SURINAME VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	625	1	650	- 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	524	10	117	+ 407
Lung Disease	3	320	12	93	+ 227
Stroke	4	291	2	615	- 325
Lung Cancers	5	272	11	102	+ 170
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	211	5	171	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	210	16	72	+ 137
Prostate Cancer	8	138	14	78	+ 59
Falls	9	91	25	34	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	10	90	32	26	+ 64
Breast Cancer	11	82	17	55	+ 27
Lymphomas	12	76	34	23	+ 53
Suicide	13	74	6	148	- 73
Kidney Disease	14	72	4	281	- 209
Other Injuries	15	68	15	73	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	16	66	3	286	- 221
Parkinson's Disease	17	65	31	28	+ 37
Skin Cancers	18	48	60	1	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	19	42	24	37	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	20	42	48	5	+ 37
Leukemia	21	42	35	20	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	22	40	33	25	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	23	38	54	3	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	24	36	42	14	+ 23
Drug Use	25	31	45	7	+ 24
Liver Cancer	26	30	21	45	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	27	29	56	2	+ 27
Hypertension	28	27	9	134	- 107
Inflammatory/Heart	29	26	23	37	- 11
Liver Disease	30	25	8	134	- 109
Alcohol	31	24	38	16	+ 8
Oral Cancer	32	20	40	16	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	19	28	29	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	34	16	22	40	- 24
Malnutrition	35	16	43	13	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	36	16	49	5	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	15	27	31	- 16
Skin Disease	38	15	18	53	- 38
Cervical Cancer	39	15	20	48	- 33
Epilepsy	40	14	36	18	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	41	14	61	1	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	42	13	13	89	- 76
Asthma	43	10	39	16	- 6
Anemia	44	9	81	0	+ 9
Drownings	45	8	29	28	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	7	47	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	7	58	1	+ 6
Fires	48	5	44	13	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	4	85	0	+ 4
Violence	50	4	26	34	- 30
Osteoarthritis	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	52	3	19	51	- 49
Schizophrenia	53	3	82	0	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	2	30	28	- 26
Hepatitis C	55	2	70	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	56	2	37	17	- 15
Poisonings	57	2	57	2	- 0
Meningitis	58	2	50	5	- 4
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	1	67	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	7	138	- 137
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	1	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	66	0	41	14	- 14
Syphilis	67	0	52	3	- 3
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	1	- 1
Encephalitis	70	0	51	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	84	0	78	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.