BOLIVIA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,380	1	11,051	+ 1,329
Stroke	2	11,713	3	7,206	+ 4,507
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,449	5	4,927	+ 523
Kidney Disease	4	5,352	4	5,879	- 527
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,247	2	8,069	- 4,822
Suicide	6	2,808	26	715	+ 2,093
HIV/AIDS	7	2,627	45	174	+ 2,453
Liver Disease	8	2,550	6	3,987	- 1,437
Hypertension	9	2,545	10	1,927	+ 618
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,234	8	2,479	- 245
Lung Cancers	11	1,946	20	901	+ 1,045
Lung Disease	12	1,765	7	3,735	- 1,971
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,696	9	2,430	- 734
Prostate Cancer	14	1,493	28	550	+ 943
Other Injuries	15	1,382	11	1,279	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,380	30	407	+ 972
Breast Cancer	17	1,044	29	482	+ 562
Skin Disease	18	1,016	55	101	+ 915
Low Birth Weight	19	978	12	1,265	- 286
Cervical Cancer	20	913	16	1,071	- 158
Liver Cancer	21	855	25	720	+ 134
Congenital Anomalies	22	756	15	1,080	- 324
Inflammatory/Heart	23	708	35	374	+ 333
Endocrine Disorders	24	705	32	384	+ 321
Falls	25	653	17	1,066	- 414
Violence	26	642	14	1,097	- 455
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	599	21	883	- 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	545	27	678	- 134
Drownings	29	531	31	406	+ 126
Birth Trauma	30	529	19	984	- 456
Parkinson's Disease	31	527	22	852	- 326
Pancreas Cancer	32	503	36	332	+ 172
Stomach Cancer	33	471	23	785	- 314
Lymphomas	34	432	41	219	+ 213
Leukemia	35	374	34	380	- 6
Epilepsy	36	348	42	199	+ 149
Tuberculosis	37	318	13	1,187	- 869
Alcohol	38	309	33	384	- 75
Asthma	39	297	38	258	+ 38
Oral Cancer	40	296	56	91	+ 205
Maternal Conditions	41	268	39	245	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	42	260	54	102	+ 158
Malnutrition	43	251	18	1,031	- 780
Fires	44	242	44	181	+ 61
Drug Use	45	141	40	244	- 103
Dengue	46	127	66	4	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	123	37	292	- 169
Bladder Cancer	48	100	59	43	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	49	99	47	151	- 52
Meningitis	50	98	49	128	- 29
Encephalitis	51	80	52	110	- 29
Syphilis	52	62	53	105	- 43
Appendicitis	53	58	46	156	- 98
Other Neoplasms	54	53	58	43	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	55	45	75	0	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	56	39	48	133	- 94
Poisonings	57	33	57	66	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	24	51	111	- 87
Pertussis	59	22	50	121	- 98
Skin Cancers	60	20	43	190	- 170
Multiple Sclerosis	61	19	61	22	- 3
Tetanus	62	18	60	31	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	12	64	6	+ 6
Chagas disease	64	7	24	755	- 748
Leishmaniasis	65	2	65	5	- 3
War	66	2	63	9	- 7
Upper Respiratory	67	2	62	15	- 14
Chlamydia	68	1	68	2	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	69	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	1	67	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Suriname

Bolivia

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.