	14	66	50	5	+ 60
Lung Disease	15	65	12	93	- 28
Other Injuries	16	64	15	73	- 9
HIV/AIDS	17	63	7	138	- 75
Maternal Conditions	18	48	41	14	+ 34
Malnutrition	19	47	43	13	+ 34
Breast Cancer	20	46	17	55	- 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	45	10	117	- 72
Violence	22	44	26	34	+ 10
Pertussis	23	38	59	1	+ 36
Measles	24	35	73	0	+ 35
Suicide	25	33	6	148	- 115
Malaria	26	31	78	0	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	27	27	20	48	- 21
Falls	28	25	25	34	- 10
Asthma	29	24	39	16	+ 9
Leukemia	30	23	35	20	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	20	16	72	- 52
Poisonings	32	20	57	2	+ 18
Lymphomas	33	20	34	23	- 3
Fires	34	18	44	13	+ 5
Drownings	35	17	29	28	- 11
Ovary Cancer	36	13	42	14	- 0
Tetanus	37	12	62	1	+ 11
Lung Cancers	38	12	11	102	- 90
Inflammatory/Heart	39	12	23	37	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	40	10	56	2	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	10	28	29	- 19
Liver Cancer	42	9	21	45	- 35
Syphilis	43	9	52	3	+ 6
Epilepsy	44	9	36	18	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	45	9	24	37	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	31	28	- 19
Stomach Cancer	47	8	33	25	- 16
Oral Cancer	48	8	40	16	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	7	47	6	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	50	7	14	78	- 72
Bladder Cancer	51	6	48	5	+ 1
Skin Cancers	52	5	60	1	+ 4
Skin Disease	53	5	18	53	- 48
Schistosomiasis	54	5	55	2	+ 2
Alcohol	55	4	38	16	- 12
Hepatitis B	56	4	63	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	4	67	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	4	53	3	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	59	3	65	0	+ 3
Drug Use	60	3	45	7	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	61	3	32	26	- 24
Uterin Cancer	62	2	49	5	- 3
Encephalitis	63	2	51	4	- 2
War	64	2	66	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	54	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	70	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	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

Ethiopia

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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.