DR CONGO VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,040	7	34,713	+ 81,327
Stroke	2	109,791	6	36,596	+ 73,195
Diabetes Mellitus	3	51,079	16	12,902	+ 38,177
Kidney Disease	4	50,165	20	9,077	+ 41,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	30,431	1	73,546	- 43,115
Suicide	6	26,321	26	5,812	+ 20,509
HIV/AIDS	7	24,624	15	13,286	+ 11,338
Liver Disease	8	23,904	13	15,044	+ 8,860
Hypertension	9	23,850	12	15,743	+ 8,107
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	20,939	28	4,548	+ 16,392
Lung Cancers	11	18,244	47	1,158	+ 17,086
Lung Disease	12	16,542	14	13,527	+ 3,015
Road Traffic Accidents	13	15,896	10	30,256	- 14,360
Prostate Cancer	14	13,992	30	3,948	+ 10,044
Other Injuries	15	12,949	22	8,272	+ 4,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	12,934	36	2,966	+ 9,968
Breast Cancer	17	9,787	35	3,416	+ 6,372
Skin Disease	18	9,521	54	781	+ 8,740
Low Birth Weight	19	9,170	8	34,668	- 25,499
Cervical Cancer	20	8,560	27	4,823	+ 3,738
Liver Cancer	21	8,010	31	3,840	+ 4,170
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,087	11	16,256	- 9,169
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,633	29	4,045	+ 2,588
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,606	25	7,380	- 774
Falls	25	6,118	33	3,483	+ 2,635
Violence	26	6,014	18	11,120	- 5,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	5,614	5	41,301	- 35,688
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	5,104	40	1,923	+ 3,181
Drownings	29	4,981	34	3,454	+ 1,527
Birth Trauma	30	4,954	9	33,075	- 28,122
Parkinson's Disease	31	4,937	49	1,035	+ 3,902
Pancreas Cancer	32	4,719	50	1,017	+ 3,703
Stomach Cancer	33	4,414	37	2,579	+ 1,835
Lymphomas	34	4,049	38	2,061	+ 1,988
Leukemia	35	3,505	41	1,871	+ 1,634
Epilepsy	36	3,266	44	1,727	+ 1,540
Tuberculosis	37	2,978	2	43,759	- 40,782
Alcohol	38	2,898	60	635	+ 2,263
Asthma	39	2,783	24	7,733	- 4,951
Oral Cancer	40	2,779	51	1,003	+ 1,776
Maternal Conditions	41	2,513	19	10,513	- 7,999
Ovary Cancer	42	2,433	58	656	+ 1,777
Malnutrition	43	2,356	21	8,910	- 6,554
Fires	44	2,268	39	2,007	+ 261
Drug Use	45	1,321	59	638	+ 682
Dengue	46	1,192	74	1	+ 1,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,152	43	1,728	- 575
Bladder Cancer	48	935	65	270	+ 665
Uterin Cancer	49	929	63	352	+ 577
Meningitis	50	919	17	11,568	- 10,649
Encephalitis	51	753	57	680	+ 73
Syphilis	52	577	32	3,751	- 3,175
Appendicitis	53	547	56	703	- 157
Other Neoplasms	54	492	67	88	+ 405
Schistosomiasis	55	421	48	1,071	- 650
Oesophagus Cancer	56	365	53	790	- 425
Poisonings	57	310	42	1,729	- 1,419
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	221	66	217	+ 4
Pertussis	59	210	23	7,921	- 7,711
Skin Cancers	60	188	55	765	- 578
Multiple Sclerosis	61	181	71	44	+ 138
Tetanus	62	171	46	1,166	- 994
Hepatitis B	63	110	61	456	- 346
Chagas disease	64	66	79	0	+ 66
Leishmaniasis	65	22	52	869	- 847
War	66	18	45	1,658	- 1,640
Upper Respiratory	67	14	62	370	- 356
Chlamydia	68	12	73	15	- 3
Ascariasis	69	9	68	80	- 71
Hepatitis C	70	9	69	69	- 59
Otitis Media	71	2	72	38	- 36
Diphtheria	72	2	70	47	- 45
Measles	73	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Suriname

DR Congo

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.