SURINAME VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	562	12	93	+ 469
Coronary Heart Disease	2	409	1	650	- 241
Tuberculosis	3	344	37	17	+ 327
Stroke	4	268	2	615	- 347
Liver Disease	5	133	8	134	- 1
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	130	5	171	- 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	126	27	31	+ 95
Asthma	8	123	39	16	+ 108
Road Traffic Accidents	9	97	13	89	+ 8
Kidney Disease	10	89	4	281	- 192
Low Birth Weight	11	79	19	51	+ 28
Lung Cancers	12	75	11	102	- 28
Falls	13	69	25	34	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	14	61	3	286	- 225
Birth Trauma	15	56	30	28	+ 28
Suicide	16	53	6	148	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	48	47	6	+ 42
Hypertension	18	43	9	134	- 90
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	42	10	117	- 75
Cervical Cancer	20	41	20	48	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	21	40	22	40	+ 1
Other Injuries	22	34	15	73	- 38
Drownings	23	31	29	28	+ 3
Oral Cancer	24	29	40	16	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	25	29	33	25	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	24	16	72	- 48
Breast Cancer	27	22	17	55	- 33
Maternal Conditions	28	20	41	14	+ 6
Encephalitis	29	18	51	4	+ 14
Epilepsy	30	18	36	18	- 0
Malnutrition	31	18	43	13	+ 4
Lymphomas	32	16	34	23	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	33	16	31	28	- 12
HIV/AIDS	34	15	7	138	- 123
Violence	35	15	26	34	- 19
Leukemia	36	14	35	20	- 6
Ovary Cancer	37	12	42	14	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	38	10	56	2	+ 8
Poisonings	39	10	57	2	+ 8
Pertussis	40	9	59	1	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	41	9	32	26	- 17
Skin Cancers	42	8	60	1	+ 7
Meningitis	43	8	50	5	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	44	7	48	5	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	45	5	24	37	- 32
Liver Cancer	46	5	21	45	- 40
Appendicitis	47	5	53	3	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	48	5	23	37	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	4	28	29	- 25
Fires	50	4	44	13	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	58	1	+ 2
Alcohol	52	3	38	16	- 13
Tetanus	53	3	62	1	+ 2
Syphilis	54	3	52	3	- 0
Dengue	55	2	46	7	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	2	63	1	+ 2
Drug Use	57	2	45	7	- 5
Prostate Cancer	58	2	14	78	- 77
Measles	59	1	73	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	1	49	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	61	1	54	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	1	70	0	+ 1
War	65	1	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	67	0	18	53	- 53
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	55	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.