SURINAME VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	707	1	650	+ 57
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	579	10	117	+ 462
Stroke	3	397	2	615	- 219
Lung Cancers	4	303	11	102	+ 200
Lung Disease	5	259	12	93	+ 166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	232	16	72	+ 159
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	188	5	171	+ 17
Kidney Disease	8	133	4	281	- 148
Hypertension	9	125	9	134	- 9
Diabetes Mellitus	10	106	3	286	- 180
Breast Cancer	11	97	17	55	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	12	92	32	26	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	13	88	14	78	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	14	79	33	25	+ 55
Other Injuries	15	76	15	73	+ 3
Lymphomas	16	73	34	23	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	17	71	48	5	+ 66
Liver Cancer	18	70	21	45	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	19	68	23	37	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	20	68	31	28	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	21	67	24	37	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	22	65	54	3	+ 62
Liver Disease	23	58	8	134	- 76
Leukemia	24	52	35	20	+ 32
Suicide	25	49	6	148	- 98
Falls	26	44	25	34	+ 10
Oral Cancer	27	35	40	16	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	28	28	42	14	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	29	28	56	2	+ 25
Skin Disease	30	25	18	53	- 28
Road Traffic Accidents	31	25	13	89	- 64
Skin Cancers	32	25	60	1	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	22	47	6	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	34	22	49	5	+ 17
Asthma	35	15	39	16	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	15	27	31	- 17
Anemia	37	13	81	0	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	38	12	22	40	- 28
Cervical Cancer	39	12	20	48	- 36
Epilepsy	40	11	36	18	- 7
Drug Use	41	11	45	7	+ 3
Hepatitis C	42	9	70	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	43	7	7	138	- 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	7	28	29	- 22
Drownings	45	6	29	28	- 22
Alcohol	46	5	38	16	- 12
Malnutrition	47	4	43	13	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	4	58	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	49	4	61	1	+ 3
Tuberculosis	50	4	37	17	- 13
Violence	51	4	26	34	- 30
Low Birth Weight	52	3	19	51	- 48
Osteoarthritis	53	3	84	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	85	0	+ 3
Fires	55	3	44	13	- 10
Schizophrenia	56	2	82	0	+ 2
Poisonings	57	2	57	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	2	63	1	+ 2
Meningitis	59	2	50	5	- 3
Birth Trauma	60	2	30	28	- 26
Appendicitis	61	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	67	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	52	3	- 3
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	51	4	- 4
Chagas disease	71	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	73	0	59	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	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.