SURINAME VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,238	1	650	+ 588
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	521	10	117	+ 404
Stroke	3	437	2	615	- 179
Lung Cancers	4	298	11	102	+ 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	294	16	72	+ 221
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	235	5	171	+ 65
Liver Disease	7	166	8	134	+ 32
Falls	8	148	25	34	+ 114
Lung Disease	9	130	12	93	+ 38
Breast Cancer	10	124	17	55	+ 70
Hypertension	11	120	9	134	- 13
Prostate Cancer	12	113	14	78	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	13	102	32	26	+ 75
Kidney Disease	14	97	4	281	- 185
Stomach Cancer	15	96	33	25	+ 71
Diabetes Mellitus	16	87	3	286	- 199
Lymphomas	17	86	34	23	+ 63
Oral Cancer	18	83	40	16	+ 68
Suicide	19	77	6	148	- 71
Other Injuries	20	64	15	73	- 8
Bladder Cancer	21	57	48	5	+ 52
Liver Cancer	22	55	21	45	+ 10
Leukemia	23	52	35	20	+ 32
Skin Cancers	24	42	60	1	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	25	39	23	37	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	26	39	42	14	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	27	38	13	89	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	28	36	56	2	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	29	36	31	28	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	30	33	49	5	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	32	28	29	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	32	32	20	48	- 16
Alcohol	33	25	38	16	+ 9
Skin Disease	34	20	18	53	- 34
Epilepsy	35	20	36	18	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	36	19	22	40	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	37	19	24	37	- 18
Drownings	38	17	29	28	- 11
Low Birth Weight	39	11	19	51	- 40
Other Neoplasms	40	11	54	3	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	8	47	6	+ 2
Violence	42	7	26	34	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	43	6	61	1	+ 5
Asthma	44	5	39	16	- 10
Drug Use	45	5	45	7	- 2
Fires	46	4	44	13	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	4	27	31	- 28
Poisonings	48	3	57	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	49	3	43	13	- 10
Tuberculosis	50	3	37	17	- 14
Meningitis	51	3	50	5	- 2
Birth Trauma	52	2	30	28	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	58	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	54	1	70	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	55	1	53	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	67	0	+ 1
Anemia	59	1	81	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	60	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	61	0	59	1	- 1
Syphilis	62	0	52	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	0	41	14	- 14
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	65	0	7	138	- 138
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	51	4	- 4
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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.