SURINAME VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,306	1	650	+ 656
Stroke	2	870	2	615	+ 255
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	512	5	171	+ 342
Lung Cancers	4	455	11	102	+ 353
Lung Disease	5	342	12	93	+ 249
Kidney Disease	6	294	4	281	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	244	10	117	+ 126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	202	16	72	+ 129
Hypertension	9	181	9	134	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	10	164	31	28	+ 136
Breast Cancer	11	156	17	55	+ 101
Prostate Cancer	12	125	14	78	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	13	118	32	26	+ 91
Liver Cancer	14	97	21	45	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	15	96	48	5	+ 91
Stomach Cancer	16	95	33	25	+ 70
Other Injuries	17	90	15	73	+ 17
Leukemia	18	84	35	20	+ 64
Lymphomas	19	78	34	23	+ 56
Diabetes Mellitus	20	78	3	286	- 208
Falls	21	77	25	34	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	22	54	13	89	- 35
Liver Disease	23	50	8	134	- 84
Inflammatory/Heart	24	45	23	37	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	25	42	54	3	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	38	28	29	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	27	34	42	14	+ 21
Suicide	28	33	6	148	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	29	33	24	37	- 5
Oral Cancer	30	27	40	16	+ 12
Skin Cancers	31	27	60	1	+ 26
Drownings	32	27	29	28	- 1
Uterin Cancer	33	23	49	5	+ 18
Epilepsy	34	15	36	18	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	35	15	56	2	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	36	15	20	48	- 33
Drug Use	37	12	45	7	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	38	11	22	40	- 29
Fires	39	9	44	13	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	40	8	61	1	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	41	8	19	51	- 44
Violence	42	6	26	34	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	47	6	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	6	27	31	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	4	58	1	+ 3
Tuberculosis	46	4	37	17	- 13
Skin Disease	47	3	18	53	- 50
Hepatitis B	48	3	63	1	+ 3
Alcohol	49	3	38	16	- 13
HIV/AIDS	50	3	7	138	- 135
Anemia	51	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	2	70	0	+ 2
Meningitis	53	2	50	5	- 3
Schizophrenia	54	2	82	0	+ 2
Asthma	55	2	39	16	- 14
Poisonings	56	1	57	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	30	28	- 27
Appendicitis	58	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	59	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	60	0	65	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	41	14	- 14
Tetanus	62	0	62	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	86	0	+ 0
War	64	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
Malnutrition	66	0	43	13	- 13
Encephalitis	67	0	51	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.