SURINAME VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	631	1	650	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	287	10	117	+ 170
Lung Cancers	3	250	11	102	+ 148
Stroke	4	248	2	615	- 368
Lung Disease	5	234	12	93	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	126	16	72	+ 54
Breast Cancer	7	109	17	55	+ 54
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	107	5	171	- 63
Kidney Disease	9	88	4	281	- 194
Other Injuries	10	85	15	73	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	11	79	32	26	+ 52
Liver Disease	12	72	8	134	- 62
Suicide	13	67	6	148	- 81
Lymphomas	14	62	34	23	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	15	61	14	78	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	16	60	31	28	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	17	59	3	286	- 227
Falls	18	58	25	34	+ 24
Hypertension	19	52	9	134	- 82
Leukemia	20	51	35	20	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	21	51	24	37	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	22	49	33	25	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	23	47	23	37	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	24	47	54	3	+ 44
Liver Cancer	25	47	21	45	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	26	42	48	5	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	27	34	42	14	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	28	31	56	2	+ 29
Alcohol	29	24	38	16	+ 8
Road Traffic Accidents	30	24	13	89	- 65
Skin Cancers	31	21	60	1	+ 20
Malnutrition	32	19	43	13	+ 6
Oral Cancer	33	18	40	16	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	18	47	6	+ 12
Epilepsy	35	16	36	18	- 2
Uterin Cancer	36	15	49	5	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	37	10	22	40	- 30
Cervical Cancer	38	9	20	48	- 39
Drug Use	39	9	45	7	+ 2
Anemia	40	8	81	0	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	7	28	29	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	6	27	31	- 26
Schizophrenia	43	6	82	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	44	5	18	53	- 48
Asthma	45	4	39	16	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	46	4	61	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	47	4	70	0	+ 4
Violence	48	3	26	34	- 31
Low Birth Weight	49	3	19	51	- 48
Osteoarthritis	50	3	84	0	+ 3
Fires	51	2	44	13	- 10
HIV/AIDS	52	2	7	138	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	58	1	+ 1
Drownings	54	2	29	28	- 26
Tuberculosis	55	2	37	17	- 15
Poisonings	56	1	57	2	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	85	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	50	5	- 4
Birth Trauma	59	1	30	28	- 27
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	0	53	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	0	41	14	- 14
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	51	4	- 4
Syphilis	66	0	52	3	- 3
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	59	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	46	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	80	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	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.