SURINAME VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,087	1	650	+ 437
Stroke	2	833	2	615	+ 217
Diabetes Mellitus	3	471	3	286	+ 185
Hypertension	4	261	9	134	+ 127
Suicide	5	257	6	148	+ 109
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	246	5	171	+ 75
HIV/AIDS	7	209	7	138	+ 71
Kidney Disease	8	190	4	281	- 91
Liver Disease	9	160	8	134	+ 26
Violence	10	158	26	34	+ 124
Road Traffic Accidents	11	142	13	89	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	12	142	24	37	+ 105
Lung Disease	13	142	12	93	+ 49
Other Injuries	14	136	15	73	+ 64
Drownings	15	118	29	28	+ 90
Tuberculosis	16	112	37	17	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	17	100	14	78	+ 22
Anemia	18	81	81	0	+ 81
Breast Cancer	19	78	17	55	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	20	75	23	37	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	21	74	20	48	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	22	73	19	51	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	23	56	22	40	+ 16
Birth Trauma	24	52	30	28	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	48	16	72	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	44	28	29	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	39	27	31	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	28	33	54	3	+ 30
Lung Cancers	29	31	11	102	- 72
Malnutrition	30	30	43	13	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	31	28	33	25	+ 3
Lymphomas	32	26	34	23	+ 4
Malaria	33	24	78	0	+ 24
Liver Cancer	34	24	21	45	- 21
Maternal Conditions	35	23	41	14	+ 9
Asthma	36	21	39	16	+ 5
Epilepsy	37	19	36	18	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	19	10	117	- 99
Leukemia	39	17	35	20	- 2
Oral Cancer	40	16	40	16	+ 1
Fires	41	16	44	13	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	42	15	32	26	- 11
Ovary Cancer	43	14	42	14	+ 1
Meningitis	44	14	50	5	+ 9
Drug Use	45	13	45	7	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	46	11	49	5	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	10	47	6	+ 4
Falls	48	9	25	34	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	49	7	31	28	- 20
Bladder Cancer	50	6	48	5	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	51	6	56	2	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	6	85	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	53	6	51	4	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	5	53	3	+ 2
Skin Cancers	55	4	60	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	56	3	18	53	- 51
Alcohol	57	3	38	16	- 14
Osteoarthritis	58	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	63	1	+ 1
Dengue	60	1	46	7	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	61	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	58	1	- 0
War	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Poisonings	65	0	57	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	67	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	52	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	73	0	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	55	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	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.