SURINAME VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	394	2	615	- 221
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	321	5	171	+ 150
Coronary Heart Disease	3	272	1	650	- 378
Tuberculosis	4	255	37	17	+ 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	243	27	31	+ 212
Measles	6	201	73	0	+ 201
Road Traffic Accidents	7	173	13	89	+ 84
Hypertension	8	136	9	134	+ 3
Malaria	9	121	78	0	+ 121
Low Birth Weight	10	118	19	51	+ 66
Birth Trauma	11	117	30	28	+ 90
Liver Disease	12	105	8	134	- 29
Malnutrition	13	93	43	13	+ 80
Lung Disease	14	87	12	93	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	15	74	22	40	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	16	72	3	286	- 214
Cervical Cancer	17	66	20	48	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	18	61	41	14	+ 47
Asthma	19	55	39	16	+ 39
Meningitis	20	53	50	5	+ 47
Other Injuries	21	52	15	73	- 21
Kidney Disease	22	48	4	281	- 233
Violence	23	38	26	34	+ 5
Suicide	24	32	6	148	- 115
HIV/AIDS	25	29	7	138	- 109
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	25	10	117	- 93
Oesophagus Cancer	27	24	56	2	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	28	23	23	37	- 14
Prostate Cancer	29	22	14	78	- 57
Liver Cancer	30	20	21	45	- 24
Drownings	31	18	29	28	- 10
Oral Cancer	32	15	40	16	- 0
Syphilis	33	15	52	3	+ 12
Lymphomas	34	15	34	23	- 8
Fires	35	15	44	13	+ 2
Falls	36	14	25	34	- 20
Breast Cancer	37	14	17	55	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	14	47	6	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	13	16	72	- 59
Poisonings	40	13	57	2	+ 11
Pertussis	41	11	59	1	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	11	28	29	- 18
Skin Cancers	43	10	60	1	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	44	10	24	37	- 27
Leukemia	45	9	35	20	- 11
Epilepsy	46	8	36	18	- 10
Stomach Cancer	47	8	33	25	- 17
Bladder Cancer	48	6	48	5	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	49	6	31	28	- 22
Schistosomiasis	50	6	55	2	+ 3
Skin Disease	51	4	18	53	- 49
Tetanus	52	4	62	1	+ 3
Alcohol	53	4	38	16	- 13
War	54	3	66	0	+ 3
Lung Cancers	55	3	11	102	- 99
Appendicitis	56	3	53	3	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	57	3	42	14	- 11
Hepatitis B	58	2	63	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	59	2	49	5	- 3
Encephalitis	60	2	51	4	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	61	2	32	26	- 25
Drug Use	62	1	45	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	1	67	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	65	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	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.