SURINAME VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	251	5	171	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	2	232	7	138	+ 94
Tuberculosis	3	218	37	17	+ 202
Stroke	4	176	2	615	- 439
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	171	27	31	+ 140
Road Traffic Accidents	6	165	13	89	+ 76
Liver Disease	7	149	8	134	+ 15
Malaria	8	140	78	0	+ 140
Coronary Heart Disease	9	133	1	650	- 517
Birth Trauma	10	111	30	28	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	11	106	19	51	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	12	68	22	40	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	13	63	41	14	+ 49
Diabetes Mellitus	14	63	3	286	- 224
Meningitis	15	60	50	5	+ 54
Kidney Disease	16	50	4	281	- 232
Hypertension	17	49	9	134	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	18	49	56	2	+ 47
Other Injuries	19	48	15	73	- 24
Lung Disease	20	48	12	93	- 45
Malnutrition	21	47	43	13	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	22	38	20	48	- 10
Suicide	23	36	6	148	- 112
Violence	24	33	26	34	- 1
Breast Cancer	25	30	17	55	- 25
Asthma	26	26	39	16	+ 10
Tetanus	27	24	62	1	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	28	22	33	25	- 2
Lymphomas	29	21	34	23	- 1
Oral Cancer	30	20	40	16	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	20	10	117	- 97
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	16	16	72	- 56
Falls	33	16	25	34	- 18
Liver Cancer	34	15	21	45	- 30
Leukemia	35	15	35	20	- 5
Fires	36	15	44	13	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	37	14	14	78	- 64
Poisonings	38	14	57	2	+ 12
Drownings	39	13	29	28	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	40	12	23	37	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	12	28	29	- 17
Pertussis	42	11	59	1	+ 10
Epilepsy	43	9	36	18	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	44	9	24	37	- 28
Ovary Cancer	45	9	42	14	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	46	8	32	26	- 18
Lung Cancers	47	7	11	102	- 95
Skin Cancers	48	7	60	1	+ 6
Hepatitis B	49	6	63	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	50	5	31	28	- 22
Skin Disease	51	5	18	53	- 48
Syphilis	52	5	52	3	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	5	47	6	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	4	55	2	+ 2
Alcohol	55	4	38	16	- 12
Uterin Cancer	56	4	49	5	- 2
Bladder Cancer	57	4	48	5	- 2
Appendicitis	58	3	53	3	- 0
Leishmaniasis	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	60	2	51	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	61	2	70	0	+ 2
Drug Use	62	1	45	7	- 6
Measles	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	0	+ 1
War	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	61	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.