SURINAME VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Israel ISRAEL SURINAME Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 352 1 650 - 298
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 206 10 117 + 89
Kidney Disease 3 168 4 281 - 114
Stroke 4 167 2 615 - 448
Lung Cancers 5 139 11 102 + 37
Diabetes Mellitus 6 132 3 286 - 155
Lung Disease 7 106 12 93 + 14
Influenza and Pneumonia 8 104 5 171 - 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers 9 104 16 72 + 31
Breast Cancer 10 85 17 55 + 30
Pancreas Cancer 11 70 32 26 + 44
Endocrine Disorders 12 69 24 37 + 32
Lymphomas 13 64 34 23 + 41
Other Injuries 14 57 15 73 - 16
Leukemia 15 42 35 20 + 22
Stomach Cancer 16 39 33 25 + 14
Prostate Cancer 17 36 14 78 - 43
Bladder Cancer 18 34 48 5 + 29
Suicide 19 31 6 148 - 116
Other Neoplasms 20 29 54 3 + 26
Hypertension 21 28 9 134 - 106
Parkinson's Disease 22 27 31 28 - 0
Skin Cancers 23 26 60 1 + 25
Skin Disease 24 25 18 53 - 28
Liver Cancer 25 24 21 45 - 21
Road Traffic Accidents 26 23 13 89 - 66
Ovary Cancer 27 22 42 14 + 9
Liver Disease 28 20 8 134 - 114
Congenital Anomalies 29 20 22 40 - 20
Inflammatory/Heart 30 15 23 37 - 22
Uterin Cancer 31 14 49 5 + 9
Diarrhoeal diseases 32 11 27 31 - 20
Oral Cancer 33 10 40 16 - 5
Anemia 34 10 81 0 + 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease 35 10 47 6 + 3
Asthma 36 10 39 16 - 6
Oesophagus Cancer 37 9 56 2 + 7
Cervical Cancer 38 9 20 48 - 39
Falls 39 8 25 34 - 26
Epilepsy 40 7 36 18 - 11
Violence 41 7 26 34 - 27
Low Birth Weight 42 6 19 51 - 45
Drug Use 43 5 45 7 - 3
Schizophrenia 44 5 82 0 + 5
Drownings 45 3 29 28 - 25
Hepatitis C 46 3 70 0 + 3
Multiple Sclerosis 47 3 61 1 + 2
Malnutrition 48 3 43 13 - 11
Alcohol 49 3 38 16 - 14
Birth Trauma 50 2 30 28 - 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease 51 2 28 29 - 26
HIV/AIDS 52 2 7 138 - 136
Fires 53 2 44 13 - 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis 54 2 58 1 + 0
Meningitis 55 1 50 5 - 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy 56 1 85 0 + 1
Tuberculosis 57 1 37 17 - 16
Hepatitis B 58 1 63 1 + 0
Osteoarthritis 59 1 84 0 + 1
War 60 1 66 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 61 0 41 14 - 14
Upper Respiratory 62 0 67 0 + 0
Poisonings 63 0 57 2 - 1
Appendicitis 64 0 53 3 - 3
Oral conditions 65 0 86 0 + 0
Encephalitis 66 0 51 4 - 4
Otitis Media 67 0 71 0 + 0
Leprosy 68 0 74 0 + 0
Pertussis 69 0 59 1 - 1
Leishmaniasis 70 0 65 0 - 0
Syphilis 71 0 52 3 - 3
Diphtheria 72 0 72 0 - 0
Tetanus 73 0 62 1 - 1
Measles 74 0 73 0 - 0
Chagas disease 75 0 64 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 76 0 77 0 - 0
Malaria 77 0 78 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 78 0 55 2 - 2
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 79 0 - 0
Chlamydia 80 0 68 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 81 0 76 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 82 0 75 0 - 0
Ascariasis 83 0 69 0 - 0
Dengue 84 0 46 7 - 7
Depression 85 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 80 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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020