SURINAME VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	251	5	171	+ 80
Stroke	2	240	2	615	- 375
Road Traffic Accidents	3	177	13	89	+ 87
Coronary Heart Disease	4	171	1	650	- 479
Malaria	5	157	78	0	+ 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	148	27	31	+ 117
HIV/AIDS	7	134	7	138	- 4
Liver Disease	8	121	8	134	- 13
Low Birth Weight	9	104	19	51	+ 53
Birth Trauma	10	90	30	28	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	11	88	3	286	- 198
Congenital Anomalies	12	84	22	40	+ 45
Lung Disease	13	74	12	93	- 19
Hypertension	14	64	9	134	- 69
Kidney Disease	15	57	4	281	- 224
Malnutrition	16	55	43	13	+ 42
Other Injuries	17	45	15	73	- 28
Cervical Cancer	18	45	20	48	- 3
Meningitis	19	40	50	5	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	20	37	33	25	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	21	34	41	14	+ 20
Asthma	22	34	39	16	+ 18
Liver Cancer	23	34	21	45	- 11
Suicide	24	33	6	148	- 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	31	10	117	- 86
Tuberculosis	26	30	37	17	+ 13
Breast Cancer	27	28	17	55	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	28	16	72	- 44
Violence	29	26	26	34	- 8
Lymphomas	30	21	34	23	- 1
Falls	31	20	25	34	- 15
Prostate Cancer	32	19	14	78	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	17	28	29	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	34	16	23	37	- 21
Leukemia	35	15	35	20	- 5
Drownings	36	14	29	28	- 14
Oral Cancer	37	13	40	16	- 3
Fires	38	13	44	13	+ 0
Lung Cancers	39	11	11	102	- 91
Poisonings	40	10	57	2	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	41	10	24	37	- 27
Pertussis	42	10	59	1	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	43	10	32	26	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	44	10	56	2	+ 8
Epilepsy	45	9	36	18	- 9
Syphilis	46	8	52	3	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	47	7	31	28	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	47	6	- 0
Alcohol	49	6	38	16	- 10
Skin Cancers	50	5	60	1	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	51	5	55	2	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	5	18	53	- 48
Ovary Cancer	53	4	42	14	- 9
Appendicitis	54	3	53	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	55	3	63	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	56	3	49	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	57	3	67	0	+ 3
Tetanus	58	3	62	1	+ 2
Measles	59	2	73	0	+ 2
Drug Use	60	2	45	7	- 5
Encephalitis	61	2	51	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	2	48	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	64	1	54	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	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
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.