SURINAME VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	717	1	650	+ 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	525	10	117	+ 408
Stroke	3	250	2	615	- 366
Lung Cancers	4	238	11	102	+ 136
Lung Disease	5	229	12	93	+ 136
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	146	5	171	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	130	16	72	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	8	108	14	78	+ 30
Breast Cancer	9	95	17	55	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	10	94	31	28	+ 66
Other Injuries	11	89	15	73	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	12	77	32	26	+ 50
Suicide	13	71	6	148	- 76
Lymphomas	14	65	34	23	+ 43
Kidney Disease	15	59	4	281	- 222
Diabetes Mellitus	16	53	3	286	- 234
Hypertension	17	43	9	134	- 91
Falls	18	42	25	34	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	19	40	56	2	+ 38
Liver Cancer	20	40	21	45	- 5
Bladder Cancer	21	36	48	5	+ 31
Leukemia	22	34	35	20	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	23	31	33	25	+ 6
Drug Use	24	30	45	7	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	25	29	42	14	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	26	28	23	37	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	27	28	24	37	- 9
Alcohol	28	25	38	16	+ 9
Skin Cancers	29	23	60	1	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	30	17	54	3	+ 15
Liver Disease	31	17	8	134	- 117
Cervical Cancer	32	16	20	48	- 32
Oral Cancer	33	15	40	16	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	34	13	22	40	- 26
Road Traffic Accidents	35	12	13	89	- 77
Uterin Cancer	36	12	49	5	+ 7
Epilepsy	37	10	36	18	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	8	58	1	+ 6
Violence	39	7	26	34	- 27
Anemia	40	7	81	0	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	6	28	29	- 23
Poisonings	42	6	57	2	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	43	5	19	51	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	44	5	61	1	+ 4
Skin Disease	45	5	18	53	- 49
Birth Trauma	46	4	30	28	- 23
Osteoarthritis	47	4	84	0	+ 4
Asthma	48	3	39	16	- 13
Schizophrenia	49	3	82	0	+ 3
Meningitis	50	2	50	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	51	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	2	70	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	85	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	2	47	6	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	27	31	- 30
Drownings	56	2	29	28	- 26
Malnutrition	57	1	43	13	- 12
Fires	58	1	44	13	- 12
HIV/AIDS	59	1	7	138	- 137
Maternal Conditions	60	1	41	14	- 13
War	61	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	51	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	52	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	37	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	53	3	- 3
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.