CHINA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,423,864	2	1,771,525	- 347,661
Stroke	2	1,347,183	1	2,043,210	- 696,028
Diabetes Mellitus	3	626,758	14	161,672	+ 465,086
Kidney Disease	4	615,546	11	192,302	+ 423,243
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	373,397	12	183,342	+ 190,055
Suicide	6	322,968	17	116,324	+ 206,644
HIV/AIDS	7	302,144	34	28,746	+ 273,398
Liver Disease	8	293,316	15	145,603	+ 147,713
Hypertension	9	292,653	7	301,183	- 8,530
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	256,934	6	304,455	- 47,521
Lung Cancers	11	223,862	4	714,311	- 490,448
Lung Disease	12	202,975	3	968,607	- 765,632
Road Traffic Accidents	13	195,054	8	250,272	- 55,218
Prostate Cancer	14	171,690	28	51,056	+ 120,634
Other Injuries	15	158,893	25	54,087	+ 104,805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	158,707	9	248,388	- 89,682
Breast Cancer	17	120,091	19	92,757	+ 27,334
Skin Disease	18	116,827	52	5,222	+ 111,605
Low Birth Weight	19	112,516	40	21,631	+ 90,884
Cervical Cancer	20	105,039	27	51,650	+ 53,389
Liver Cancer	21	98,284	13	180,952	- 82,668
Congenital Anomalies	22	86,963	31	36,613	+ 50,350
Inflammatory/Heart	23	81,391	33	29,954	+ 51,437
Endocrine Disorders	24	81,056	37	25,613	+ 55,443
Falls	25	75,072	16	138,878	- 63,806
Violence	26	73,791	47	11,115	+ 62,676
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	68,880	50	8,719	+ 60,161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	62,631	30	37,723	+ 24,908
Drownings	29	61,116	26	52,807	+ 8,309
Birth Trauma	30	60,786	43	17,644	+ 43,141
Parkinson's Disease	31	60,580	20	70,699	- 10,119
Pancreas Cancer	32	57,907	18	111,537	- 53,630
Stomach Cancer	33	54,165	5	398,439	- 344,274
Lymphomas	34	49,685	23	57,838	- 8,153
Leukemia	35	43,010	22	58,145	- 15,135
Epilepsy	36	40,080	46	11,365	+ 28,715
Tuberculosis	37	36,535	32	34,802	+ 1,733
Alcohol	38	35,561	42	19,071	+ 16,490
Asthma	39	34,144	39	23,147	+ 10,997
Oral Cancer	40	34,094	24	54,695	- 20,601
Maternal Conditions	41	30,838	54	3,596	+ 27,242
Ovary Cancer	42	29,855	35	28,078	+ 1,777
Malnutrition	43	28,909	44	12,995	+ 15,915
Fires	44	27,832	48	10,498	+ 17,334
Drug Use	45	16,204	38	24,214	- 8,010
Dengue	46	14,621	70	12	+ 14,609
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	14,142	21	65,350	- 51,209
Bladder Cancer	48	11,473	29	37,873	- 26,401
Uterin Cancer	49	11,396	45	11,751	- 355
Meningitis	50	11,276	51	5,704	+ 5,572
Encephalitis	51	9,235	55	2,796	+ 6,439
Syphilis	52	7,076	58	1,824	+ 5,252
Appendicitis	53	6,708	60	1,468	+ 5,241
Other Neoplasms	54	6,043	53	4,374	+ 1,669
Schistosomiasis	55	5,163	65	400	+ 4,763
Oesophagus Cancer	56	4,484	10	242,891	- 238,407
Poisonings	57	3,799	36	25,762	- 21,964
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2,713	49	10,108	- 7,396
Pertussis	59	2,581	64	484	+ 2,098
Skin Cancers	60	2,301	41	19,669	- 17,368
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2,227	59	1,734	+ 492
Tetanus	62	2,104	63	491	+ 1,613
Hepatitis B	63	1,351	56	2,757	- 1,407
Chagas disease	64	814	76	0	+ 814
Leishmaniasis	65	265	78	0	+ 265
War	66	217	61	900	- 683
Upper Respiratory	67	173	57	2,663	- 2,490
Chlamydia	68	142	67	55	+ 87
Ascariasis	69	112	68	34	+ 78
Hepatitis C	70	112	66	86	+ 26
Otitis Media	71	22	69	15	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	22	71	11	+ 11
Measles	73	0	62	558	- 558
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	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 CHINA

Suriname

China

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.