SURINAME VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,384	7	138	+ 1,246
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	933	5	171	+ 763
Stroke	3	818	2	615	+ 203
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	684	27	31	+ 652
Coronary Heart Disease	5	610	1	650	- 40
Diabetes Mellitus	6	581	3	286	+ 294
Suicide	7	447	6	148	+ 299
Tuberculosis	8	351	37	17	+ 334
Lung Disease	9	320	12	93	+ 227
Kidney Disease	10	295	4	281	+ 13
Hypertension	11	287	9	134	+ 154
Low Birth Weight	12	278	19	51	+ 226
Violence	13	268	26	34	+ 235
Liver Disease	14	230	8	134	+ 96
Birth Trauma	15	208	30	28	+ 180
Road Traffic Accidents	16	197	13	89	+ 108
Asthma	17	197	39	16	+ 181
Other Injuries	18	155	15	73	+ 82
Congenital Anomalies	19	113	22	40	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	20	108	20	48	+ 60
Malnutrition	21	104	43	13	+ 90
Meningitis	22	92	50	5	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	23	89	23	37	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	24	85	41	14	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	81	28	29	+ 52
Fires	26	78	44	13	+ 65
Endocrine Disorders	27	68	24	37	+ 31
Drownings	28	58	29	28	+ 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	56	10	117	- 61
Epilepsy	30	42	36	18	+ 23
Falls	31	37	25	34	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	36	47	6	+ 30
Poisonings	33	32	57	2	+ 31
Breast Cancer	34	28	17	55	- 27
Prostate Cancer	35	23	14	78	- 55
Lymphomas	36	23	34	23	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	37	21	56	2	+ 19
Alcohol	38	21	38	16	+ 4
Liver Cancer	39	21	21	45	- 24
Skin Disease	40	20	18	53	- 33
Parkinson's Disease	41	16	31	28	- 12
Oral Cancer	42	15	40	16	- 1
Lung Cancers	43	15	11	102	- 87
Pertussis	44	15	59	1	+ 14
Syphilis	45	15	52	3	+ 11
Skin Cancers	46	13	60	1	+ 12
Tetanus	47	13	62	1	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	12	16	72	- 61
Leukemia	49	11	35	20	- 8
Drug Use	50	9	45	7	+ 2
Hepatitis B	51	8	63	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	52	7	53	3	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	53	7	42	14	- 7
Uterin Cancer	54	7	49	5	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	55	5	67	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	5	58	1	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	4	51	4	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	58	4	32	26	- 23
Measles	59	3	73	0	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	60	3	33	25	- 22
Bladder Cancer	61	3	48	5	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	3	54	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	61	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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.