SURINAME VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,030	1	650	+ 380
Stroke	2	664	2	615	+ 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	440	10	117	+ 322
Lung Cancers	4	362	11	102	+ 260
Lung Disease	5	344	12	93	+ 251
Hypertension	6	318	9	134	+ 184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	225	16	72	+ 153
Diabetes Mellitus	8	210	3	286	- 76
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	173	5	171	+ 3
Breast Cancer	10	147	17	55	+ 92
Kidney Disease	11	135	4	281	- 146
Other Injuries	12	128	15	73	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	13	128	32	26	+ 102
Stomach Cancer	14	109	33	25	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	15	106	54	3	+ 103
Lymphomas	16	103	34	23	+ 80
Liver Cancer	17	102	21	45	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	18	89	24	37	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	19	89	31	28	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	20	89	14	78	+ 11
Leukemia	21	71	35	20	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	22	71	48	5	+ 66
Liver Disease	23	59	8	134	- 75
Inflammatory/Heart	24	59	23	37	+ 22
Falls	25	45	25	34	+ 11
Suicide	26	43	6	148	- 105
Oral Cancer	27	35	40	16	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	28	35	42	14	+ 21
Skin Cancers	29	34	60	1	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	30	34	13	89	- 55
Hepatitis C	31	26	70	0	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	24	47	6	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	33	23	49	5	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	34	22	56	2	+ 20
Anemia	35	18	81	0	+ 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	17	27	31	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	37	15	22	40	- 24
Skin Disease	38	15	18	53	- 38
Epilepsy	39	14	36	18	- 4
Cervical Cancer	40	12	20	48	- 36
Malnutrition	41	8	43	13	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	7	58	1	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	7	28	29	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	44	7	61	1	+ 6
Drug Use	45	7	45	7	- 0
HIV/AIDS	46	6	7	138	- 132
Asthma	47	5	39	16	- 10
Osteoarthritis	48	5	84	0	+ 5
Schizophrenia	49	4	82	0	+ 4
Violence	50	4	26	34	- 29
Low Birth Weight	51	4	19	51	- 48
Drownings	52	4	29	28	- 24
Tuberculosis	53	4	37	17	- 13
Hepatitis B	54	4	63	1	+ 3
Alcohol	55	3	38	16	- 13
Fires	56	3	44	13	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	3	85	0	+ 3
Poisonings	58	2	57	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	59	1	30	28	- 26
Meningitis	60	1	50	5	- 4
Appendicitis	61	1	53	3	- 3
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	62	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	71	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	41	14	- 14
Encephalitis	68	0	51	4	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	52	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	59	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	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.