SURINAME VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	891	1	650	+ 240
Stroke	2	661	2	615	+ 46
Diabetes Mellitus	3	415	3	286	+ 129
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	248	5	171	+ 77
Prostate Cancer	5	225	14	78	+ 146
Hypertension	6	223	9	134	+ 89
Violence	7	209	26	34	+ 175
Lung Disease	8	161	12	93	+ 69
Kidney Disease	9	140	4	281	- 141
Breast Cancer	10	133	17	55	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	11	122	7	138	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	12	89	24	37	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	77	16	72	+ 4
Skin Disease	14	75	18	53	+ 22
Other Injuries	15	75	15	73	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	16	65	23	37	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	17	60	22	40	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	18	60	33	25	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	19	56	49	5	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	20	55	32	26	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	21	55	20	48	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	22	53	13	89	- 36
Liver Cancer	23	51	21	45	+ 7
Lung Cancers	24	51	11	102	- 51
Drownings	25	49	29	28	+ 21
Lymphomas	26	48	34	23	+ 25
Oral Cancer	27	40	40	16	+ 25
Falls	28	40	25	34	+ 6
Leukemia	29	39	35	20	+ 19
Liver Disease	30	38	8	134	- 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	37	28	29	+ 8
Anemia	32	36	81	0	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	33	29	42	14	+ 16
Low Birth Weight	34	27	19	51	- 24
Asthma	35	24	39	16	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	36	24	56	2	+ 22
Malnutrition	37	21	43	13	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	20	47	6	+ 13
Fires	39	19	44	13	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	40	13	54	3	+ 10
Epilepsy	41	13	36	18	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	13	10	117	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	13	27	31	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	44	12	31	28	- 16
Bladder Cancer	45	12	48	5	+ 7
Tuberculosis	46	12	37	17	- 5
Alcohol	47	10	38	16	- 6
Birth Trauma	48	8	30	28	- 19
Skin Cancers	49	8	60	1	+ 7
Drug Use	50	8	45	7	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	8	85	0	+ 8
Suicide	52	7	6	148	- 141
Maternal Conditions	53	6	41	14	- 8
Otitis Media	54	5	71	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	55	3	53	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	2	58	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	2	84	0	+ 2
War	58	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	0	52	3	- 3
Poisonings	60	0	57	2	- 2
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	82	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	61	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	63	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	0	70	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	50	5	- 5
Encephalitis	72	0	51	4	- 4
Ascariasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	59	1	- 1
Tetanus	80	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	77	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.