SURINAME VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	304	5	171	+ 134
Coronary Heart Disease	2	273	1	650	- 377
Stroke	3	153	2	615	- 462
Kidney Disease	4	144	4	281	- 138
Liver Disease	5	126	8	134	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	115	10	117	- 2
Stomach Cancer	7	101	33	25	+ 76
Diabetes Mellitus	8	88	3	286	- 198
Road Traffic Accidents	9	88	13	89	- 2
Lung Cancers	10	63	11	102	- 39
Prostate Cancer	11	63	14	78	- 16
Violence	12	60	26	34	+ 26
Other Injuries	13	57	15	73	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	52	16	72	- 20
Lung Disease	15	50	12	93	- 43
Liver Cancer	16	49	21	45	+ 4
Tuberculosis	17	47	37	17	+ 30
Lymphomas	18	45	34	23	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	19	40	22	40	- 0
Breast Cancer	20	39	17	55	- 16
Cervical Cancer	21	38	20	48	- 10
Leukemia	22	37	35	20	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	23	32	32	26	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	24	29	19	51	- 22
Falls	25	25	25	34	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	26	25	31	28	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	22	27	31	- 9
Hypertension	28	21	9	134	- 113
Malnutrition	29	20	43	13	+ 7
Suicide	30	18	6	148	- 130
HIV/AIDS	31	17	7	138	- 121
Skin Cancers	32	16	60	1	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	33	14	42	14	+ 1
Drug Use	34	13	45	7	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	12	28	29	- 17
Drownings	36	12	29	28	- 16
Birth Trauma	37	11	30	28	- 17
Oral Cancer	38	10	40	16	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	39	10	23	37	- 27
Endocrine Disorders	40	9	24	37	- 28
Bladder Cancer	41	9	48	5	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	42	8	56	2	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	43	7	41	14	- 7
Alcohol	44	6	38	16	- 10
Uterin Cancer	45	6	49	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	6	51	4	+ 1
Epilepsy	47	5	36	18	- 13
Pertussis	48	5	59	1	+ 4
Fires	49	5	44	13	- 8
Asthma	50	4	39	16	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	4	47	6	- 3
Syphilis	52	4	52	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	53	3	53	3	+ 0
Skin Disease	54	3	18	53	- 50
Poisonings	55	2	57	2	+ 1
Meningitis	56	2	50	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	58	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	1	54	3	- 2
Chagas disease	59	1	64	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	62	1	- 0
Malaria	61	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	63	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	66	0	46	7	- 7
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	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.