SURINAME VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	860	1	650	+ 210
Stroke	2	640	2	615	+ 24
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	566	5	171	+ 396
Lung Cancers	4	418	11	102	+ 316
Lung Disease	5	410	12	93	+ 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	301	16	72	+ 229
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	299	10	117	+ 182
Stomach Cancer	8	265	33	25	+ 240
Kidney Disease	9	235	4	281	- 46
Pancreas Cancer	10	194	32	26	+ 168
Liver Cancer	11	154	21	45	+ 109
Other Injuries	12	116	15	73	+ 43
Suicide	13	102	6	148	- 45
Lymphomas	14	101	34	23	+ 78
Breast Cancer	15	83	17	55	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	16	79	54	3	+ 77
Liver Disease	17	75	8	134	- 59
Parkinson's Disease	18	74	31	28	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	19	71	14	78	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	20	65	56	2	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	21	60	24	37	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	22	52	48	5	+ 47
Falls	23	51	25	34	+ 17
Leukemia	24	50	35	20	+ 31
Drownings	25	44	29	28	+ 16
Oral Cancer	26	44	40	16	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	27	43	23	37	+ 6
Hypertension	28	35	9	134	- 99
Diabetes Mellitus	29	29	3	286	- 258
Ovary Cancer	30	27	42	14	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	31	24	13	89	- 65
Cervical Cancer	32	20	20	48	- 28
Uterin Cancer	33	18	49	5	+ 13
Tuberculosis	34	18	37	17	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	15	28	29	- 13
Skin Disease	36	15	18	53	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	14	27	31	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	14	58	1	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	13	47	6	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	40	13	22	40	- 27
Hepatitis C	41	12	70	0	+ 12
Asthma	42	10	39	16	- 6
Malnutrition	43	10	43	13	- 3
Skin Cancers	44	10	60	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	45	8	36	18	- 10
Hepatitis B	46	7	63	1	+ 7
Schizophrenia	47	6	82	0	+ 6
Fires	48	5	44	13	- 7
Anemia	49	5	81	0	+ 5
Drug Use	50	4	45	7	- 4
Alcohol	51	3	38	16	- 13
Meningitis	52	2	50	5	- 4
Violence	53	1	26	34	- 32
Poisonings	54	1	57	2	- 0
Low Birth Weight	55	1	19	51	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	67	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	53	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	61	1	- 0
Oral conditions	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	30	28	- 27
Osteoarthritis	62	0	84	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	63	0	7	138	- 138
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	62	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	51	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	59	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	55	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
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.