SURINAME VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	518	5	171	+ 347
Malaria	2	418	78	0	+ 418
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	394	27	31	+ 362
Low Birth Weight	4	235	19	51	+ 183
Stroke	5	214	2	615	- 401
Coronary Heart Disease	6	202	1	650	- 448
Birth Trauma	7	197	30	28	+ 169
Road Traffic Accidents	8	146	13	89	+ 57
Meningitis	9	129	50	5	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	10	107	22	40	+ 67
Liver Disease	11	101	8	134	- 33
Other Injuries	12	94	15	73	+ 21
Tuberculosis	13	91	37	17	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	14	81	41	14	+ 67
Pertussis	15	70	59	1	+ 69
Kidney Disease	16	67	4	281	- 214
Diabetes Mellitus	17	65	3	286	- 222
Measles	18	59	73	0	+ 59
Violence	19	55	26	34	+ 21
Lung Disease	20	53	12	93	- 39
Malnutrition	21	53	43	13	+ 40
Asthma	22	47	39	16	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	23	44	24	37	+ 7
Drownings	24	39	29	28	+ 11
Hypertension	25	33	9	134	- 100
Falls	26	32	25	34	- 2
Suicide	27	30	6	148	- 117
Fires	28	28	44	13	+ 15
Breast Cancer	29	26	17	55	- 28
HIV/AIDS	30	26	7	138	- 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	26	28	29	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	21	10	117	- 96
Poisonings	33	19	57	2	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	34	19	23	37	- 18
Liver Cancer	35	18	21	45	- 27
Epilepsy	36	17	36	18	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	13	16	72	- 60
Cervical Cancer	38	12	20	48	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	11	47	6	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	40	10	42	14	- 3
War	41	10	66	0	+ 10
Tetanus	42	9	62	1	+ 8
Lymphomas	43	9	34	23	- 14
Stomach Cancer	44	7	33	25	- 17
Skin Cancers	45	7	60	1	+ 6
Hepatitis B	46	7	63	1	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	47	7	31	28	- 21
Leukemia	48	6	35	20	- 13
Oral Cancer	49	6	40	16	- 10
Schistosomiasis	50	6	55	2	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	51	6	65	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	5	18	53	- 48
Bladder Cancer	53	4	48	5	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	3	32	26	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	55	3	56	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	3	53	3	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	57	3	14	78	- 75
Drug Use	58	3	45	7	- 4
Ascariasis	59	3	69	0	+ 3
Alcohol	60	3	38	16	- 13
Encephalitis	61	3	51	4	- 1
Syphilis	62	3	52	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	67	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	49	5	- 3
Diphtheria	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Lung Cancers	67	1	11	102	- 101
Other Neoplasms	68	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	58	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	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.