SURINAME VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	563	1	650	- 87
Stroke	2	264	2	615	- 352
Low Birth Weight	3	206	19	51	+ 154
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	162	5	171	- 9
Road Traffic Accidents	5	147	13	89	+ 58
Measles	6	119	73	0	+ 119
Birth Trauma	7	109	30	28	+ 81
Hypertension	8	93	9	134	- 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	80	27	31	+ 49
Malaria	10	72	78	0	+ 72
Congenital Anomalies	11	71	22	40	+ 31
Kidney Disease	12	65	4	281	- 216
Lung Disease	13	56	12	93	- 37
Liver Disease	14	56	8	134	- 78
Tuberculosis	15	54	37	17	+ 38
Breast Cancer	16	39	17	55	- 15
Diabetes Mellitus	17	39	3	286	- 247
Other Injuries	18	37	15	73	- 35
Asthma	19	34	39	16	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	33	10	117	- 84
Violence	21	32	26	34	- 2
HIV/AIDS	22	30	7	138	- 108
Maternal Conditions	23	25	41	14	+ 11
Pertussis	24	24	59	1	+ 23
Leukemia	25	23	35	20	+ 4
Drownings	26	22	29	28	- 6
Suicide	27	21	6	148	- 126
Falls	28	20	25	34	- 14
Lymphomas	29	20	34	23	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	30	19	24	37	- 18
Fires	31	17	44	13	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	32	14	56	2	+ 12
Meningitis	33	14	50	5	+ 9
Malnutrition	34	14	43	13	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	13	16	72	- 59
Drug Use	36	13	45	7	+ 6
Liver Cancer	37	12	21	45	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	38	11	23	37	- 26
Ovary Cancer	39	10	42	14	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	10	28	29	- 19
Cervical Cancer	41	10	20	48	- 38
Poisonings	42	10	57	2	+ 8
Epilepsy	43	9	36	18	- 9
Hepatitis B	44	9	63	1	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	45	9	31	28	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	9	47	6	+ 2
Syphilis	47	8	52	3	+ 5
Lung Cancers	48	7	11	102	- 95
Prostate Cancer	49	7	14	78	- 72
Oral Cancer	50	6	40	16	- 9
Stomach Cancer	51	6	33	25	- 19
Leishmaniasis	52	6	65	0	+ 6
Tetanus	53	5	62	1	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	54	5	48	5	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	5	60	1	+ 4
War	56	4	66	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	4	51	4	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	58	3	32	26	- 23
Appendicitis	59	2	53	3	- 1
Skin Disease	60	1	18	53	- 52
Alcohol	61	1	38	16	- 15
Uterin Cancer	62	1	49	5	- 4
Schistosomiasis	63	1	55	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	65	0	54	3	- 2
Ascariasis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	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.