SURINAME VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	598	1	650	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	503	10	117	+ 385
Stroke	3	344	2	615	- 271
Lung Cancers	4	337	11	102	+ 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	207	16	72	+ 134
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	187	5	171	+ 16
Lung Disease	7	172	12	93	+ 80
Breast Cancer	8	147	17	55	+ 92
Other Injuries	9	143	15	73	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	10	117	32	26	+ 90
Kidney Disease	11	109	4	281	- 173
Diabetes Mellitus	12	103	3	286	- 183
Prostate Cancer	13	103	14	78	+ 24
Lymphomas	14	95	34	23	+ 73
Liver Cancer	15	91	21	45	+ 46
Suicide	16	85	6	148	- 63
Other Neoplasms	17	83	54	3	+ 80
Falls	18	78	25	34	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	19	76	24	37	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	20	72	31	28	+ 44
Leukemia	21	71	35	20	+ 51
Liver Disease	22	70	8	134	- 64
Hypertension	23	67	9	134	- 66
Bladder Cancer	24	62	48	5	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	25	57	23	37	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	26	52	33	25	+ 28
Oral Cancer	27	44	40	16	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	28	44	56	2	+ 42
Malnutrition	29	40	43	13	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	30	37	42	14	+ 24
Road Traffic Accidents	31	32	13	89	- 58
Skin Cancers	32	31	60	1	+ 30
Alcohol	33	30	38	16	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	34	26	49	5	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	35	19	22	40	- 21
Drug Use	36	18	45	7	+ 10
Epilepsy	37	18	36	18	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	17	27	31	- 14
Skin Disease	39	15	18	53	- 38
Cervical Cancer	40	15	20	48	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	13	47	6	+ 7
Asthma	42	10	39	16	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	9	28	29	- 19
Anemia	44	9	81	0	+ 9
Drownings	45	8	29	28	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	46	7	61	1	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	47	6	19	51	- 45
Schizophrenia	48	6	82	0	+ 6
Violence	49	5	26	34	- 29
Tuberculosis	50	4	37	17	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	58	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	4	70	0	+ 4
Fires	53	4	44	13	- 9
HIV/AIDS	54	3	7	138	- 135
Birth Trauma	55	3	30	28	- 25
Osteoarthritis	56	2	84	0	+ 2
Poisonings	57	2	57	2	+ 0
Meningitis	58	2	50	5	- 4
Hepatitis B	59	1	63	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	1	53	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Otitis Media	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	4	- 4
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	52	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	59	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	62	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	71	0	55	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	46	7	- 7
Measles	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	64	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.