SURINAME VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	638	1	650	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	380	10	117	+ 263
Stroke	3	298	2	615	- 317
Lung Cancers	4	235	11	102	+ 133
Lung Disease	5	227	12	93	+ 135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	187	16	72	+ 115
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	115	5	171	- 55
Diabetes Mellitus	8	96	3	286	- 190
Prostate Cancer	9	93	14	78	+ 14
Breast Cancer	10	92	17	55	+ 37
Falls	11	79	25	34	+ 44
Skin Cancers	12	77	60	1	+ 76
Lymphomas	13	76	34	23	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	14	68	32	26	+ 42
Suicide	15	66	6	148	- 81
Road Traffic Accidents	16	57	13	89	- 32
Kidney Disease	17	54	4	281	- 227
Leukemia	18	49	35	20	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	19	44	31	28	+ 17
Hypertension	20	41	9	134	- 93
Endocrine Disorders	21	41	24	37	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	22	40	33	25	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	23	39	23	37	+ 2
Liver Cancer	24	36	21	45	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	25	35	56	2	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	26	33	48	5	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	27	31	54	3	+ 28
Other Injuries	28	27	15	73	- 45
Ovary Cancer	29	26	42	14	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	30	22	22	40	- 18
Oral Cancer	31	21	40	16	+ 5
Liver Disease	32	20	8	134	- 114
Uterin Cancer	33	18	49	5	+ 13
Skin Disease	34	15	18	53	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	14	47	6	+ 8
Asthma	36	11	39	16	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	10	27	31	- 21
Low Birth Weight	38	10	19	51	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	9	28	29	- 20
Drug Use	40	9	45	7	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	41	8	20	48	- 40
Violence	42	7	26	34	- 27
Epilepsy	43	7	36	18	- 11
Drownings	44	7	29	28	- 21
Alcohol	45	6	38	16	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	6	58	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	47	5	61	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	48	4	70	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	49	3	84	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	3	85	0	+ 3
Anemia	51	2	81	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	52	2	37	17	- 15
Fires	53	2	44	13	- 11
Birth Trauma	54	2	30	28	- 26
Malnutrition	55	2	43	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	56	2	63	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	7	138	- 137
Poisonings	58	1	57	2	- 1
Meningitis	59	1	50	5	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	1	82	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	53	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	63	1	41	14	- 13
Upper Respiratory	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	59	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	51	4	- 4
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	52	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.