SURINAME VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	591	5	171	+ 421
Malaria	2	378	78	0	+ 378
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	314	27	31	+ 282
Measles	4	279	73	0	+ 279
Stroke	5	267	2	615	- 348
Coronary Heart Disease	6	262	1	650	- 388
Birth Trauma	7	222	30	28	+ 194
Low Birth Weight	8	200	19	51	+ 148
Road Traffic Accidents	9	175	13	89	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	10	140	7	138	+ 2
Meningitis	11	122	50	5	+ 117
Liver Disease	12	118	8	134	- 16
Tuberculosis	13	110	37	17	+ 93
Congenital Anomalies	14	101	22	40	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	15	99	3	286	- 187
Kidney Disease	16	90	4	281	- 191
Maternal Conditions	17	83	41	14	+ 69
Other Injuries	18	70	15	73	- 3
Cervical Cancer	19	69	20	48	+ 21
Lung Disease	20	63	12	93	- 29
Hypertension	21	62	9	134	- 71
Asthma	22	55	39	16	+ 39
Liver Cancer	23	54	21	45	+ 9
Pertussis	24	54	59	1	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	25	53	24	37	+ 16
Violence	26	52	26	34	+ 18
Trypanosomiasis	27	50	77	0	+ 50
Malnutrition	28	48	43	13	+ 35
Suicide	29	41	6	148	- 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	27	10	117	- 91
Drownings	31	24	29	28	- 3
Prostate Cancer	32	24	14	78	- 54
Falls	33	22	25	34	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	21	28	29	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	35	20	23	37	- 17
Fires	36	19	44	13	+ 6
Epilepsy	37	16	36	18	- 2
Breast Cancer	38	16	17	55	- 39
Syphilis	39	15	52	3	+ 12
Poisonings	40	14	57	2	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	41	11	33	25	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	11	47	6	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	43	11	55	2	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	10	31	28	- 18
Tetanus	45	8	62	1	+ 7
Drug Use	46	8	45	7	+ 0
Hepatitis B	47	7	63	1	+ 7
Lymphomas	48	7	34	23	- 15
Skin Cancers	49	7	60	1	+ 6
Lung Cancers	50	6	11	102	- 96
Skin Disease	51	6	18	53	- 47
Oral Cancer	52	6	40	16	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	5	16	72	- 68
Ovary Cancer	54	4	42	14	- 9
Alcohol	55	4	38	16	- 12
Encephalitis	56	4	51	4	- 0
Appendicitis	57	2	53	3	- 1
Diphtheria	58	2	72	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	59	2	49	5	- 3
Bladder Cancer	60	1	48	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	61	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	63	1	56	2	- 1
War	64	1	66	0	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	65	1	32	26	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	1	- 0
Leukemia	67	1	35	20	- 19
Other Neoplasms	68	1	54	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	1	58	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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.