SURINAME VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	566	5	171	+ 396
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	395	27	31	+ 364
Tuberculosis	3	348	37	17	+ 331
Malaria	4	276	78	0	+ 276
Birth Trauma	5	274	30	28	+ 246
Low Birth Weight	6	262	19	51	+ 211
Coronary Heart Disease	7	168	1	650	- 483
Stroke	8	158	2	615	- 458
Congenital Anomalies	9	136	22	40	+ 96
HIV/AIDS	10	121	7	138	- 17
Meningitis	11	119	50	5	+ 114
Road Traffic Accidents	12	114	13	89	+ 25
Liver Disease	13	105	8	134	- 29
Measles	14	80	73	0	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	15	64	41	14	+ 50
Pertussis	16	64	59	1	+ 62
Other Injuries	17	62	15	73	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	18	61	3	286	- 225
Violence	19	50	26	34	+ 17
Kidney Disease	20	50	4	281	- 231
Endocrine Disorders	21	43	24	37	+ 6
Lung Disease	22	34	12	93	- 58
Breast Cancer	23	32	17	55	- 22
Hypertension	24	29	9	134	- 104
Cervical Cancer	25	29	20	48	- 19
Tetanus	26	23	62	1	+ 22
Asthma	27	22	39	16	+ 7
Falls	28	21	25	34	- 14
Fires	29	19	44	13	+ 7
Suicide	30	19	6	148	- 128
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	19	10	117	- 99
Drownings	32	18	29	28	- 10
Poisonings	33	18	57	2	+ 16
Drug Use	34	17	45	7	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	35	16	14	78	- 62
Malnutrition	36	16	43	13	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	16	28	29	- 13
Syphilis	38	15	52	3	+ 12
Liver Cancer	39	14	21	45	- 30
Lymphomas	40	14	34	23	- 8
Epilepsy	41	14	36	18	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	42	13	23	37	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	11	16	72	- 61
Diphtheria	44	10	72	0	+ 10
War	45	9	66	0	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	31	28	- 21
Leukemia	47	6	35	20	- 13
Oral Cancer	48	6	40	16	- 9
Ovary Cancer	49	6	42	14	- 8
Stomach Cancer	50	6	33	25	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	51	5	32	26	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	5	47	6	- 1
Skin Cancers	53	5	60	1	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	54	4	55	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	55	4	63	1	+ 3
Skin Disease	56	4	18	53	- 49
Lung Cancers	57	4	11	102	- 99
Alcohol	58	3	38	16	- 13
Encephalitis	59	3	51	4	- 2
Appendicitis	60	2	53	3	- 1
Ascariasis	61	2	69	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	2	49	5	- 3
Bladder Cancer	63	2	48	5	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	64	2	56	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	54	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	61	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	58	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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.